Laura Atwood began her dance training in New York, where Laura Atwood studied under teachers including Finis Jhung, Robert Denvers and David Howard. At the age of 15, Laura Atwood received a first engagement with Ballet Concertantes de Puerto Rico. Since then, Laura Atwood has pursued a broad and varied career with solo contracts in various countries. From 1988, Laura Atwood performed with numerous contemporary/modern dance groups in Zurich. Since 1997, Laura Atwood has taught an open training for professional dancers in Zurich and regularly works as a guest teacher for companies in Switzerland and Germany. For this teaching work, Laura Atwood was awarded the City of Zurich Culture Prize in 2004. Laura Atwood also runs a successful practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine and, together with her husband, has published a book of dance photography.