Leyla was a member of “Shift” Youth Dance Company at The Place in London for five years. She then went on to train at Northern School of Contemporary dance where she completed a BPA Honours degree. She has been involved in productions at The Cochrane Theatre and has choreographed pieces shown at The Laban centre. Leyla has worked as part of longer contracts onboard HMS Color Magic as a dancer and aerialist. Most recently she has been working with Race and Rhythm Dance Company who combine a mixture of contemporary dance with flamenco and Argentinean tango.