Simone Sobers who will choreograph dancers on the film is an extraordinary dancer and choreographer. She is involved in several projects, including Operation Rogue: Women of Color Going Global. See more here: http://www.rockethub.com/projects/6121-operation-rogue-women-of-color-going-global
Simone Sobers Bio
Simone Sobers born in London, England received her dance training in Miami, Florida at Edwin Holland School of Dance and Vladimir Issaev’s School of Classical Ballet. Additional training includes summer intensives with Alvin Ailey, Greenwich Studios in London, Complexions and Netherlands Dance Theater. Simone received her B.A. in Psychology and Communications from Boston College in 2006. She has danced with Arts Ballet Theater of Florida, Impulse Dance Company, Brazarte Modern Dance Company and Keen Dance Theater. Simone has performed works by Jiri Kylian, Hans van Manen, Camille A. Brown, Nathan Trice, Adam Barruch, Troy Powell, Sidra Bell, Sydney Skybetter and Jessy Smith, Roberto Dias, Adrienne Hawkins, John Keen, Nellie Rainwater, Deborah Jowitt, and Stacy Spence. She has presented her own work at DanSpace (St.Mark's Church), Fourth Arts Block Festival, DanceNow Raw Festival, WHITE WAVE Dumbo Dance Festival, Outlet Dance Festival: Grounds for Sculpture, Jody Sperling Tea Dances, East Flatbush Dance Festival, Green Space Take Root Series, BAX Upstart Festival, Let's Dance to Health Celebrity Dance Showcase in Arkansas, Legros Cultural Arts Women in Dance Series, Queens Museum of Art, Queens Fringe Festival, the Chorlton Arts Festival in Manchester, England, BAAD! Ass Women Festival, The Houston Fringe Festival in Texas, and the Stockholm Fringe festival In Sweden. She received an M.F.A in Dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in May of 2010. Simone co-founded Sobers & Godley, a duet company, in the fall of 2009 and premiered its first season at NYU Atlas Theater in May 2010. She is currently a company member of Malcolm Low/ Formal Structures. Upcoming showcases of her work include Harlem Stages E-Moves 13, Atlanta Fringe Festival, and Nashville Fringe Festival. Simone is participating in two upcoming projects curated and designed by Ralph Lemon. Simone has taught workshops internationally at Zion Arts Centre and Roehampton University in England as well as in L.A at Debbie Allen's Dance Academy.
