Episode 10: Sophie Dow on Interdisciplinary Arts, Busking and Healing Concussions with a PhD in Patience

Hammock Stories

In our TENTH episode, we meet an emerging dance, choreographer and music artist name Sophie Dow and learn about her life-long relationship with music, busking and adventures into the unknown. Not even three concussions could dampen her creative spirit as it gave her a PhD in Patience over the past two years.She holds a degree in Dance Performance and Choreography from York University, receiving multiple scholarships for excellence in fine arts including the Indspire Building Brighter Futures Scholarship, Winnipeg Rotary Memorial Scholarship and The Golden Key Society Membership. While previously appearing in the work of various dance and theatre companies including the York Dance Ensemble, Sophie recently toured across Canada as both an independent artist and with SQx Dance Company. Highlights of the tour featured performing in the opening ceremonies of Shambhala Music Festival in Salmo River, filming with Vero Films in Vancouver and writing her first EP under musical alias: The Honeybee. You can catch Sophie playing with her band The Honeycomb Flyers or offering meditative healing as a licensed Holistic Practitioner of Traditional Thai Massage.You can hop on her adventure train at any of the following links:The Honeybee - https://www.facebook.com/thehoneybeeeeThe Honeycomb Flyers - https://www.facebook.com/thehoneycombflyers/Thai Massage - https://bahnthaispa.com/apps/mindbody/staff/100000109YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/SophCD333/featured?view_as=subscriberHammock Stories are told by everyday heroes about their journey of arriving at themselves. Special thanks to our audio production genius, Chris Harris. The song, "Slow it Down" is provided courtesy of Sarah Calvert, Joker Jones, Locked & Erbalist.Connect with us @hammockheroes and help us spread this story by telling a friend.