Laura Standlick
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Laura Standlick has 39 years of training and experience at several of the most prestigious dance programs in North America including two summer sessions of training at The Royal Winnipeg School of Ballet and a 6-month work study program at New York City's Broadway Dance Center.
In younger years Laura danced for three years with the WNBA Detroit Shock Dance Team. She then graduated from high school at IKE while being on Eisenhower Varsity Dance Team all through high school and receiving a Nationals Champion at UDA Nationals in 2000!
Through her college years Laura danced at Western Michigan University were received and attended the Frank Hatchett scholarship program from Broadway Dance Center in NYC attended an intensive scholarship at the Edge Performing Arts in Los Angeles, California. She has performed on stage with Boyz II Men and in Gus Giordano's Sing, Sing, Sing.
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While living in NYC for her work study, Laura performed professionally with The Double D Productions and was chosen to perform for Celebrity Cruise Lines. She then traveled the world and was selected as dance captain for several contracts. From there she began to choreograph and teach dance while still performing professionally at Motor City Casino, MGM Grand Casino, and with Max Pellicano’s Elvis impersonator show at Caesars Windsor Casino.
13 years later, Laura is a renowned choreographer and teacher who has taught many award winning routines. She has received numerous choreography awards at Regional and National competitions. She has been a GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION for multiple pieces throughout the past decade and has just received her third INDUSTRY DANCE AWARDS NOMINEE this past season. In the past decade she has been a judge for multiple competitions such as KAR, Rainbow, In10sity and EnerGy. Laura choreographed the opening number for ENERGY Nationals 2019 in Sandusky Ohio.
In fall of 2019 competition season she became a International judge and traveled KAR AUSTRALIA for 6 weeks.
Laura is also the Director of IGNITE DANCE INTENSIVE. IGNITE is a successful dance convention that will soon be having its 11th season in the Metro Detroit Area. Attending students’ study and train in multiple styles with amazing teachers annually.
She enjoys teaching, choreographing, and judging talent throughout the WORLD and is super excited to meet and INSPIRE MORE DANCERS!!!