Laura is a movement specialist educated in applied anatomy, gait mechanics and pilates (from a Somatic approach). She has worked with professional dancers, athletes, and people of all ages, in training studios across Canada and Germany since 2005.

Laura has studied anatomy, biomechanics, and various training methods extensively. As a choreographer and dancer, Laura has specialized in understanding and researching movement her entire life.

• 2016 – 2023 SHIFT Movement Studio, director and owner
• 2018 – 2023 Applied Anatomy for Dancers, BA Tanz HfMDK, lecturer
• 2023 – 2025 Personal Trainer, Frankfurt Dresden Dance Company

Her training includes:

• 2000 –  Anatomy Dissection Lab, University of Calgary
• 2009 – Bartenieff Fundamentals
• 2005 – 2010 Instructor Training with Dianne Miller Pilates Center of Vancouver
• 2010 – Full Equipment Certification Core Dynamics Pilates, Santa Fe (Michele Larsson).
• 2015 – MA Contemporary Dance Education, HfMDK Frankfurt
• 2017 – AiM Flow Motion Model Intensive, Gary Ward.
• 2017 – NKT Level 1
• 2019 – Lower Body Biomechanics, AiM
• 2020 – Upper Body Biomechanics, AiM
• 2020 – Anatomy Trains, “Walking the Lines”
• 2024 – 8 Week Mentorship with Gary Ward, AiM
• 2024 – NKT Level 2 (not yet certified)

Working with professionals in dance and theater, she offers classes and one to one training that combines education in gait analysis and remodelling, biomechanics, strength and mobility training, alignment, applied anatomy and injury prevention.