Lauren Cox was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and competed nationally as a Rhythmic Gymnast with the aid of ballet, modern & pilates for 11 years. She then trained, choreographed and competed with the Hip Hop Troupe Culture Shock Oakland while studying Afro-Haitian and Sociology at San Francisco State University. Lauren then immersed herself into Samba, culture and language in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for one year. She moved to NYC in 2010 in order to converge and elevate and has had the pleasure of dancing with James Koroni, Nappy Tabs, Rhapsody James's "Motivating Excellence" and has appeared in the play “Lemon Meringue” and Saturday Night Live. She is excited to be working with up and coming director Mei Ann Teo for the Dance Theater piece "The Man Who Wasn't There" to be performed at various locations in NYC as well as Canada's Fringe Festival. She continues to develop her own vocal, choreographic and teaching skills in order to bring herself to an international platform.
"By simply living as a consciously healthy mind, body and soul. I am a strong believer in leading by example and so by feeding myself knowledge, compassion and acceptance I can offer others the same thing. There are so many issues in today’s world, if we all took full advantage of our time, space and experience our similarities and needs would be more important than our differences. I choose to act through art by telling a story and being honest and committed." -Lauren Cox