| Laura Morera | |
| Education: | Royal Ballet School |
| Occupation: | Ballet dancer |
| Years Active: | 1995-present |
| Spouse: | Justin Meissner |
| Current Group: | The Royal Ballet |
Laura Morera is a Spanish ballet dancer who was a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet until her retirement in 2023.
Morera was born in Madrid. She started attending the Royal Academy of Dance's summer programme in London at the age of seven. When she was 10, she auditioned for The Royal Ballet School by dancing a solo from Paquita in pointe shoes. She graduated in 1995.[1]
Morera joined The Royal Ballet after graduating from the school. She became a First Artist in 1998, Soloist in 1999, First Soloist in 2002 and Principal Dancer in 2007.[2] She has performed lead roles in ballets such as, the titular role in Giselle, the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Natalia Petrovna in Ashton's A Month in the Country, the Gypsy Girl in The Two Pigeons, MacMillan's Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, the title role in Manon, Mary Vetsera in Mayerling, the title role in Anastasia and Tatiana in Cranko's Onegin.[3] She won the 2015 Critics' Circle National Dance Award for her performance as Lise in Ashton's La Fille mal gardée[4] and the 2023 National Dance Award for Best Female Dancer.[5]
Outside of the company, Morera and her husband and former Royal Ballet dancer Justin Meissner have a group named Dance Tour International which has held gala and workshops in different countries.[6]
Morera's repertoire with the Royal Ballet includes:[2]