Bio
Lauren Willmann started dancing at the age of 12 years old and fell in love. She immediately started taking all styles of dance and never stopped. After three years of training, she became a part of the International Conservatory of Performing Arts Pre-Professional Company under the direction of Geralyn Del Corso Gardner and Jamie Thompson. They focused heavily on classical and contemporary ballet.
Lauren is a proud graduate of Oklahoma City University where she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Dance Pedagogy with a minor in Mass Communications. She spent all four years of college performing as a member of the American Spirit Dance Company under the direction of Jo Rowan. The classes she most enjoyed were Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Dance History I and II, Teaching Strategies, and Choreography Theory. She also was a part of the OCU Pep Dancers, performing hip hop routines at sporting events. Since graduating, Lauren is a member of Urban Performing Company based in Dallas TX, under the direction of Stevo McMaryion, focusing heavily on hip hop, jazz funk, and contemporary.
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She loves performing, but another passion is creating choreography, as well as teaching all styles of dance to all ages! Most recently, Lauren was the Performance Team director at McKinney Dance Studio for two years. Simultaneously teaching at Frisco Dance Studio, Allen Dance Studio, and Live Arts Conservatory. Classes include creative movement, pre classes, ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop, and musical theatre to various ages and levels. Lauren has also toured as an assistant teacher with the Manhattan Dance Project convention with Bill Hotaling, and the ConnXion Experience convention with Suavé.
Movement has always been the primary emotional outlet for Lauren, and she hopes to enable artists to express themselves fully in a safe and supportive environment. Lauren has a goal to make students feel confident and capable to use movement in a communicative, expressive way. She emphasizes connecting music to feelings to movements in her classes. She also integrates teaching life values in the classroom such as respect, inclusivity, courage, love, and open mindedness. Her number one priority is safety in the classroom, followed closely by instilling a love for dance within each and every student.
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Lauren is a primary model for Nino G Photography and has modeled for Modish & Swank Clothing L.L.C. Recently, she started freelance modeling for Astarte Talent & Entertainment Agency. She was a model at the 2023 Pas De Deux Dance Photography Conference in Chicago, and since her trip, she fell in love with the city and is relocating to Chicago summer 2024!
