Laura was born in Whangarei, New Zealand and grew up in Northland, NZ, as well as living in Singapore and London. She started dancing at four when she began going along with her older sister to ballet and piano lessons. Laura studied with Maureen Ax, Phillipa Campbell and Joye Lowe in New Zealand, then at the English National Ballet School from 1998 to 2000. Upon graduation Laura entered the English National Ballet before joining The Australian Ballet in 2004. Key roles she performed with the English National Ballet include White Ladies in Etudes, lead Swans in Swan Lake, Soloist in Paquita, Raymonda, Prayer in Coppélia, Winter Fairy in Cinderella, as well as roles in Romeo & Juliet, Nutcracker, Giselle, Rite of Spring, Les Sylphides, Trapeze, Square Dance.

• Manon 2008
• The Concert 2008
• Girlfriend in Don Quixote 2007
• Stephen Baynes’ Constant Variants 2007
• Waltz Girl in Les Sylphides 2006
• Lead Wilis in Giselle 2006
• Rites with Bangarra Dance Theatre 2006