Lauren James
Jazz, Pom, Lyrical, Contemporary, Military, Team Performance
ACCOLADES:
- Multiple National Award Winning Routines: Earned 1st Place at Champion Dance Nationals for solos, officer, and team routines.
- Collegiate Choreographer: Selected to create original work for the BYU Kinnect outreach team.
- Choreographed multiple Military and Contemporary routines that led teams to State Finals and Region Titles.
- Produced multiple 1st Place competition routines for various studios over the last 10 years.
- Served as a High School Drill Coach for four years, leading the program to its first-ever Region Title.
- Specialized experience in Jazz, Contemporary, Military, Pom, and Officer routines for top-tier high school programs in Utah and Idaho.
- Holds a Degree in Dance (Teaching Emphasis), blending professional creativity with technical safety.
- Versatile Stylist: Expert in Jazz, Lyrical, Military, Pom, and Contemporary across all age groups, from toddlers to adults.
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TESTIMONIALS:
Lauren choreographed Union High School’s military routine for the 2025–2026 season,and her work was truly exceptional. The routine has received outstanding praise and numerous compliments for its creativity, precision, and overall impact. Lauren’s attention to detail was evident in every section of the choreography, and she was meticulous in ensuring we received all required difficulty points while still maintaining originality and uniqueness.
Nichole Wilson
Union High School, Roosevelt, UT
Lauren choreographed many routines in a variety of styles for the team. Every number she choreographed was always a favorite with both the dancers and the audience. She has an ability to choreograph group numbers as well as solo performances. She has great musicality and is able to highlight the strengths of dancers at all levels.
Jamie Smith
Jordan High School Coach, Sandy, UT
Lauren pushed my dancers to try advanced choreography and highlighted different strengths of our dancers in ways we as coaches can overlook. We gave her the freedom to pick our military music and we were ecstatic with her choice. We built our Pom music and she picked choreography that fit it perfectly. Lauren has a huge bag of tricks to pull from. For reference - we recently competed and our comments from judges on our military tricks were very exciting and encouraging - noting they hadn’t seen tricks like ours and to keep drilling them to perfection. The judges loved the risk taking and boldness.
Sari Jayo
Twin Falls High School, Twin Falls, ID