ike her art form—erudite, effortless, fluid—Sofia Zobel Elizalde undertakes her endeavours in stride. Including the year-long celebrations for the 30th anniversary of her school, Steps Dance Studio. “My life has been about trying to find a balance,” says Elizalde, dressed casually and warmly welcoming me to her office at the studio. Between family and school, her day-to-day schedule is already overloaded. Adding another full calendar of events for 2024 is a challenge to anybody’s composure. There’s a big concert on May 26 featuring all the Steps students, alums dancing in companies here and abroad, and alums who have gone on to careers that are not dance-related. Also featured are people who have worked in Steps through the years—from lighting and set designers
