Lawrence Edwards

BIO

Lawrence has been studying the art of dance since the age of 8. He graduated from Red Bank Regional Performing Arts Dance program in 1999. Directly after graduating high school, Lawrence stepped into the professional world of dance. He traveled the country performing and dancing for companies such as Paramount Pictures, Disney Productions & MTV, later returning to the Tri-State area joining a professional modern dance company (Bass River Dance Project).

Following several years of dancing professionally, he returned to school to pursue a degree in dance on an arts scholarship awarded by the faculty of Rutgers and Mason Gross School of the Arts. He graduated from Rutgers University in 2005 (MGSA) with a BFA in dance, being distinguished as the first male to complete the BFA dance program in over a decade. Throughout his college career, he maintained a name for himself in the professional field. He became a choreographer and performer for MTV, Madison Square Gardens’ New York Knicks and New York Liberty basketball half time shows, as well as dancing with the New York based modern dance company (Randy James Dance Works). After graduating he continued to tour and teach all over the country. Lawrence has been a master teacher across the nation to several major colleges, as well as a guest teacher at the National High School Dance Festival and American College Dance Festival. He has performed back up dance for artist such as Jessica Simpson, Blaque, Donna Summers and Crystal Waters.

Lawrence has his New Jersey State certification to teach dance in public schools . He is currently the head dance advisor and dance team coach for Shore Regional High School and an adjunct professor at Monmouth University.