Astrid Sten Andersen is a performance artist, dancer & choreographer. She experiments in the intersection between science and dance with a confidence that the two can benefit from each other in a beautiful symbiosis. She likes to play with the contrast of the abstract and the factual as a tool to get the attention of the audience. Often telling stories about human identity and self-perception anchored in theories and concepts from science.

Astrid holds a master in Molecular Biomedicine from the University of Copenhagen & a two year professional dance education from Stepz Danseuddannelse. She has a versatile background in dancestyles ranging from streetstyles to contemporary specializing in improvisation and the clubstyle Whacking. Her daily training is done as a professional member of Dansehallerne (since 2023). In January 2025 she took a month-long intensive of Silvestre Technique in Salvador, Brasil.

Astrid is also the co-founder of the dance collective and community Whacking Daze. In this context she facilitates sessions, teaches workshops, choreograph performances and curate events with international teachers.