Studio owner

Specializations
Ballet | Pointe | Pas de Deux | Modern | Jazz | Choreography 

Laure Courau was born in Arcachon, Southern France. She studied classical and contemporary dance at the Conservatoire National de Bordeaux and was taught in the French method. After, she won the third prize at the International Dance Contest of Biarritz. In 1996, she  came to Germany and studied at the University of Music and Dance of Cologne where she learned the Russian ballet method as well. She graduated with the Bachelor of Arts certification. Since 1999, she gained dance experience in various theaters like Tanzforum Köln (Opera of Cologne), South Thuringian State Theater Meiningen, Landestheater Eisenach, Theater Hagen and the Baden State Theater Karlsruhe. Since 2007, Laure Courau has been a part of the Ballet Ensemble at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern. She performed under 3 differents ballet directors, often as a soloist. In 2015 and 2016, she also choreographed two pieces for the dancers of the Pfalztheater Ballet Company:  „Le Villi“ which is an Opera-Ballet composed by Giacomo Puccini and „The Hours“ composed by Philip Glass. Since 2006, she has been teaching in different schools and has been invited to workshops in Germany and France. She also graduated with the state diploma of dance instructor „diplome d’etat de professeur de Danse“ in classical, contemporary and jazz dance from the „Centre National de la Danse“  institution sponsored by the French Ministry of Culture located in Paris.