About DANCEFORMATION
Danceformation was born from Georgette’s personal journey through the challenges of a dynamic dance career. As a hypermobile dancer prone to physical setbacks, Georgette experienced moments of frustration to completely understand how to align her training with her artistic performance. Despite rigorous strength and conditioning programs, something always seemed to be missing, leaving her feeling like she had to work harder than her peers just to keep up.
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The turning point came when Georgette trained with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre in New York. There, the meticulous teaching methods and traditional techniques transformed her approach to dance and body awareness in profoundly simple yet effective ways. The rigorous training and exposure to professional standards not only honed her skills but also set the foundation for a successful dance career, opening doors to numerous performance opportunities and inspiring future innovations in her craft. During her professional performance career this experience ignited a passion in her to delve deeper into the science behind contemporary dance movement.
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Driven by a desire to bridge the gap between strength training and artistic application, Georgette invested in extensive research and experimentation to refine her skills and enhance her understanding of biomechanics in dance. Her journey revealed a critical insight: the need for dancers to access effective, evidence-based education that integrates physical conditioning with their artistic practice.
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This realization inspired her to create DANCEFORMATION. Her mission is to provide dancers with the tools and knowledge she wished she had earlier in her career—tools that can prevent physical setbacks, enhance performance, and offer a more streamlined path to mastering their craft. By offering specialised training, education and international performance experience, DF aims to empower dancers to achieve their full potential without the prolonged struggle and uncertainty.
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Georgette is dedicated to making this transformative education accessible to all dancers, particularly those who may not have the opportunity to study abroad or invest in elite training programs.
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Through DF, she strives to ensure that every dancer can reach their peak performance while maintaining their well-being and passion for their art.
Meet Georgette
FOUNDER: GEORGETTE SOFATZIS-XUEREB
Adv.Dip Clinical Pilates & Ex.Science
Hons.Alvin Ailey School
Born in 1991 in Sydney, Australia, Georgette Sofatzis is an accomplished dance professional with a distinguished career in both performance and education. She is an Honours Graduate of the Alvin Ailey American Dance School in New York City, where she majored in the Horton Dance Technique and Dance Performance. Additionally, Georgette holds qualifications as an APMA Clinical Pilates Practitioner and Exercise Scientist, with a specialisation in dancers and musculoskeletal pathologies.
From 2011 to 2014, Georgette worked with renowned American choreographers in New York City, including Matthew Rushing, Sidra Bell, Manuel Vignoulle, Sonia Dawkins, Carlos De Santos, Iquail Johnson, Amy Hall, Fredrick Moore, Ray Mercer, Jeremy McQueen, Michael Leon Thomas, and the Buglisi Dance Theatre.
In 2013, she was selected to perform Alvin Ailey’s celebrated work Memoria with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Company at the New York City Theatre. In 2014, she toured the US with the Alvin Ailey Junior Company.
Georgette expanded her international experience to the UK in 2016-2017, dancing with Scottish Dance Theatre and Russell Maliphant Company in London.
Between 2018 and 2020, she worked with various Australian companies, including Opera Australia, DUTI Dance Company, and Twisted Element Company.
With over eight years of experience, Georgette has been coaching pre-professional and professional dancers at leading full-time dance studios in Sydney NSW, focusing on Contemporary Dance, Horton Technique, Classical Ballet, and Dance Pilates.
Her greatest passion is empowering individuals to understand their bodies through evidence-based scientific principles. By integrating her extensive international dance experience with her education in exercise science, Georgette advocates the application of biomechanics principles to help dancers train more efficiently, minimise fatigue, and recover from both acute and chronic pain or injuries.
Georgette is currently pursuing a Master’s in Exercise Physiology at the University of Wollongong to further explore innovative approaches to achieving dancers physical goals.
In 2020, she founded DANCEFORMATION, an internationally recognised contemporary dance program and company for pre-professional/professional dancers pursuing a career contemporary dance.