Lauren Buchardt

Originally from Peterborough Ontario, Lauren completed her professional training at Canada's National Ballet School in Toronto. She then worked with the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam, dancing corps de ballet roles in Balanchine’s Serenade, Symphony in C, as well as the Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Swan Lake, and the Nutcracker. She also danced with contemporary company De Dutch Don't Dance Division, and earned her B.A. in dance from the Amsterdam School of the Arts. Moving to Montreal in 2013, she danced with Ballet Ouest de Montreal and Compagnie Kunal Ranchod, and was invited biannually to Ireland where she danced with Cork City Ballet and danced roles such as 'Myrtha', in Giselle, 'Big Swans', in Swan Lake, and 'Diamond Solo', in Sleeping Beauty. Lauren enjoys sharing her love of dance with others and regularly teaches ballet and repertoire to children and adults in Calgary. Lauren is also a registered provisional psychologist working with athletes, dancers, and the general population.