She has also received a "Bessie" New York Dance and Performance Award for her work with composer Steve Reich (1986).
[7] Laura Dean was awarded The Millennium Grant from The National Endowment for the Arts for her work with The American Indian Dance Theatre.
Laura Dean has composed thirty music scores and choreographed one hundred and nine dance works.
Dean does not allow the teaching of her choreography or music in classes, lectures, panels or in any way whatsoever.
The archive of Laura Dean's Papers is located at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University and includes photographic prints, negatives, slides, clippings, programs, VHS videotapes, and an audio cassette.