Laura Ardner, teaching artist

Laura Ardner of York, PA, earned a BFA in Dance and a Minor in Writing from Slippery Rock University in 2021. After graduating, she continued her training through Broadway Dance Center’s Independent Training Program in the fall of 2022. Laura has performed in various student works at Slippery Rock University in addition to works by Pearl Primus, Cameron McKinney, Ursula Payne, Samantha Baker, Jennifer Meckley, and Francine Ott. Presently, Laura is performing with NYC-based companies: Chutzpah Dance, and DanceKerr & Dancers. She is also a selected choreographer to present work through the Digging in Group choreographic mentorship program at Green Space this year. Laura’s choreography has recently been featured in Spark Theatre Festival, Spring for Spring dance festival, Broadway Dance Center's Performance Project, and Koresh Artist Showcase. Her short dance film was also featured in the Quarantine Screen Selection of the 2020 92Y Mobile Dance Film Festival. Additionally, Laura has presented her undergraduate research project, "Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences Applied to Choreography" at the 2021 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) and at the Slippery Rock University Student Research Symposium in 2021. Laura also worked as the Head of the Dance Department at Camp Fernwood in Poland, Maine during the summers of 2021 and 2022 and enjoyed inspiring young students of various levels to dance and continue learning new things.