Sophie Folts-Mercure

05/28/2026

Not everyone will go on to have professional dance careers. But the benefits of dance will be with no matter what they do 🤍🩰🤍

05/24/2026

Mochi’s 1st trip to Kiawah🤍✨

05/10/2026

Is your dance teacher always telling you to squeeze/engage your back? What does that even mean?!?!?!

TIP‼️ Think of your shoulder blades gently sliding down and wrapping onto your back, instead of pinching together. The back muscles should feel wide and supported — like your arms are connected through your lats and upper back. This helps keep the scapulae from ‘winging’ or sticking out, while creating a stronger, more elegant port de bras.
Strong and engaged lats IMPROVE your ability to balance and hold your posture for BETTER pirouettes!

Follow me on for links to fitness + dance equipment!! Link in bio!

04/29/2026

The nouns that got me through April 🙌🏻

04/19/2026

3 exercises to IMPROVE your Developpè Devant!
For high & supported Developpès we NEED STRONG—
✅lower abdominals
✅iliopsoas + hip flexors (crucial in lifting & holding the leg)
✅inner thighs

Try these 3 moves and let me know how you feel!

Equipment- (yoga block, ankle weights + more) check out my ShopMy link in bio! 🔗

01/31/2023

My feature in womenofclt !!!

Sophie Folts-Mercure is a you might just be envious of... until you know her. She's smart. Driven. And fought back from injury.
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All things we can relate to. On some level.
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As a certified personal trainer for 5 years, Sophie received her Personal Training Certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine in 2018 and became a NASM Certified Nutrition Coach in October 2020.
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She's helping us keep going.
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Sophie's interest in fitness was sparked at 17 while on full scholarship to study at Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet in NYC. She rehabbed from ACL surgery and chronic hip flexor overuse with the help of regular physical therapy and a strict physical fitness routine.
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Injury is one thing. The recovery and work that follow test you beyond measure.
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When Sophie moved back home to Charlotte 5 years later, her dance experience drew her organically into teaching multiple dance styles and dance conditioning. She's been a faculty member at Charlotte Ballet Academy for 7 years.
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Through rehabbing that dance injury, Sophie met her second greatest passion — fitness. When not instructing at Charlotte Ballet, she's teaching early morning group fitness classes or 1:1 personal training sessions at Studio Fire SouthPark.
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Trust us: you haven't trained until you've trained with a dancer.
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Additionally, as someone that struggled with body image and a negative inner voice when she was a young dancer, helping women and girls find a healthy routine that makes them feel strong and confident is her sweet spot.
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Fire strength:
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WEBSITE: muvemethods.com
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10/11/2022

MUVE METHOD x PRESLEY HILL POPUP CLASS
@ Legion Brewing W Morehead Location!

SAT OCT 22nd- 10:00AM

EXPECT: A sweaty follow-along dance party with muscle sculpting exercises. workout is designed to improve your core, balance, and stamina, while letting go to the beat of the music! Expect to finish the workout feeling stronger, and enjoy local eats and brews with community afterward!

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MUVE METHOD x PRESLEY HILL POPUP CLASS @ Legion Brewing W Morehead Location!$18.00SAT OCT 22nd- 10:00AMEXPECT: A sweaty follow-along dance party with muscle sculpting exercises. workout is designed to improve your core, balance, and stamina, while letting go to the beat of the music! Expect to finis...