Meet Solange Rodrigues 

Solange Rodrigues is a graduate of SUNY Purchase College, Class of 2020, with a BFA in dance, and a Concentration in Composition. She is currently based in Brooklyn, NY dancing with Brooklyn based dance company, The Pocket Fuel Groovers, and Harlem based company Kr3t’s. Born and raised in Rochester, NY, she trained extensively in ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip-hop, tap, and musical theater at Little Red Dance Studio, under the direction of Lisa Allain. Solange was a recipient of the Baryshnikov Artist Residency for the Spring 24’ season.

Solange was also a recipient of the 2022 NYS Choreographers Initiative by the NYS Dance Force, in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts. She often returns to her hometown of Rochester, NY where she spent several years teaching hip hop, contemporary and ballet at various schools and studios throughout the city. During this time she was also choreographing and dancing for Frazee Feet Dance under the direction of Zachary Frazee,  and BioDance under the direction of Missy Pfohl Smith. Solange has grown a passion for theater through choreographing Byron-Bergen High School's production of Hairspray (2023), and Beauty and The Beast (2024). Solange is often traveling, teaching, and choreographing for studios across the state, and is always looking for opportunities to engage with the community and collaborate with other artists.

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