Leah started dancing at the age of 3, and has since completed a BA (hons) in Dance, and MA in Dance Making and Performance. She’s been teaching all ages for almost ten years, specialising in ballet and contemporary, and at all ability levels, from young children to university students. As a dancer she has performed at venues across the country, including The Patrick Centre, The Arena Theatre, Birmingham Hippodrome and The Royal Albert Hall amongst others.
Leah is passionate about learning and finding ways to incorporate this into her work as a dance artist, and most recently has spent time looking into safe practice, injury prevention and ensuring dancers’ career longevity. She will begin a second Degree in Physiotherapy this autumn to further her studies in this area, which she hopes will influence her work and shape the next stage in her development as both a teacher and dancer.
DanceXchange [dx] is a dance house dedicated to the production and distribution of high quality dance, and has excellence, innovation, education and inclusion at its heart.
dx takes the best British dance to a worldwide stage, brings outstanding talent from across the world to Birmingham, and has a growing reputation as a producer. dx also engages people from all backgrounds in healthy dance activity, and nurtures young people to help shape the dance artists and leaders of the future.
We are a registered charity and receive core funding from Arts Council England and Birmingham City Council. We rely on income from a wide range of trusts, foundations and private sources to deliver our projects.
We are keen to maintain our theatre and studios to the highest standard and to further our commitment to participation, access and artistic excellence. In order to do so, financial assistance from individuals, private sources and business is vital.
To find out how you can get involved and make a donation, please contact us on 0121 689 3170 or info@dancexchange.org.uk.
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