Cadence Heidenreich grew up in Charleston South Carolina, where she began her ballet training at Palmetto City Ballet School under the direction of Stephan Gabriel and Jonathan Tabbert. She trained in their pre-professional program through her sophomore year before continuing her studies at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, where she performed Bournonville’s La Ventana Pas de Trois and the Flower Festival Pas de Deux.
For her senior year, she returned to Palmetto City Ballet as a trainee with the professional company, where she was featured in Jonathan Tabbert’s original productions of The Four Seasons, The Nutcracker, and Thumbelina.
Following graduation, Cadence moved abroad to continue her training at the European School of Ballet in Amsterdam under the directorship of Jean-Yves Esquerre and Olivier Wecxsteen. During her two years in Europe, she worked extensively with international faculty and rehearsed repertoire by David Dawson, William Forsythe, Maurice Béjart, and other leading choreographers.
She is delighted to join Eugene Ballet as an aspirant for the 2025–2026 season