Christian Sosa

Education

  • Elgin Community College
    • AAS in Surgical Technology
  • Elgin High School

Training and Performance Highlights

  • A native of Elgin, Illinois and first generation Mexican-American, Christian Sosa started dance at 15 in the style of Hip-Hop. He later expanded his knowledge and trained in various Latin styles such as salsa, bachata, and cumbia after becoming a student/faculty member of Ivangel Dance Studio (Elgin) and broadening his training in classical styles such as jazz, ballet, and contemporary after becoming a part of Urban Dance Concept (Elgin). Christian has been a part of various dance companies as a member and in a directive role with Ascension Performing Arts (Chicago) and DLD Professional Dance Company (Downers Grove).
  • Christian has performed and choreographed for various events around the Chicagoland area, such as World of Dance: Chicago, Prelode Midwest Dance Competition, Elgin Short Film Festival, Elgin Fringe festival, Nightmare on Chicago Street, Freespace Dance Festival, and has performed with world renowned artist OnSean Zion as a backup principal dancer in a Latin Cabaret. You can also catch Christian along with his partner, Karen Arreola, on tour with Activate Your Artistry Dance Convention as a faculty member.

Teaching Experience

  • Cary-Grove Performing Arts Centre; Dance Instructor (2018 - Present)
  • DLD Dance Center; Dance Instructor/Competition Team Director (2016 - Present)
  • Ivangel Dance Studio; Dance Instructor/Competition Team Director (2011 - 2016)
  • Ascension Performing Arts; Dance Director (2018 - 2019)
  • Activate Your Artistry Dance Convention; Faculty Member (2018 - Present)

Personal

Outside of dance, you can catch Christian working at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital (Barrington, IL) in the operating room as a Certified Surgical Technologist. Christian has a huge passion for creating and draws influences from his Latinx culture and his experiences as a first-generation son to Mexican parents. He has a love for helping all children feel welcome and pushes towards an education-driven style of teaching to showcase the power of dance to all his students.