Laurie Eisenhower, Professor of Dance at Oakland University, received her BA and MFA degrees in Dance from Arizona State University. In the early years of her career, she performed with various dance companies and choreographers, most notably, Chen and Dancers, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, David Parsons, Harry Streep III, and Mel Wong.
Ms. Eisenhower has had her choreography performed by the companies of Desert Dance Theatre and Semaphor Dance Works of Phoenix, Harbinger Dance Company and More Dance Company of Detroit, Baker's Half Dozen in New York, Two Rivers Dance Company of Illinois, Local Motion in Oklahoma, and numerous college and university dance companies.
In 1991, she formed the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, which has become the premier contemporary dance company in the state of Michigan. Ms. Eisenhower has been invited to teach, perform, and choreograph for the Pushkin Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia and, in 1999, made a very successful New York City debut with EDE at Dance Theatre Workshop. She has created over 100 dances and received numerous grants in support of her works.
In 2003, Ms. Eisenhower received the prestigious ArtServe Michigan Governor’s Award for Arts and Culture. In 1997 and 2004, she received OU Faculty Recognition Awards for her outstanding contributions in the field of dance.