Megan Lawrence

Megan Lawrence is a performing artist originally hailing from Buffalo, New York currently located in the Orlando Florida area. She is a recent graduate of Mercyhurst University in the Class of 2015, and recieved a Bachelors of Arts in Dance with a minor in Arts Management. Megan has loved dance and the performing arts since a very young age, and has been classically trained in ballet, performing in works such as Sleeping Beauty and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She is also well versed in jazz, tap, modern, and other styles of movement.

 

A lover of many types of arts, Megan has also performed in musical theater productions including Hello Dolly (Ermengarde), Alice in Wonderland (Butterfly) The Wizard of Oz, and Bye Bye Birdie.

 

Megan has also had many opportunities to work in leadership roles, including acting as a class representative for her study abroad group to the Town Council in Dungarvan, Ireland. Acting as Mercyhurst Student Government Events Coordinator gave many opportunities to work for her fellow students, including bringing speakers to Mercyhurst such as Frank Abagnale and Breaking Bad’s RJ Mitte. She has also worked as an intern for the Erie Dance Consortium on the Erie Festival of Dance, and acted as the Social Media Representative for the Mercyhurst Dance Department. Megan has also worked with Joffrey Ballet School as a Chaperone, as well as with the Gelsey Kirkland Academy as Head Resident Advisor.

 

Since relocating to the Orlando, Florida area, Megan is pursuing a professional dance career and hopes to continue to share her love for the arts with the world!