Paige Van Nest is originally from St. Louis, Missouri and began her training at Arts in Motion School of Dance. She graduated from Webster University in 2019 with a BFA in Modern Dance and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship. Her training outside of Webster University includes Nashville Ballet, The Big Muddy Dance Company, MADCO, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In addition to performing with Leverage Dance Theater and MADCO, Paige has performed in the KP Project and has choreographed and performed in the SMTC summer residency projects with Jacob Henss. Paige is passionate about educating the next generation of dancers through teaching at the studio level, choreographing on college dance majors, choreographing musicals for local high schools, as well as creating education materials for the long established educational outreach residencies at Dance St. Louis.
