Sonia Sampayo was born in Carabanchel, Madrid, in 1973. She had ballet lessons from the age of seven, but as she matured she began looking for other styles. She found Asian and African dance, specialising in them, and also found a husband, Pap Ndiaye, from Senegal. She is a graduate in Biology from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and has diplomas in Chiromassage and Anatomy and Biomechanics applied to dance. As a dancer, she takes part in various associations and groups, such as the Fundacón Livika Drum Experience and Surus. She is the director and choreographer of the company Dikat. She has published Bailar para adelgazar y divertirse (“Dance yourself thin and have fun”, 2006), Estiramientos y conciencia corporal para el movimiento (“Stretching and body awareness for movement”, 2008). This is the first time she has written about her life.