Sophie Naud

Sophie graduated from Yale University in 2023, where she completed a joint BS/MS program in Biomedical Engineering. She is currently an Applications Engineer at Parallel Fluidics in the Seaport.

Sophie is from Orange County, California and began dancing at the age of 3. She began her pre-professional ballet training at age 13 at Maple Conservatory of Dance in Irvine, CA and attended summer programs at the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Joffrey Ballet. At age 14, she moved to NYC to attend the School of American Ballet full-time, where she studied all four years of high school. She spent her summers training on merit scholarship at Boston Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet. At SAB, Sophie performed George Balanchine’s Bourree Fantasque and excepts from The Nutcracker, Serenade, and Raymonda Variations, in addition to a world premiere by Alec Knight. After graduating SAB, Sophie moved to New Haven, CT to attend Yale University and joined YaleDancers, where she performed in ballet, contemporary, jazz, musical theater, and more throughout her four years of study.

Sophie is very excited to continue dancing and performing with Harvard Ballet Company!