Lauren Goodman Lauren Goodman grew up dancing mostly ballet in Ohio and was Valedictorian of her High School class. She was in the Gem City Ballet Pre-Professional Company for 5 years, trained by Barbara Pontecorvo, Dan Duell and Nilas Martins, before joining the Dayton Ballet Company.

As a Dance Major & Merit Scholarship recipient at Wright State University, Lauren began exploring more genres (modern, jazz, contemporary, improv, etc.). After her sophomore year, she was accepted into Alonzo King Lines Contemporary Ballet Company’s trainee program in San Francisco and moved there to further expand her dance training.

Lauren is currently on the Dean’s List at Northern Michigan University where she is pursuing a degree in Exercise Science with a Minor in Dance. Her favorite dance roles include Black Swan in Swan Lake, Cinderella in Cinderella, and Balanchine’s Serenade.

Lauren has been an Instructor-Counselor & Assistant Program Director at ADTC dance camps in California, Wisconsin, Texas, Illinois & Maryland since 2021.