The Suffolk School of Dance

General information

After attending dance classes for twelve years and gaining GCSE and A level dance with A grades, Leanne successfully auditioned for a place at Stella Mann College in London to which she was awarded a full dance and drama scholarship (DADA) for the three year course. Leanne graduated from Stella Mann College with ISTD Associate teaching qualifications, Advanced 2 Tap and Modern, Advanced 1 Ballet and a National Diploma in Professional Dance as validated by Trinity College London. Leanne is also qualified to teach Zumba Fitness classes.

Leanne has gone on to teach in numerous schools such as Highgate Ballet School and LaFour London teaching ISTD, RAD and Cecchetti exam grades with a 100% pass rate. Some of her past students have gone on to study with the Royal Ballet Junior Associate Programme. She has also choreographed for many shows at venues such as the "Lakeside Theatre", Wivenhoe and the "Central School of Speech and Drama", London. She has also taught classes at the prestigious Pineapple Dance Studios in Covent Garden. Leanne currently works for both Colne Bank School of Dancing, Wivenhoe and Pas De Deux Studios in Harwich teaching Ballet, Tap, Modern, Jazz to Advanced levels and Zumba Fitness as well as running The Suffolk School of Dance, Hadleigh. She also runs Adult Tap dancing classes in Brightlingsea, Essex.

Leanne holds a fully enhanced CRB check.