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Carly Tway

Carly Tway
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Born	Carly Paige Tway (1993-11-08) November 8, 1993 Edmond, Oklahoma, United States
Occupation(s)	Model, dancer, and actress
Years active	2012–present
Parent(s)	Tammie and Bob Tway (pro golfer)
Website	twitter.com/carlytway

Carly Tway (born November 8, 1993)is an American actress, model, and dancer. She is the daughter of Tammie and Bob Tway (professional golfer).

She was cast as a dancer in the television series Glee and Parks and Recreation. Tway danced in the Daft Punk and Pharell Williams video Lose Yourself. She is credited for her role in the romantic, short film Morning After. Tway will appear in the 2015 film We Are Your Friends, starring actor Zac Efron. She has modeled for several fashion entities including Papaya Clothing.  

Biography

Tway was born Carly Paige Tway in Edmond, Oklahoma, to Tammie and Robert (Bob) Raymond Tway IV, a professional golfer. Tway often accompanied her mother as they traveled to support her father's passionate pursuit of golf.

Despite the challenges of having a father who often traveled to pursue his passion, Tway was determined to pursue her own passions. As a young child she set her sights on gymnastics and tumbling, devoting three years to the Oklahoma Dynamo Classic and Gold Invitational competitions. A few years later, Tway turned the focus toward her true passions: dancing, modeling, and acting.

Tway began dancing when she was three years old. She is well versed in several genres of dance, including contemporary, hip hop, jazz, pointe, ballet, and tap. She studied dance (from age 3 to 18) with Kim Massay Dance Productions, where she also taught jazz and hip hop (from age 15 to 18). Tway attended workshops and intensives training with Melody Lacayanga, Justin Giles, Marguerite Derricks, Dee Caspary, Stephen "Twitch" Boss, Jen Hamilton, and Napolean and Tabitha D’umo.

As a teenager, Tway danced in several Oklahoma stage and live performances. She showcased her talents in the 2012 Revolution Dance Company music video production of No Light, choreographed by Kristen McQuaid. Tway landed roles in two Callye Crespo ballet productions: lead dancer in the Coppelia Ballet Production and the evil stepmother in the Cinderella Ballet Production.

Born for the camera, Tway began modeling soon after entering high school. She won a model competition and was selected to dance and model in the 3 Girls Fashion Show (2011-2012). Tway also won the 3 Girls Photography national senior model competition in 2012.

As Tway approached the end of high school, the acting bug bit. She immersed herself in studies with the Advanced Teens program at the Marge Haber Studio in Los Angeles, CA. Her acting coach, Zak Barnett, is known for nurturing and developing some of the most recognized young actors to date. Tway also studied acting from Allen Levin and David Del Rio.

Captain of her high school pom squad, Tway often performed with the Oklahoma State University All Pom team. While in high school she toured with the iHollywood Dance (2011-2014). She graduated from Edmond North High School (Edmond, OK) in 2012.

Tway has a brother, Kevin Tway, who is an American golf professional.

Career

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Carly in 2012

Tway's dance career is managed by Go 2 Talent Agency. She has entrusted her acting career to NTA Talent Agency. Her modeling career is managed by LA Models.

Acting

In 2013, Tway made her acting debut in the short film Morning After directed by Tony Aaron. She has an uncredited scene in the film We Are Your Friends, staring Zac Efron. The film, directed by Max Joseph, is scheduled for release later in 2015.

Dance

Television

Tway’s television castings include performances in dance scenes on three episodes of the NBC television comedy series Parks and Recreation: Season 7 Episode 3, William Henry Harrison (2015), Season 6 Finale, Moving Up (2014) — backup dancing for singer Genuwine, and Season 6 Episode 19, Flu Season 2 (2014). She also appeared in dance scenes on two episodes of the Fox television musical series Glee: Season 5 Episode 6, Movin’ Out (2013) and Season 4 Episode 2, Britney 2.0 (2012).

Music Videos

Her depth of dance sways from classical to urban. She has been a feature dancer in several music videos. French electronic duo Daft Punk cast Tway as a dancer in their video Lose Yourself to Dance, featuring vocals from American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams (2013). Eager to demonstrate her dance range, Tway danced and modeled in two (somewhat offbeat) music videos: the Sad Robot music video G**D the Man choreographed by Rose Yager (2013) and the rap video Money produced by edgy music and film producers Uzi (2014).

Commercials

Tway’s television commercial credits include a dance performance in the 2014 Ford Super Bowl commercial, choreographed by Michael Rooney, featuring actor James Franco. She also danced and modeled in the 2014 John John Denim commercial, featuring Josh Bowman.She has also appeared in a Carl's Jr./Hardee's national commercial.

Modeling

Tway has modeled for several fashion collections, including Papaya Clothing, John John Denim, J. Alexander Faces Collection, Wakami 2015 Collection, Vine Street Bags 2015, and Abstract Charms 2015 Campaign.

Personal life

When Tway isn’t modeling, dancing, or acting she enjoys soccer, basketball, swimming, diving, roller blading, ice skating, handstands, Pilates, and yoga. She is a member of the Stage Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). Her life motto is: "You can't single handedly change the world, but you can help replace the bad with good. So, spread love and positivity every day.”