Sobotka also danced in James Waring's company and for major American choreographers and designed costumes for works by Paul Taylor, Erick Hawkins, and John Taras.
Trained as a dancer in her youth in New York City, she was deeply influenced by Erick Hawkins, whose technique was designed to accept gravity, reduce strain, and eliminate artificiality.
Coleman Hawkins | John Hawkins | Erick Morillo | Erick Sermon | Jack Hawkins | Ronnie Hawkins | Charles Hawkins | Jennifer Hawkins | Howie Hawkins | John Hawkins (Columnist) | George Hawkins | William Hawkins | Sophie B. Hawkins | Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Hawkshaw Hawkins | Erick Hawkins | Spike Hawkins | Paula Hawkins | John Isaac Hawkins | Jeff Hawkins | Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur | Ernie Hawkins | Erick Aybar | Dan Hawkins | William Hawkins (songwriter and poet) | Sir Christopher Hawkins, 1st Baronet | Sadie Hawkins dance | Richard Hawkins | Phil Hawkins | Michael Daly Hawkins |
Modern dance choreographers and companies including José Limón, Pearl Lang, Bella Lewitzky, Sophie Maslow, Alwin Nikolais, Merce Cunningham, Ruth Currier, Erick Hawkins, Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, Twyla Tharp, Eiko & Koma, Seán Curran, Maguy Marin, Pilobolus and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker have all given performances there.