About Laura

Laura Osterhaus Rosenstone is a movement artist and educator, born and raised in the Midwest. Across all modes of creating, she strives to connect with and listen to people. Laura received her M.F.A. in Choreography & Performance from Smith College and her B.A. in Dance from the University of Minnesota. Throughout her years of dance education, Laura had the opportunity to work with choreographers Nora Chipaumire, Gregory Dolbashian, Maurya Kerr, Garth Fagan, and Chris Aiken among others. As a member of Zenon Dance Company in Minneapolis 2016-2019, Laura performed the work of Kyle Abraham, Stephanie Batten-Bland, Michelle Boulé, Danny Buraczeski, and Sam Kim, to name a few. Laura is a member of creative trio, Kelvin Wailey, in addition to her on-screen and live performance roles alongside musical artists for John Mark Creative. She is also the founding artistic director of Slo Dance Company. Her most recent performances include Vanessa Anspaugh’s Bessie-nominated mourning after mornings, STRONGMovement, Contempo Physical Dance, Sustained Motion Dance, and the Volksoper Opera in Vienna, Austria. Laura is a founding member of Kia the Key & Company, an East coast-based street and club styles company, and assistant to the artistic director Shakia “The Key” Barron. Laura has been an educator at St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, the Young Dancers Intensive at Bates Dance Festival, and is currently an adjunct lecturer at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities.

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