Marta Sobiesiak
June 3, 2010
Marta Sobiesiak
A fresh face on the Toronto dance scene, Marta Sobiesiak began dancing ballet at the age of three and by the age of eight had expanded her repertoire to include jazz and modern. She found her niche in the world of competitive dance at the age of nine and has traveled all over North America to places such as New Orleans, Orlando, Ocean City, and New York for national and international competitions, winning countless awards and titles in the following nine years in dance styles ranging from ballet, to jazz, to modern, to tap. At age 11, she was the youngest dancer invited to join her studio’s senior dance troupe, and she hasn’t slowed down since.
She began training in the Cecchetti method of ballet at age 11 under the instruction of the National Ballet of Canada’s Ms. Jean Spear (F.I.S.T.D. and Examiner, Diploma Certified; life member of the Cecchetti society). She has won full scholarships from both the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (C.D.T.A.) and Cecchetti organizations, with the latter being awarded to her by Mr. Glenn Gilmour (F.I.S.T.D. and Examiner; senior teacher at the National Ballet of Canada).
Marta was also the youngest dancer chosen to join the McGill Contemporary Dance Ensemble (MOSAICA) in 2003 in Montreal. From 2003 to 2007 she was an active member, performing in and choreographing dances each year for the Montreal ensemble’s two-hour shows in styles ranging from contemporary, to jazz, to musical theatre. Now an experienced and passionate choreographer, she is inspired by the choreography of Tessandra Chavez, Mia Michaels, and James Kudelka of the National Ballet of Canada.
Since moving to Toronto in 2008, she has been a part of DanceKraze Productions’ dance company, the Honeykats, who have performed her original pieces in Toronto, and she is currently a member of LR Productions as well as the first teacher of contemporary/lyrical classes for LR Dance (www.lindsayritter.com) at Canada’s National Ballet School.
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