Laurel Gardner was born in the Northern Kentucky area on November 24, 1999. She lives there with her mother, brother, stepfather, and dog. Laurel has been dancing since 2011, and from 2013-2018, Laurel attended school at the School for Creative and Performing Arts in downtown Cincinnati. There, she danced and rehearsed the genres of ballet and and contemporary for long hours everyday. While attending her performing arts school, she was invited to perform in Milan, Italy with her school's dance company, and was awarded the title of "2017 Corbett-Mayerson Semi-Finalist", along with 19 other performing arts majors in her grade. She is extremely ecstatic to be at the Ohio State University majoring in dance and psychology, improving for a professional career in the future, and doing what she loves every single day.