Lauren Medico is a professional performing artist with 25+ years of dance training which includes certification programs and classes with Gina Malsky-Prokop (Pittsburgh Ballet), Trinette Singleton (Joffrey Ballet – The Cecchetti Method), Rapheal Cooper (Miami City Ballet), Barbara Weisberger (Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet – The Balanchine Method), NAPE Broadway Theatre and Dance Company, Linn Mariana (Cats, Broadway), Jamie Verazin & Mark Stuart (Mark Stuart Dance Company), Andrew Buleza (former principal dancer of the Tambu-ritzans Folk Ensemble), and multiple other instructors (Walnut Hill Conservatory, Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, Broadway Dance Center). Lauren made her Broadway debut in 2000 in “The Nutcracker” and again in 2001 in “Cinderella” alongside Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”. Additional professional theatre credits include: Ensemble in Rent, Miss Saigon, Mamma Mia and 42nd Street, and Ensemble Dancer and Lead Stage Show Character (Belle, Little Mermaid) at Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. After college, Lauren continued working as a professional dancer in guest artist roles, commercial dancing jobs and backup dancing contracts for recording artists Lenny Kravitz, Bruno Mars and Lillian Garcia. From 2011-2014, Lauren was an NFL Cheerleader and co-captain for the New York Jets. She then became an alumni ambassador for the team and is still an assistant trainer for rookie candidates. Currently, Lauren is the assistant director for The Dance Theatre of Wilkes-Barre, heads the dance program of The Performing Arts Training Academy in Pennsylvania, and is an adjunct dance professor at Marywood University. When not teaching, Lauren is a Director of Sales for Discount Dance Supply.