Laurie Deziel

Shawinigan, Québec, Canada

LAURIE DÉZIEL, born and raised in a small town of Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada trained at L’École de danse contemporaine de Montréal, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre. She is a scholarship graduate in the 2-year Professional Training Program at The Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance where she worked alongside the Graham II company. This year, she was a soloist for the Balasole Dance Company’s season MIXTUS presented at the Ailey CitiGroup Theatre. She has performed works by American choreographers Martha Graham, José Limón, Roberto Villanueva, Jennifer Conley, Filip Condeescu and Canadian choreographers Christopher House, Sharon B. Moore, Darryl Tracy and Julia Sasso. When Laurie is not dancing, she works as a freelance actress and model in New York City.