Leigh Armitage

I have trained in dancing my whole life and have always been interested in the arts. Throughout college, I studied Level 3 Musical Theatre in my first year and Level 3 Dance in my second year meaning that I have had focused training in the last two years.

Dance is something that I’ve known I always wanted to do and whenever I can I will be dancing it helps me through everything and I couldn’t picture my life without it. I love it, it helps me get through the days that are more tiring or frustrating as I know that no matter how hard it gets this is what I want to do. 

As I have been dancing from a very young age I have many awards and certificates that mark my achievements. For example, in ballet I have all my grade awards from Preparatory to Classical Award and I am currently in Intermediate and I am hoping to take my exam for this soon. I have also taken many team dance exams and rosettes over the years in many different styles.

I currently work at both dance companies I attend, one is a paid job and the other is voluntary. The styles taught there are mainly ballet and tap, however we do also teach modern, jazz and theatre craft. At my paid job, the styles I assist are musical theatre and street dance. This means I have a variety of styles I am able to teach and I am already experienced in teaching those styles.