On The Couch

A past pupil of Danville, Laura returned to her school recently to share her personal story with the girls. “I was never the cleverest girl, I wasn’t part of the “in” group, I wasn’t the thinnest or prettiest girl. At the end of matric I had no idea what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, so I waitressed,” said Laura.   (L-R)  Nadia Naidoo, Chloe Harris, International DJ Lora Elliott and Lara Boaden Laura’s family moved to London where she got a job in an office renting out office space. “Can you imagine anything more ordinary?” she laughed.  Laura used to go to the London clubs with her friends but as she said, “I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t take drugs and I didn’t enjoy being in the middle of the dance floor. So I gravitated to the DJ’s on the edge and they soon had me spinning vinyls and I discovered I had a talent for it. I bought myself the equipment and practised at home and was soon booked for clubs...and that is how I became a DJ.” Laura’s perseverance, be