Sophia Camargo 

Stereotypes in ballet and wrestling have long limited the potential and perceptions of both art forms, but by breaking these stereotypes, dancers and athletes are challenging societal expectations and redefining the boundaries of their respective disciplines.

“I have been a dancer my entire life, but something was still missing from my life. As time went by I started to do more activities to find something I enjoyed doing. By chance I found wrestling. I started to dance when I was 7 and started to wrestle when I was 14.” Said Sophia Camargo, Sophomore, dancer and wrestler. 

Camargo’s Mom started ballet when she was 4. This pushed Camargo to try dancing. Camargo said “I just wanted to be like my mom. After I found out she was a dancer I wanted to be just as good as she was.”

Camargo’s first big role was the doll in the Nutcracker, and shortly after in the next season she played Cinderella. This was a huge deal for Camargo. She spent countless hours practicing and eventually got the role. 

When Camargo was 13 one of her friends convinced her to join wrestling. She agreed to go for a few practices and decided to stay and try it for a little while longer. 

She joined wrestling because a friend told her to try it and after winning her first match she decided to continue and realized how much she really liked it. 

“I took first place at division and second place at state my freshman year. I also had a really good record which was 26 wins and 5 losses.”