Countertechnique with Sophie Allen | Open Company Class, Nov 2026

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago invites Advanced/Professional level dancers to dance with the artists of Hubbard Street for an Open Countertechnique Company Class led by Sophie Minouche Allen. Advance registration is required and space is limited.

ARTIST BIO

SOPHIE MINOUCHE ALLEN is a Chicago-based performer, choreographer, teacher, and collaborator who imbues playfulness and nuance in all her endeavors. She has studied Countertechnique® since 2019, including three One Body One Career intensives, and successfully completed the Countertechnique® Teacher Training program in 2023. Sophie is on faculty at The Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, co-facilitates the Chicago Countertechnique® Community Class Series, and offers open classes at The Rooted Space and beyond. Sophie currently performs with Carrie Hanson/The Seldoms and Fever Dream Dance Collective. She has also had the pleasure of working with Ayako Kato/Art Union Humanscape, Al Evangelista, Darling Squire, Katlin Michael Bourgeois, Sean Roschman/Niko8, and Nora Sharp among others. She has self-produced her work at the Drucker Center and Links Hall in Chicago, and her choreography has been presented by FACT/SF, Thodos Dance Chicago/DanceWorks Chicago, Midwest RADFest, Detroit Dance Exchange, Side Street Studio Arts, and COMMON conservatory among others. Sophie holds both a BFA in Dance and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from The University of Michigan. www.sophieminouche.com