Laura Brand

Teaches at Dance Center Evanston

She has performed extensively with classical and modern concert dance
companies and in musical theater, commercial and industrial shows. Her
work includes performances with the Chicago Ballet Theater, Momenta, The
Beverly Dance Ensemble, the Polish Opera Company, the Lyric Opera  Company of Chicago, the David Puszh Company, the Ukrainian Folk Dancers,
and in the Ruth Page production of "The Nutcracker." She performed at
the International Ballet Competition in Lima, Peru and in the PBS  television production of Ruth Page's "Die Fledermaus." Laura has  appeared in "Annie," "Sweet Charity," "My Fair Lady," "Funny Girl,"  "West Side Story," and "Carousel" at The Theatre at the Center and "West Side Story" at the Timberlake Playhouse.

She has conducted a ballet  workshop for dance teachers in Omaha, Nebraska, and has been a judge at  the National Dance Olympus competitions in Atlanta, Nashville, and Minneapolis. Laura received her dance training from Loretto Rozak, Larry Long, Richard Arve and Lou Conte. She currently teaches at a number of Chicago area schools.