Sophie O'Leary

Originally from Cork in Ireland, Sophie started dancing at 5 years old, training in ballet and contemporary dance at Cork School of Dance. She also competed in acrobatic gymnastics for Ireland. Sophie started her professional dance training with the Barcelona Dance Centre and Area Jeune Ballet in Geneva. She graduated from Rambert School in 2022, where she worked with choreographers such as ALLEYNE Dance, Darren Ellis and Akram Khan.

Sophie joined Motionhouse in 2022/23 as a Professional Placement Scheme Dancer through the postgraduate programme at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. In June 2023, she joined the company as a full-time company member and has performed in Captive, HENGE, Starchitects and Starchitects Save Santa!.