Leila Winker

Leila Winker (born on May 1, 2009) is a teenage dancer from Nashville, Tennessee. At the age of five, Leila began competing in tap in her family's home state of Michigan. Three years later, she was given her first solo (contemporary). Leila has trained and competed with DC Dance Factory, Milele Academy and The Hargest Academy in Nashville, TN. She has also trained in her family's home state of Michigan.

Leila Winker
Gender	Female
Age	16
Birthdate	May 1, 2009
Nationality	American
Hometown	Nashville, Tennessee (current) Michigan (former)
Height	unknown
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Blonde
School Grade	{{{school grade}}}
Professional Information
Profession	Dancer Student Model
Affiliations	AS Dancewear
Dance Studios	Tari's Cornerstone Studio for Dance DC Dance Factory The Hargest Academy of Performing Arts Millennium Dance Complex, Nashville Milele Academy Studio H Dance Company
Titles	see below
Friends and Family
Parents	{{{parents}}}
Siblings	Drayton Winker (brother) Isabella Winker (sister)
Friends	Aaliyah Dixon Amelia Duncan Annabel Kohn Audrey Mayernik Autumn Miller Beth Windes Campbell Clark Crystal Huang Daniela SanGiacomo Emme Anderson Emery Sousley Georgia Beth Peters Gracyn French Kayla Mak Londyn Lemieux Penelope Lemieux Hannahlei Cabanilla
Pets	{{{pets}}}
Nicknames	{{{nicknames}}}

In December of 2019, she performed as a part of the cast of the Lythgoe Family Panto production, Aladdin and His Winter Wish, along side Kira Kosarin (Nickelodeon’s The Thundermans), Damon J. Gillespie  (Broadway’s Newsies, Aladdin, NBC’s Rise) Richard Karn (Home Improvement, Family Feud, Bingo America) Bruce Vilanch (Hairspray, Hollywood Squares), Josh Adamson (ABC Family’s First Landing), Jonathan Meza (The Familiar of Zero, Nickelodeon’s The Jumpitz) and Mykal Kilgore (Broadway’s Songs for a New World, NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live). The show ran at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.

Dances

Solos

Year	Dance Name	Dance Style	Choreographer	Competition	Place Awards
2018	Like That		Brittany Hargest Prins	ASH Nationals (Orlando)	True Artist Award, Top 10
				ASH (Nashville)	Judges' Technical Execution Pick
				Revel (Nashville)	2nd in Mini Solos
				24/7 (Birmingham)	6th in Mini Solos
				Talent on Parade (Nashville)	2nd in Competitive Division
				Showstopper (Nashville)	2nd in Competitive Division
				The Dance Awards	Best Dancer Finalist
2019	Survival	Contemporary	Marissa Milele	Showbiz (Nashville)	unknown scoring
				ASH (Nashville)	Standout Routine
				24/7 (Atlanta)	Top Ten Non-Stop Dancer
				Radix (Atlanta)	Top Ten
				Jump (Atlanta)	3rd in Mini Solos
				Revel (Nashville)	Pro-Reveler
				NUVO (Birmingham)	Breakout Artist
				Dancerpalooza (Long Beach)
2020	Sleep	Contemporary	Victor Smalley	24/7 (Knoxville)	2nd in Mini Solos Stop the Clock
				Jump (Chicago)	1st in Mini Solos You Rocked
				Radix (Atlanta)	1st in Mini Solos On the Edge
				NUVO (Indianapolis)	2nd in Mini Solos DJ's Pick
				NUVO (Nashville)	2nd in Mini Solos DJ's Pick
				The Dance Awards Live	Top Ten Mini Best Dancer
2021	Takt	Contemporary	Victor Smalley	24/7 (Knoxville)	4th in Junior Solos Stop the Clock Junior Female Non-Stop Dancer
				24/7 (Atlanta)	3rd in Junior Solos Stop the Clock
				24/7 (Birmingham)	3rd in Junior Solos Stop the Clock
				Jump (St. Louis)	3rd in Junior Solos You Rocked Junior Female JUMP VIP
				Jump (Overland Park)	3rd in Junior Solos You Rocked
				Radix (Atlanta)	1st in Junior Solos On the Edge Junior Female Core Performer
				Radix (Biloxi)	3rd in Junior Solos On the Edge Runner-Up for Junior Female Core Performer
				NUVO (Indianapolis)	2nd in Junior Solos DJ's Pick Junior Female BreakOut Artist
				NUVO (Nashville)	2nd in Junior Solos DJ's Pick
				NUVO (Atlanta)	2nd in Junior Solos DJ's Pick
				The Dance Awards (Orlando)
2022	Unreality	Contemporary	self-choreographed	24/7 (Knoxville)	1st in Junior Solos Stop the Clock Junior Female Non-Stop Dancer
				Jump (St. Louis)	2nd in Junior Solos You Rocked Junior Female JUMP VIP
				Radix (Atlanta)	1st in Junior Solos On the Edge Junior Protégé
				Radix Nationals (Las Vegas)	Junior Protégé Top 15
				NUVO (Memphis)	1st in Junior Solos DJ's Pick Junior Female BreakOut Artist
				The Dance Awards (Orlando)	Top 21
2023	The Space Between	Contemporary	self-choreographed	24/7 (Knoxville)	1st in Teen Solos Teen Female Non-Stop Dancer
				Radix (Atlanta)	1st in Teen Solos On the Edge Teen Protégé
				NUVO (Memphis)	1st in Teen Solos DJ's Pick Teen Female BreakOut Artist
				The Dance Awards (Las Vegas)	Top 10 Teen Best Dancer
2024	Last Light	Contemporary		Jump (St. Louis)	2nd in Teen Solos Teen Female JUMP VIP
				NUVO (Memphis)	1st in Teen Solos Teen Female BreakOut Artist
				The Dance Awards (Orlando)	Top 20 Teen Best Dancer Class Scholarship

