Sonia Rodriguez

Sonia Rodriguez: Biography in Details

Who is Sonia Rodriguez?

Sonia Rodriguez is an Order of Civil Merit honored Ballet dancer. Currently, she is the principal dancer of the National Ballet of Canada.

She retired as the longest-serving dancer of the company in 2022.

Sonia Rodriguez- Brith, Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Sonia Rodriguez was born on the 19th of December 1972 in Toronto, Canada. She is of Spanish-Portuguese ethnicity.

To date, she has not named her mother and father. However, she shared a picture of her mother and father via her Instagram post.

Along with her Spanish parents, she moved to Madrid, Spain when she was 5 years old. In the country, she joined Princess Grace Academy in Monaco to learn to dance.

In the initial days, she didn’t enjoy taking dancing classes. However, her parents were big fans of dancing that pushed her to attend the dancing classes.

Slowly, she started developing a relationship with the dance that inspired her to practice for hours and hours. At the academy, she was trained by Pedro de la Cruz.

Till 17 years, she kept practicing ballet. Moving forward, in 1990, she relocated herself to her birthplace, Canada.

Sonia Rodriguez- Professional Career

Sonia Rodriguez’s career took a major turn of events when she joined the National Ballet of Canada in 1990.

For the Ballet company, she danced in epic roles like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Giselle.

After 10 years, she was promoted to the principal dancer of the company.

As a principal dancer, she danced in plays including A Streetcar Named Desire, Song of the Earth and Opus 19/The Deamer, and The Winter’s Tale.

Also, she worked along with contemporary choreographers like Christopher Wheeldon, John Neumeier, and Wayne McGregor.

Apart from the National Ballet of Canada, she has performed in various galas like the 21st Century Gala in New York City, the International Ballet Gala in Madrid, and the International Ballet Festival of Miami. 

Awards, Honors

• 2011- Spain’s Officer’s Cross of the Civil Merit.
• 2012- Toronto’s Hall of Fame.

Sonia Rodriguez- Net Worth, Salary

As of 2022, she has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million. As a ballet dancer, her earnings are in the range of $22k to $100k.

Besides that, she also makes it through her plays and performance too.

Apart from that, she also makes earnings through teaching ballet.

Sonia Rodriguez- Controversy & Rumors

To date, she has not been through any sort of controversy that created a buzz in the media. Similarly, there are no rumors surrounding her.

Body Measurements: Height & Weight

Sonia Rodriguez has brown eyes with brunette hair. She is 5ft. 6 inches tall and weighs 62 kg. However, her body stats are not available yet.

Social Media

Sonia has over 2.6k followers on Instagram and over 2.7k followers on Twitter. She is not active on Facebook.

On Twitter, she is following the personalities like Tessa Virtue, Hilary Farr, and Thiago Soares.

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