Laura Kaufman

Laura Kaufman grew up in Overland Park, Kansas and received a BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona.  She recently returned to the city after a year on the road with the Broadway tour of CATS following a year with the first national tour of An American in Paris. Prior to her time on tour, Laura danced with City Ballet of San Diego followed by Odyssey Dance Theatre in SLC where she performed many principal roles and did two international tours. She has danced works by Christopher Wheeldon, Andy Blankenbuehler, George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Bonnie Story, Derryl Yeager, Betsey Wistrich, Michael Tevlin, Gary Christ, Ann Reinking, and many others. While in Salt Lake City, Laura taught for the Ballet West Academy as well as company class for Odyssey. She has also been teaching the talented students at CPYB the past year.

Laura is excited to share her love of ballet at BDC and can’t wait to watch each student grow and find their own unique way of moving.