Leah was born in Germany and grew up in NY. She has been dancing since the age of five. Leah is a cross-disciplined performer and highly proficient in classical ballet, contemporary dance and Argentine tango. She trained at The Julliard School, New York State Summer School of The Arts, American Dance Festival and California Institute of the Arts. Her professional career started at the age of 17 with the Nai Ni Chen Dance Company in NYC. Then she had the pleasure of working with Armitage Gone!, Doug Varone, Tango y Mas, Tango 1st Century just to name a few. She has performed throughout the U.S, Asia, Canada, Europe, Chile and Argentina. In 2014 she danced in The Mark Morris Production of “L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato” at Lincoln Center. Leah has also appeared as a principal dancer in several productions with The Chicago Lyric Opera and The Metropolitan Opera. She has danced in the most renowned tango shows in Buenos Aires, including Esquina Carlos Gardel, Tango Porteño, El Querandi Tango and Hotel Faena’s “Rojo Tango” as well as NYC’s first tango house “Malbec.” In addition, she danced as one of the top final couples since 2014 in the Mundial Tango Championships. The New York Times raved that Leah is “sensual and direct and… the most compelling” performer.
