Lara Dale was trained from early childhood in theater, classical music and ballet. Though acting was her first real passion, she fell in love with choreography and began creating works for ballet and modern dance before moving to NYC to pursue a career in the performing arts. A serious dance injury completely altered her life and sent her on a very different path. She lucked into a rent-controlled apartment in Alphabet City and was privileged to work as Administrative Assistant to the late Howard Guttenplan, Director of Millennium Film Workshop in the East Village, back in the days of Super 8 and 16MM. She got to see early screenings of Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It", Susan Seidelman's "Desperately Seeking Susan", Todd Haynes' "Superstar", Tom DiCillo's "Living In Oblivion" and Jim Jarmusch's "Stranger Than Paradise" among others, and was tremendously inspired by their talent, hard work, innovation, and independent success. Her immersion from a young age in the meticulous timing of classical music and the rigorous physical discipline of ballet and modern dance created the ideal foundation for mastering the art of Foley. Lara trained with the Emmy Award winning Foley Artist Ellen Heuer from 2009 to 2013 when she opened FootVox Studio. Her early experience at Millennium also gave her a soft spot for independent filmmakers, and she continues to make promising low budget projects a priority whenever possible.