Vanessa Laws

Vanessa began her dance training at Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico. In 1992 she was invited to study at the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet Academy of Moscow, graduating with Galina Solovieva’s class in 1995 with an Artiste de Ballet diploma. Her international training includes Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Boston Ballet, The Rome Festival (Italy), Nutmeg Ballet Co., International School of Dance (Rosella Hightower, France), Renaissance Ballet Company (Russia), Bolshoi Ballet Academy at Vail, Eglevsky Ballet & Royal Winnipeg Ballet School (Canada).Vanessa’s professional career began at The Ukrainian National Opera and Ballet Theater, in Kiev and at The Chelyabinsk Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in Russia where she performed in many classical ballets. In 1996 she was chosen to tour with the Stars of the Bolshoi, performing Giselle, Le Sylphide and Don Quixote suite, under the artistic direction of Yuri Grigorovich. In 2001 Ms. Laws graduated from the Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Dance Performance and Education, while dancing for the Boston Conservatory Dance Theater. This is Vanessa’s third year with Eugene Ballet.