Biography

Shelby Schneider, aka as, SoVeryShelby is a teen age singer, songwriter, actress and dancer from Dallas, Texas.

Shelby has an infectious personality and a spirit of determination like no other teen out there.

Once you meet her you can't help but fall in love with her.  She has never met a stranger and thrives on making relationships in all areas of her life.

Shelby has been acting since the age of 4 and loves all the industry has offered her. Shelby is a  quadruple threat because she not only can sing, dance and act but she is also an Xcel Platinum level  7 competitive gymnast and  is the 2016 Regional Floor Champion (SW Area/8 States) , the 2016 Texas State Vault Champion. She also just recently learned to perform the trapeze.

Shelby has had extensive training in voice/vocal performance, acting for the camera and film, voiceover, stage presence, improv and choreography. She has also studied songwriting, ukulele and keyboard.  Her gymnastic career began at the age of 3 and she spends 12-15 hours in the gym a week training.

Meeting new people and having unique experiences is something Shelby thoroughly enjoys.  Shelby is always excited about the next opportunity that lies just around the corner.

Working with Gerard Butler in the film "Playing for Keeps"  and performing at the Winspear Opera House in Romeo & Juliet have been two of the highlights of her career so far. 

While working on Discovery ID's program "Fatal Encounters" Season 2, Episode 13,  Shelby's performance had the whole crew in tears as she portrayed Marissa Walters, a little girl who finds out her Daddy had been murdered.

Shelby has a heart for giving back to others.  Her passion for adoption is close to home, as she herself is adopted.  Shelby was recently selected to be part of a select group of young leaders in an elite program called World Changers which is hosted  by Studio 7 in Dallas.  Her platform is adoption/foster care. Shelby is currently  is putting together her second annual "So Very Shelby Adoption Benefit Concert": which helps raise money for families who are adopting and are faced with the financial obligations that accompany creating that "forever family".  Last years concert raised significant funds to help Kalo Kai be adopted from China into his forever family.   

 Shelby loves to perform and has had the opportunity to entertain audiences and provide entertainment at various venues, including:

*House of Blues, Dallas
*Winspear Opera House

*Gas Monkey Live
*Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
*Hard Rock Cafe, Dallas
*Gilley's Dallas
*Gaylord Texan
*Six Flags
*Dallas Cowboy Fan Fest
*Sambucas
*American Airlines Center
*Dallas Convention Center
*Great Wolf Lodge
*Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas
*Private Performances and Charity Fundraisers

Shelby attends Alpha Omega Academy, an online school, where she maintains  straight A's.  Attending AO Academy allows her to be able to travel and pursue her career while still achieving her academic goals.  Shelby was  awarded the honor of being named a Cum Laude Honors Student while attending Coram Deo Academy.