LEAL ZEILINSKA

LEAL ZIELIŃSKA was born and raised in Gdańsk, Poland. She began her training with private ballet coaching from Bogna Ostapiuk, studied at Codarts Rotterdam Dance Academy and graduated from the Independent Program at The Ailey School in New York City in 2015. Upon graduation she spent three seasons working with Sidra Bell Dance New York, during which Dance Magazine named Leal as one of 25 to Watch “Breakout Stars of 2018” and was featured on the January 2018 cover. Leal attended Springboard Danse Montréal in 2016 where she worked with Bobbi Jene Smith, Alexandra Wells and performed works by Ohad Naharin and Elia Mrak. Off stage she has had the pleasure of being involved in multiple movement based film and video projects working with directors and choreographers such as Celia Rowlson-Hall, Jovan Todorovic and Amy Gardner. Represented by commercial talent agency blocNYC, Leal has performed alongside Ariana Grande for her MTV VMA performance, and appeared in national campaigns for GAP and Google.

Having joined in September 2018, Leal is currently thrilled to be an Artistic Associate with Gibney Company, having performed works by Shamel Pitts, Chanel DaSilva, Bobbi Jene Smith, Micaela Taylor, Stefanie Batten Bland and Peter Chu.

In 2018, Leal founded OKAY, LET’S UNPACK THIS, which was created in part through Gibney Company’s Advocacy Fellowship Program.