Name: Leigh Nieves               Birthday: 6-14-89
 

-Attended Beverly Serral School of Dance in Greeneville, TN from pre-school until fifth grade (1993-2000)
-Attended Invitation to Dance in Clarksville, IN from sixth grade up on into high school (2000-2006-ish?)
-Was in The Nutcracker at the Louisville Palace in 2002 and got the wonderful opportunity to dance with the prestigous Moscow Ballet
-Attended Camp Broadway in New York City in 2003 and had the opportunity to dance on Good Morning America.
-Was on the Radio Disney Dance Team from 2003-2004
-Was on Rhythm-n-Red dance team for four years at Jeffersonville High School; myself and a teammate won first place at the IUS Winter Dance Competition in the ’Duo/Trio Sr. Hip Hop’ division; also was captain my sr. year.
-Choreographed the play ’Starmites’ at Jeffersonville High School which was featured in the documentary ’Battle of the High School Musicals’ on Showtime!

                                                                                     Getting to know LEIGH!

What is your most memorable moment?  Getting to see my hard work and choreography in an actual movie on Showtime!
 

What three words best describe you?  eccentric, friendly, spontaneous
 

Hobbies and interests:  I’m a theatre arts major at UofL so I LOVE acting, singing and of course, DANCING!
 

Favorite TV Shows:  NCIS, House, The Office and Friends!
 

Most prized possession:  the guitar pick I got from Nick Jonas! haha
 

Favorite Guilty Pleasure:   Sour Patch Kids and Jersey Shore lol
 

Favorite Quote:  "All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players..." -William Shakespeare
 

What is the best part of being a professional dancer?  -Getting to be a part of a team with such amazing ladies and getting to tell people that you are a professional dancer!
 

Favorite Movie:  Pan’s Labyrinth, Singing in the Rain, The Sweetest Thing
 

Favorite music group/artist:  100 Monkeys and LADY GAGA