ABOUT

Sophie Manuela Lindner studied sports physiotherapy (BSc MA) and is a professional dancer and a judge at the international Olympic qualification competitions in breakdance. Through courses in myofascial osteopathy and dance medicine, Sophie specialized in dancers. In 2012 Sophie founded Urban Dance Health to sustainably promote dance medicine.

Since 1999 Sophie has been dancing ballet, jazz and contemporary, since 2002 various urban dance styles with the focus on Hip Hop and since 2007 in Breaking. With her dance groups Skill Sisters from Stuttgart and M.O.T. Crew from Salzburg she takes part in numerous battles and is successful on the international stage.

Sophie works as a lecturer at the Institute for Dance and Movement Culture at the German Sport University Cologne and the SRH Physiotherapy School in Stuttgart. She conducts research in the field of training science in dance and completed her doctoral thesis on the competition preparation of breaking athletes for the 2024 Olympic Games.