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Lauren Joy Herley

Aerial Instructor Flexibility Instructor Acro Movement Instructor

@herleylaurenjoy

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Biography

Lauren is firstly known as an internationally renowned circus artist. Originally born in Seattle in 1989, Lauren began ballet and artistic gymnastics at six years old. After years of competitive experience, her higher education, training, and career took her to San Francisco then to Montreal in 2009. She now holds almost 30 years of intensive acrobatic experience and almost 15 years of international performance experience with companies like Cirque du Soleil, Les 7 Doigts de la Main, Cirque Eloize, CIRCA, and as a freelancer for multiple events and galas around the world.

She is an aerial and contortion specialist, with two diplomas from the National Circus School of Montreal. After Lauren’s extensive full-time performance career Lauren is transitioning to full-time instruction. She adores teaching, sharing her expertise with her students, and assisting to bring to life the excellence and the artist within each of the individuals she works with.

Skills

- Aerial Specialist: - Aerial Rope - Aerial Tissu / Silks - Contortion / Flexibility - Acrobatics - Acrobatic Movement + Research - Artistic Eye, aerial and ground choreography

Achievements

- Aerialist for 2010 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

- Opening Number at Festival du Cirque de Demain 2011

- National Circus School of Montreal graduate, aerial rope, contortion, strength record holder 2009 - 2012

- Cirque Eloize - Cirkopolis - Original Creation Member, principal aerialist, acrobat

- Les 7 Doigts de la Main - PIPPIN on Broadway

- CIRCA Contemporary Circus - Principal aerialist, contortionist, flyer, acrobatic ensemble member

- Cirque du Soleil - Original Création member BAZZAR, principale female character, rope specialist, acrobat, contortionist

- Cirque du Soleil Events & Expériences - Saudi Arabia National Day + Monaco, among others

- National Circus School of Montreal - Instructor Program, vertical aerial and contortion specialist

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