Real Name: Sofia Mantega
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 122 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Distinguishing Features: None
Known Aliases: Briefly used a hyphenated last name "Mantega-Barret" to honor both parents, but has since gone back to her mother's last name.
Identity: Secret
Occupation: Student
Citizenship: Venezuela, U.S green card
Place of Birth: Caracas, Venezuela
Maritial Status: Single
Known Relatives: Walter Barrett (father), Miranda Mantega (mother), Paolo Mantega (uncle), three unnamed cousins
Group Affiliation: Xavier Institute / New Mutants Training Squad
Education: Currently in High School level classes
Superhuman Powers: Wind Dancer is a mutant with the ability to control air. She has developed a wide array of powers mostly focussed on her understanding of the wind. She can fly on wind currents, use the wind to bringher faraway sounds or create an area of silence. Offensively, she can generate intense winds or focused winds capable of slashing an opponent. She can also fire compressed air into a target's ear, disrupting their sense of balance.
Abilities: Wind Dancer is a native Spanish speaker who has mastered English with an accent. She also knows some Portuguese.
History: Sofia grew up comfortable with her powers, using them openly and freely with the blessing of her mother, who raised her alone in Caracas. When her mother was killed during riots, Sofia was sent to Colorado to live with a father who she never met, an American businessman with little time for a daughter. Barrett kept Sofia at arm's length and left the raising of his daughter to his butler/driver, Derek Newton. Sofia was mocked at school for her cheerful attitude and strange accent. When her father failed to remember her sixteenth birthday, Sofia's optimistic facade crumbled and she went to one of his stores and trashed it with her wind powers. Barrett was ready to send her back to Venezuela before Daniel Moonstar arrived to offer Sofia a place at Xavier's.
At the Institute, Sofia was able to find friends and maintain her optimistic outlook on life. She befriended her roommate, Wallflower, and the two friends became the core of the training squad, the New Mutants. Given the name Wind Dancer, Sofia stepped up to lead the New Mutants. But her headstrong ways, and her tendency to let negative build up inside her until she exploded, made her a less than ideal canidate. She eventually asked Prodigy, her genius teammate, to take over as leader. But Prodigy reconized that Wind Dancer was the emotional heart of the team. The two agreed to lead the squad together
The New Mutants had an up and down year. They lost out in squad competitions to the rival Hellions and were sunk by interpersonal problems within the squad. Sofia grew attracted to Julian Keller, leader of the Hellions. Their squad's rivalry has kept the two from becoming a couple, but Julian is certainly a key figure in Sofia's life.