Bio

Laura Orozco Garrett

Laura Orozco Garrett (she/her) is a highly skilled professional dancer, choreographer, and dance educator based in Albuquerque, NM. Currently, she holds multiple key roles at Keshet Dance & Center for the Arts, including Company Dancer, Manager of Community Education & Pre-Professional Programs, and Education Faculty.

Certified in the ABT® National Training Curriculum from Pre-Primary through Level 3, Laura is dedicated to fostering technical excellence in ballet education.

Laura's choreography has graced notable stages across New Mexico, including You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Fiesta Melodrama (Santa Fe Playhouse), Oklahoma!, Legally Blonde, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Tri-M Productions), and Lithosphere Heart (Fusion Theater). Her works have demonstrated her versatile artistic vision and commitment to excellence in both classical and contemporary dance.

As a performer, Laura has had the privilege of working with renowned choreographers such as Karole Armitage, Sonia Bologa, Charlotte D’Amboise, Shira Greenberg, Iyun Harrison, Kevin Jenkins, Ann Reinking, and Yin Yue. Her stage credits include W in Cock (Ad Astra Theatre), Ensemble in Rock of Ages (Devon Frieder Productions), Ensemble and Dance Captain in Spring Awakening, and Lulu, Gorilla, and Dance Captain in Cabaret (Tri-M Productions).

A 2020 graduate of Goucher College, Laura received the Phi Beta Kappa Brooke Pierce Award in the Fine Arts for her choreographic work Junto a ti, which was selected for performance in the American College Dance Association's National Gala. This poignant piece, which explores her Mexican heritage and the emotional toll of U.S. immigration policies, reflects her dedication to both cultural expression and social justice.

In 2022, Laura was selected to participate in the inaugural National Cohort of David Herrera Performance Company’s Mentorship and Networking Program, LatinXtensions, further advancing her professional development and connection with the Latinx dance community.

From 2021 to 2023, she served as Artistic Director at Moving Arts Española, where she developed strong community engagement initiatives, including launching the first Teen Leadership Program and revitalizing the Dance Performance Troupe for advanced dancers.

For more information on Laura’s work, follow her on Instagram: @LauraOrozcoGarrett.