A Contemporary Dance artist from Westchester, New York,
Lara Kennedy began her dance education at Logrea Dance Academy, focusing on Vaganova Ballet Technique.

She enjoyed portraying various roles in such ballets as 
The Nutcracker, La Boutique Fantasque, Swan Lake, 
and Sleeping Beauty. 

In 2009, Lara was invited to perform with the Westchester Ballet in a fundraising event for NYC’s Joyce Theatre.  

Lara’s love of movement led her to explore the Ballet, 
Modern, & Contemporary Dance techniques of
George Balanchine, Lester Horton, Martha Graham,
and May O’Donnell. 

Learning and taking the stage alongside professional  dancers, she discovered new styles and ideas while attending dance workshops with New York State's Summer School of the Arts, Walnut Hill School for the Arts,
Hubbard Street Dance, Hofesh Shechter Company,
and Earl Mosley’s Institute for the Arts.  

As a senior in High School,Lara was accepted to the
Alvin Ailey Pre-Professional Dance Program, 
where she continued her training in Ballet, Modern,
& Contemporary Dance
from 2015 to 2017.

After spending three weeks with the Joffrey Ballet School in Genoa, Italy, she joined their year-round trainee program in New York City.  

For the 2018- 2019 season, Lara danced professionally with the Graham-based Toronto Dance Theatre. 

Since recently relocating to the Wilmington, NC area,
Lara has enjoyed connecting with our vibrant local dance community and sharing her passion for Ballet, Modern, & Contemporary Dance with students at The Dance Element.

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