Biography
Laurel Weingand holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Kinesiology, with her bachelor’s concentration in wellness and injury prevention, and the master’s as a dual concentration in exercise and sports psychology, and post-rehabilitation and corrective exercise. Additionally, she holds a certification in massage therapy and yoga. Laurel has been enthusiastically teaching dance since 2009, including various styles such as jazz, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, acrobatic dance, and tap, and is excited to be teaching jazz dance at Monterey Peninsula College. Outside of teaching dance and yoga, Laurel has a therapeutic massage, wellness, and movement business, working privately with clients. While she loves to continue lifelong learning, her children and husband are her biggest pride and joy.