Lauren Froderman
Lauren Froderman | |
|---|---|
| Other names | LoFro, Frodie, Lo |
| Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University |
| Occupation | Dancer |
| Known for | So You Think You Can Dance |
Lauren Rose Froderman is an American contemporary dancer. She is most known for being the winner of So You Think You Can Dance, the 7th season.
Early life and education
[edit]She grew up in Glendale, Arizona and graduated from Greenway High School in 2010. While in high school she was a part of both the cheer and dance team. She began dancing at the age of three.[1] She has trained in jazz, lyrical, contemporary, ballet, tap, and hip-hop. She trained under the direction of Donald Dadey, who now owns the Scottsdale School of Ballet. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University in California in 2015 and is part of the California Nu chapter of Pi Beta Phi there. Froderman has stated that she has been influenced by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Michael Jackson.
Career
[edit]Froderman began her professional career when she was 10 years old and performed with the Phoenix Rockettes. She has also danced for the Radio City Rockettes, Big Time Rush, Blake McGrath, and others. She has also performed in multiple television performances, music videos, and live shows. Some of the shows she has appeared on include AFTER Episode I: Lucy (VR Experience) (2017), How to Get the Girl (2019) and Collide in 1986 (2015). She also appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly in 2010. The show she gained recognition on was the seventh season of So You Think You Can Dance. She is also the first dance athlete for Gatorade and being the female dance athlete for the G Series Fit line.
So You Think You Can Dance and life after the show
[edit]In 2011 Froderman who was 18 years old at the time, auditioned[2] and made it onto the seventh season of the popular Fox show So You Think You Can Dance. She is known for making it to the top 11[3] of the season. She auditioned for the show on a whim after having friends and family convince her.[3] After making it through each of the weeks, she made it to the top three with fellow dancers Robert Roldan who placed third, and Kent Boyd who placed as the runner-up. With winning[4] the show Froderman got to be featured in and on the cover of Dance Spirit Magazine, take home $250,000, get to be the first dancer to be a Gatorade Athlete, and go on tour with some of the cast from season 7. After the show, she went and got her degree at Loyola Marymount University. She still continues to dance and produce her own choreography. Froderman is also a faculty member of the traveling dance convention Excel in Motion.[5] She posts her work through her YouTube[6] channel. She also experiments with daily vlogging to share with her fans.[7] Knowing that she can not dance forever, she hopes to one day teach middle school English.
Performances on So You Think You Can Dance season 7
| Week | Dancers | Style | Music | Choreographer(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Froderman & Ade Obayomi | Pop-Jazz | "Oh Yeah"—Yello | Mandy Moore | Safe |
| 2 | Lauren Froderman & Dominic Sandoval | Lyrical hip-hop | "If I Were a Boy"—Beyoncé Knowles | Tessandra Chavez | Safe |
| 3 | Lauren Froderman & Neil Haskell | Broadway | "Let Me Entertain You"—Debbie Gibson | Joey Dowling | Safe |
| 4 | Lauren Froderman & Pasha Kovalev | Cha-cha-cha | "Telephone"—Lady Gaga and Beyoncé Knowles | Jean-Marc Généreux
France Mousseau |
Safe |
| 5 | Lauren Froderman & Mark Kanemura | Tahitian | "Jungle"—Last Voices | Tiana Liufau | Safe |
| 6 | Lauren Froderman & Stephen "Twitch" Boss | Hip-hop | "My Chick Bad"—Ludacris ft. Nicki Minaj | Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo | Safe |
| 7 | Lauren Froderman & Allison Holker | Broadway | "Who's Got the Pain?" from Damn Yankees | Tyce Diorio | Bottom 3 |
| 8 | Lauren Froderman & Pasha Kovalev | Argentine Tango | "Oblivion"—Ástor Piazzolla | Miriam Larici
Leonardo Barrionuevo |
Safe |
| 9 | Lauren Froderman & Stephen "Twitch" Boss | Hip-hop | "Power"—Kanye West | Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo | Safe |
- Solos:
| Week | Style | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Contemporary | "Unchained Melody"—Cyndi Lauper | Safe |
| 6 | Contemporary | "The Waves"—Elisa | Safe |
| 7 | Contemporary | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"—Aretha Franklin | Bottom 3 |
| 9(Top Three Solo) | Contemporary | "I'm Going Down"—Mary J. Blige | Winner |
References
[edit]- ^ "LAUREN FRODERMAN |". Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ Lauren Froderman - audition, 13 August 2011, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-12-12
- ^ a b McClellan, Jennifer. "Q&A with dancer Lauren Froderman, winner of 'SYTYCD'". archive.azcentral.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "Lauren Froderman Biography".
- ^ "Excel in Motion". excelinmotion.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "L. Froderman". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "Future Plans". Lauren Froderman. Retrieved 2019-12-12.