Duets/Trios

Year	Dance Name	Competition	Place Awards
2017-8	Too Many Fish	ASH Nationals	1st in Mini Duets/Trios
		Showbiz (Nashville)	1st in Competitive Duets/Trios
		Showstopper (Nashville)	4th in Competitive Duets/Trios
		Talent on Parade (Nashville)	1st in Competitive Duets/Trios
2018-9	Battle	Radix (Atlanta)	2nd in Mini Duet/Trios
		24/7 (Atlanta)	2nd in Mini Duet/Trios

Groups

Year	Dance Name	Dance Style	Competition	Place Awards
2015	Boy from NYC	Small Group Tap	KAR (Detroit)	1st in Primary 8 & Under Groups
			Encore (Fowlerville)	1st Place
2016	My Boyfriend's Back	Petite Small Group Jazz	Applause Nationals (Indianapolis)	1st in First Call Petite Small Groups
			Applause (Holt)	1st in First Call Petite Small Groups
			Precision Arts (Grand Rapids)	1st Place
			Encore (Fowlerville)
	Hit the Road Jack	Petite Small Group Tap	Applause Nationals (Indianapolis)	4th in First Call Petite Small Groups
			Applause (Holt)	2nd in First Call Petite Small Groups
			Encore (Fowlerville)	1st in Mini Groups
2017	My Kind of Wonderful	Mini Jazz	Showstopper (Nashville)	1st in Mini Large Groups
			Starpower (Atlanta)	2nd in Advanced 8 & Under Small Groups
			Adrenaline (Nashville)	1st Place
			Hall of Fame (Atlanta)	1st in Future Hall of Famer Large Groups
			Hall of Fame Nationals (Orlando)	1st in Future Hall of Famer Lines
	Pump up the Jam	Mini Line	Showstopper (Nashville)	1st in Mini Production Lines
			Starpower (Atlanta)	1st in Advanced 8 & Under Lines
			Adrenaline (Nashville)	1st Place
			Hall of Fame (Atlanta)	1st in Future Hall of Famer Large Groups
			Hall of Fame Nationals (Orlando)	1st in Future Hall of Famer Lines
2018	Loves Forever	Mini Lyrical	24/7 (Birmingham)	3rd in Mini Groups 11 O'Clock Award
	Candyman	Mini Open	ASH Nationals (Orlando)	1st in AIT Groups
			ASH (Nashville)	Judges' Pick
			Showbiz
			Talent on Parade	1st Place
2019	That Jazz	Mini Jazz	Radix (Atlanta)	3rd in Mini Groups
			Jump (Atlanta)	3rd in Mini Groups Best of JUMP
	Breathe	Teen Jazz	Radix (Atlanta)	On the Edge
			Jump (Atlanta)	1st in Teen Lines You Rocked!

Dance Titles

• 2018 Artist Simply Human Nationals, True Artist
• 2018 ASH Nationals 2018-19 Scholarship Recipient
• 2018 ASH Judges' Technical Execution Pick
• 2018 REVEL Dance Convention Full REVEL Scholarship Recipient
• 2018 The Dance Awards Best Dancer Finalist
• 2019 ASH Standout Routine Award
• 2018-19 ASH Apprentice Winner
• 2018-19 Radix Core Performer Winner
• 2018-19 24/7 Non-stop Dancer Winner
• 2018-19 Jump VIP Winner
• 2018-19 NUVO Breakout Artist Winner
• 2019 BEAT SQUAD
• 2019-2020 Pro Reveler Scholarship
• 2020 Jump VIP Winner, Fort Lauderdale, FL
• 2020 24/7 Non-stop Dancer Winner
• 2020 Nuvo Breakout Artist Winner
• 2020 Radix Core Performer Winner

Runner-Up Titles

• 2017-18 24/7 Non-stop Dancer
• 2018 Artist Simply Human ASH Apprentice

Choreographer Credits

Year	Dancer	Dance Name	Dance Style
2022	Herself	Unreality	Contemporary
2023	Herself	The Space Between	Contemporary

Additional Page

Leila Winker/Gallery

External Link

• Instagram (Privatized (Part-Time))