Faculty Bio

Edinburg, Texas

A mover, maker, researcher and educator, Gina Laurenzi graduated from the University of WI - Milwaukee where she earned her MFA in dance. With roots in jazz dance and contemporary ballet, Laurenzi’s professional dance career began in Chicago. In Milwaukee, Laurenzi’s performance career expanded as a contemporary company dancer with Danceworks Performance MKE, Hyperlocal and Wild Space Dance Company. In 2015, Gina created the Gina Laurenzi Dance Project to present and develop her own choreographic ideas alongside a collective of artist collaborators. Originally from Southeast Wisconsin, Gina was previously a Co-artistic Director at Danceworks and lecturer at the University of WI - Milwaukee. Gina aims to craft curious, collaborative, and dynamic interdisciplinary works of dance that spark wonder, and invite reflection. Laurenzi continues to develop her research web as an Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.