Leanne started working with children 9 years ago at the tender age of 16 where she trained as a dance teacher and gained my IDTA teaching qualification, she taught dance to children from the ages of 3-14, also had a second job and became a head gymnast coach gaining her level 1 and level 2 coaching qualifications and worked with children 2-12. She has been a dancer since she was 3 years old and a gymnast since she was 5 so pushing on to teaching kept it close to home.
She studied a performing arts diploma at college and passed with distinctions, this included musical theatre, pantomimes, street performing and productions with a full cast, after she gained this qualification she stayed on at college for a further two years and studied a national diploma in dance.
She then ventured into early years in nursery settings as was very passionate about furthering the development of young children. She has worked her way up from a cover member of staff to a fully pledged room manager gaining NVQ level 3 in 2 years. She has had most experience with the 2-3’s and 3-5’s.
She have been a part of mini maniacs for just over 3 years now as a lead entertainer, She has watched the company grow and am proud to say that she is the team leader. She is very passionate about making children feel so special and inviting magic into their lives.
Leanne (Lea) is responsible for creating new entertainment pieces and hiring staff for entertainment.