Hi, there! I’m Leah.

Lifelong learner, creative artist, and movement aficionado who loves helping adults move freely and joyfully.

Read my story

What I’m about

My life’s work is to help humans move better. I work with everyone — from people who have never stepped foot on a dance floor to seasoned professional dancers looking to amplify their performance.

Leah stretches her right arm overhead in a GYROTONICS® studio, with her wrist wrapped in a supportive strap.

My movement journey

Growing up, I felt most myself when I was moving. This love of dance brought me to the Bay Area for undergrad, where I studied Dance and Performance. After graduation, I spent my 20s living the life of a creative.

By day, I taught yoga and pilates classes, worked with the Central Asian Fusion Company, and continued to study and deepen my dance techniques in ballet, contemporary, house, floorwork, classical Indian dance, and Sufi whirling.

By night, I danced in clubs and Moroccan lounges. No matter the style of dance or performance location, I experienced movement as art and a way to express myself. 

A group of women dancers in white and red attire pose for a photo in a studio with string lights overhead.
Dancers perform on a stage with a projection of a blue forest, featuring glowing trees and floral patterns.
Ensemble of dancers in flowing white dresses performing in a circle on a dark stage.
Leah a belly dancer in ornate costume with arms outstretched, seated next to a laptop on stage.

From performer to movement teacher

After years of performing, I was ready to deepen again. While I pursued my MFA in Boulder, CO, I experimented with new movement styles like breaking, Capoeira roda, and Gaga, and began studying mobility through the GYROTONIC® method.

I became deeply invested in the local movement community and regularly taught and attended classes at Ape Co Movement School. The movement community in Colorado deepened my love of the spiritual and communal aspects of dance, and it solidified my identity as a teacher, coach, and movement educator.

Floorwork Demo from an Ape Co Movement Class

A group of people stand in a movement studio watching Leah teaching while a student demonstrates a floorwork roll on the wooden floor.

    • MFA Dance & Performance, CU Boulder

    • Minor in Dance, Mills College

    • GYROKINESIS® Pre-trainer

    • GYROTONIC® Trainer

    • Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-300)

    • Alexander Technique

    • Feldenkrais Method

    • BodyMind Centering

    • Ballet

    • Contemporary

    • Contact Improv

    • Flamenco

    • Middle Eastern

    • Modern 

    • West African Guinean

    • Flamenco

    • Capoeira

    • Street dance

    • Fighting Monkey 10-Month Mentorship Program (2023)

    • Marcello Palozzo's Human Movement Studies Program (2024)

    • Tom Weksler Movement Archery Mentorship (2025)

    • Pulley Tower

    • Jump Stretch Board

    • Gyrotoner

    • Archway

Chronic pain becomes personal

In 2019, a triple tendon avulsion in my right groin transformed my relationship to movement. Chronic pain, injury recovery, and rehab were no longer theoretical fields of study. It was now my personal experience.

For five years, I learned and relearned to move. During this time, I underwent five surgeries, which finally led to a full hip replacement. Patience, chronic pain reprocessing, and GYROTONIC® sessions became some of my most-used tools. 

I saw firsthand the resilience of the body. Though it took time and effort, I was able to build myself all the way back and rediscover safety, mobility, and joy in movement. 

Leah in the foreground is doing a hip exercise with a resistance band. In the background, students take movement class. Text overlay reads "2 weeks post-op. Who dis?"
Leah in a red top and burgundy pants does stretching exercises in a Denver studio, with a mural behind them.
Leah reaches for the wooden knob on a GYROTONIC tower, with her hand open and fingers reaching forward.

Creativity & community in motion

Today, it is my honor to share with others what I’ve learned along the way of a nearly two-decade-long movement journey. 

All bodies hold stories, answers, and history. Together, we can listen and learn new ways of dancing, performing, connecting, and taking care of ourselves for the years to come. 

Leah is supporting her partner as they lean back-to-back in a contact improvisation class, with two other individuals observing in the background.
Leah a woman in a red long-sleeved top and matching loose-fitting pants is performing a dance move with her right arm extended upward. She is in the foreground of the image, with other dancers in the background, all in a studio with natural light.

Movement is our universal human right.
Every body deserves to express, play, and belong.

Let’s move together

If you’re ready to experience more joy, mobility, and inner wisdom through movement, I can help. Schedule a free, 30-minute call to learn how I can support your journey.

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