Carly Ross

  Carly Ross is a graduate from Sam Houston State University where she received her Bachelor of  Fine Arts degree in dance and finished Magna Cum Laude. In addition to her studies, she proudly served  as President of the school’s dance honor society, Chi Tau Epsilon. Beginning at age three, Carly’s dance  journey led her to experience multiple areas of the dance world. She moved from years of competitive  dance to a ballet focused company and then onto the convention/competition circuit and finally landed in  the concert dance arena with NobleMotion Dance II while in high school. While under the direction of  Andrew and Dionne Noble, Colette Kerwick, and Lauren Serrano, Carly had the privilege of performing  works by Mike Esperanza, Evelyn Toh, and more. During this time, she also participated in NobleMotion  Dance’s NMD+ Day training program where she began to harness her skills as a choreographer and  teacher. Upon graduating high school, Carly had the opportunity to perform as a guest artist with Joshua  Manculich’s WhirlWind Dance Company. She later performed in Lenorris Arnold’s production “The  Iris,” HTX Connect’s “Spaces” curated by Terrill Mitchell, as mouse queen in Houston’s Urban  Nutcracker produced by Culture Arts Initiative and most recently in NobleMotion Dance’s production of  “Free Rein.” Throughout her performance career, she has had the immense privilege of working with  choreographers such as Elijah Gibson, Christian Denice, Jess Hendricks and more. Once at university,  Carly performed at various events such as American College Dance Association Nationals, Dance Source  Houston’s Barnstorm and Mind the Gap, and The Texas Dance Educators Association. At SHSU, she was  able to dance in works choreographed by Travis Lake, Andrew and Dionne Noble, Nicole Von Arx, and  more. You can now find her teaching and dancing around the Houston Area. Carly, both on the stage and  in the classroom, strives to create a supportive, engaging, and moving experience for those around her.