Lauren Hawkins

Lauren Hawkins was born in Austin, TX and primarily trained at The Austin City Ballet. There she had the wonderful opportunity to perform in Ballet productions starting at an early age. Some of her favorite Ballets include La Bayadère, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia and the annual Nutcracker. She has been dancing since the age of three and has attended Summer Intensives at The Virginia School of the Arts, Houston Ballet, Richmond Ballet, and Ballet Austin. She has trained with the Richmond Ballet in their Trainee program, and performed with their company in their Nutcracker, Stoner Winslett’s Windows, Malcolm Burn’s Romeo and Juliet and George Balanchine’s “Who Cares?.” During her years in college, she danced and taught for Ballet Lubbock and Austin City Ballet. After transferring from Texas Tech, Lauren graduated from Texas State University with a degree in English and Mass Communications. Lauren currently is the Marketing Director and Resident Artist for Metamorphosis Dance.

 

Lauren has a great love and passion for teaching and has had the pleasure of teaching for several studios in Austin and surrounding areas.