Laura Patterson (she/her) is a Columbus based choreographer, teaching artist, performer, and art administrator. Laura creates choreography under the company name Lp & dancers. Lp & dancers has presented work at the Wexner Center of the Arts, Columbus Performing Arts Center, Ohio History Center, McConnell Arts Center, Ohio Poetry Association, City Dance Showcase, and Clintonville Farmer’s Market.
Laura has taught for Columbus State Community College, BalletMet, Dublin Dance Center & Gymnastics, Momentum- Excellence, Art Possible Ohio, Columbus Museum of Art, and Perennial Movement Group. In addition to her teaching, Laura has performed with Columbus companies STILGO Dance + Tech, Whirlwind Dance Company, Perennial Movement Group, All Our Friends Collective, and SALT II, based in Salt Lake City, UT.
On the administrative side, Laura acts as Advanced Teams Manager for Momentum-Excellence, Community Engagement Coordinator for Dublin Dance Foundation, and Director for Modern Performance Company and Youth Company at Dublin Dance Center & Gymnastics. Laura is a Co-Founder and administrator for Columbus Community Dance Class and an active member of the Columbus Dance Alliance Leadership Team.
Featured in: Unbound, We Howl, SLIP (Chicago), SLIP (Columbus), layered and lost (in bones and flowers)
Photo by Lindsey Schleich