Leslie Bunkley, an Atlanta native started her dance training at the age of three at Price Performing Arts Center where she was apart of the performance and competition team performing locally and nationally. She then furthered her dance education at Tri-Cities High School joining the Visual and Performing Arts Dance Magnet program. While in high school, she also trained at The Atlanta Ballet, Metropolitan Dance Theatre, and trained with master teachers like Debbie Allen. In 2017, Leslie graduated from Tri-Cities and earned a scholarship to University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. During her time at UARTS, she was granted the opportunity to perform works by many resident and guest choreographers. She recently received her B.F.A in Dance Performance from University of the Arts.