Weekly Mentor | TAG Mentor

LAUREN BENJAMIN

she/her/hers

@jacobspillow
@troomoov

Lauren Benjamin, affectionately known as Lauren B, is a Bay Area native. She has cultivated a thriving dance career as a performer, choreographer and educator for over 20 years. As an alum of dance epicenter, Jacob’s Pillow, she worked closely under the direction of renowned choreographer Camille A. Brown. Lauren’s dance repertoire includes disciplines ranging from Hip Hop, House, Boogaloo, Locking, and other street styles to Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Ballet, Authentic Jazz and Lindy Hop. She has had the privilege of receiving instruction from many notable pioneers, has danced for several professional companies, and is a proud member of TROOMOOV Tribe. Lauren has presented her choreography at a myriad of events and venues, among them, San Francisco Hip Hop Dance Festival, San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, the MoAD (Museum of African Diaspora) as well as the De Young Museum in San Francisco.

Hi, I’m Lauren B! I’m glad you’re here!

OOS: How would you describe your dance style?

House is a music and dance culture and community with New York, Chicago and Detroit roots. House is a melting pot of movement and rhythms that intersects and integrates through freestyle dance conversations on the club floor.

OOS: What are your dance goals as a mentor?

My goal as a mentor is to provide encouragement and tools that help people find their personal freedom in movement, as well as to share my love for House culture.

OOS: What will your students learn or experience in your class?

Students who take my class will gain a better awareness of rhythm and groove, and will participate in a communal experience.