Philip Laue is from Edmonds Washington where he began his dance training at Olympic Ballet (OB).  From there he was awarded a scholarship to San Francisco Ballet School.  He started his professional career as an apprentice with Oakland Ballet.  He went on to become a company member with Ballet Michigan and Ballet Idaho performing a variety of classical and modern ballet repertoires for several years. He was a guest artist with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Opera, Seattle's Gilbert & Sullivan Society, Oregon State Ballet, Dance Detroit, Rogue Musical Theater and others.  Philip was also a finalist at Dance America's World Salsa Competition in 2005.