Carly Vanderheyden is a contemporary dance artist based in St. Louis, MO. Carly grew up in Green Bay, WI and graduated from the University of Iowa with a BFA in Dance-Pedagogy, BA in Health and Human Physiology, and a certificate in Arts Entrepreneurship. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Dance at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Carly was a company dancer with Saint Louis Dance Theatre under the artistic direction of Brian Enos from 2017-2022 and Kirven Douthit-Boyd from 2022-2024. Carly has been featured in choreography by Sidra Bell, Norbert De La Cruz III, Omar Román De Jesús, Bradley Shelver, Thang Dao, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Elizabeth Corbett, Brendan Fernandes, among others. In 2024, Carly performed in Germany with VIM VIGOR at B12 Berlin, as well as with FLOCK in Schwäbisch Hall. Carly has been featured in collaborations with the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, Jazz St. Louis, among others. Carly is an American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum certified ballet teacher, 200-hour Yoga Teacher, and Certified Progressing Ballet Technique instructor. Carly supports various arts organizations as a photographer, graphic designer, teaching artist, and artistic consultant. Carly has presented her own choreography at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Saint Louis Dance Theatre Trainees, COCA’s Ballet Eclectica Second Company, among others. Carly is an adjunct instructor at Washington University in St. Louis, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the founder of St. Louis Dance Headquarters and creative director of Dancers Making Moves, two projects partially funded by the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.