Laura Haney grew up in Colorado Springs, CO, and attended Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, MA, where she studied dance and music. She was a company member of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, River North Dance Company, and BodyVox. Laura was also a featured performer in the First National Tour of Fosse and a cast member of the Broadway musical A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden for two seasons, in addition to commercial/industrial, freelance, and cruise ship work. Laura has been teaching for over 20 years and spent 12 years directing the dance program and student company at Multnomah Athletic Club. She has been certified in Pilates, BeMoved®, and The Ellové Technique® and has presented numerous workshops and master classes across the country. Laura is passionate about wellness and injury risk reduction for dancers, and is a member of the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science, and team leader of the Portland chapter of The Bridge Dance Project. She teaches injury prevention workshops with Amy Werner, DPT, and Ellové classes for events and intensives nationwide.