Laurie Fleurentin was born in Haiti and began dancing at the age of five at Academy of Ballet and Arts under the direction of miss Heileing Herzog. She studied traditional Haitian dance with Armande J. Piard and Vivianne Gauthier, and received a Diploma in Dance at L’ ENARTS (Ecole Nationale des Arts) school of Arts in Haiti and is a trained vocalist in Haitian Folkloric Traditional chants. Laurie became a professional dancer for Vivianne Gauthier Dance Company where she meet Florencia Pierre and started dancing for Afoutayi Jaka. Currently, Laurie Fleurentin is studying at Laney College and teaches master dance classes at Mahea Uchiyama Center International in Berkeley and Destiny Arts Center. She is a versatile Haitian dancer of our times and has dedicated herself to the research, development and promotion of traditional Haitian dance, song and storytelling.