Several times a month this volunteer group performs in nursing homes, rehabilitation & assisted living facilities, as well as senior residences. Five different themes are offered throughout the year: Western, Broadway, Black-and-White, Spanish, and Christmas.
Recently, Sonja has enthusiastically embraced line dance choreography. As well, she also provides line dance instruction at a senior residence and serves as a substitute at a local senior activity center.
Born on Staten Island, New York, she has lived in many states in the US, Toronto Canada and Moscow Russia.
Sonja currently resides in Austin, Texas, the gateway to the picturesque hill country of Texas, with her husband, Paul, and her dog, Pumpkin.
Sonja Hemmes has choreographed 210 dances, of which none have been co-choreographed. Their first published stepsheet on CopperKnob is Boot Scootin' Boogie from August 2015, with their most recent stepsheet of You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby in March 2025.
Choreographer Stepsheets
64 Count 4 Wall High Beginner Music: 1929 - Tara Oram
64 Count 4 Wall High Beginner Music: Sunny - Bobby Hebb : (Album: Sunny)
32 Count 2 Wall Easy Beginner Music: Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
32 Count 4 Wall Easy Beginner Music: L O V E (Glee Cast Version) - Glee Cast
32 Count 4 Wall Easy Beginner Music: Sh-Boom - The Crew Cuts : (Album: Sh Boom Remastered)
48 Count 1 Wall Beginner - Line and Wheelchair Music: Hands Up - Ottawan
32 Count 2 Wall Easy Beginner Music: Señorita - Flores Del Sol
32 Count 4 Wall Easy Beginner Music: Restless - Shelby Lynne
48 Count 4 Wall Easy Intermediate Music: Bailamos - Enrique Iglesias : (Album: Enrique)
40 Count 2 Wall High Beginner Music: La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
32 Count 4 Wall Easy Beginner Music: Mambo No.5 - Lou Bega : (Album: A Little Bit of Mambo)
32 Count 4 Wall Easy Beginner Music: Go Gentle - Robbie Williams
32 Count 4 Wall Absolute Beginner Music: Searchin' - The Coasters
64 Count 4 Wall High Beginner Music: After All (feat. Bryan Adams) - Michael Bublé : (Album: To Be Loved)
64 Count 2 Wall High Beginner Music: Big Jimmy and Felicidad - Graeme Connors
32 Count 4 Wall Easy Beginner Music: Pure Love - Ronnie Milsap : (Album: The Essential Ronnie Milsap)
48 Count 2 Wall Beginner Music: At the Hop - Danny & The Juniors
32 Count 4 Wall Beginner Music: I Dare You - Kelly Clarkson : (Album: I Dare You, Multi-Language Duets)
48 Count 2 Wall Beginner Music: The Stroll - The Diamonds : (Album: The Stroll)
32 Count 2 Wall Easy Beginner Music: Honey Hush - Scooter Lee
