About
Kathy VanDereedt
AEA | AGMA
Kathy is a performing artist, choreographer and dance educator based out of NYC. Her versatility has enabled her a long and varied career that spans 20 years across multiple disciplines.
In 2024 she performed in her fourth production at The Kennedy Center, dancing the work of co-choreographers Jessica Lang and Kanji Segawa in The Washington National Opera’s Turandot, with the World Premiere of their newly-commissioned ending.
Other career highlights include: Romeo & Juliet (chor. Jonathan Goddard), La Traviata (chor. Parker Esse), Carmen (chor. Anna Maria Bruzzese), the Emmy Award-winning show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (chor. Marguerite Derricks), the International Tour of Disney’s The Beauty and the Beast (chor. Matt West), and various regional productions including White Christmas, Crazy For You, The Producers, and more. She has also danced for companies Bryn Cohn & Artists (Bryn Cohn) and BODYART (Leslie Scott), and performed the works of Purdie Baumann, Calen J. Kurka, and Chris Hale, to name a few.
As an in-demand educator, Kathy is known for encouraging body awareness and anatomical knowledge in the classroom, where she strives to inspire dancers of all ages to be curious about and take care of their instrument. She has taught and choreographed at various schools, studios, and colleges across North America, including NYC's Broadway Dance Center, and has served on faculty with the Musical Theatre Department of New York Film Academy, the former NYC-based Pre-Professional Contemporary Training Program under Pushing Progress, and many top dance studios in the northeast. In 2024, Kathy is traveling with the convention Artists Unite Collective, where she will be leading classes on Technical Foundations and how it relates to movement. Her choreography has been seen across the US and Canada, and most recently Kathy’s work was selected to be showcased at the National High School Dance Festival, which features prominent performing arts programs from across the country.
Kathy knows that the journey of training and pushing to reach new levels of strength and artistry is never done, and enjoys challenging her students, along with herself, to always continue learning and growing as artists. Kathy enjoys bringing an open and inclusive environment to her classes, inviting students of all ages to be curious and dig for a deeper understanding of everything they know about technique, movement, performance, and keeping a healthy mindset.