Maiya Leeke  is a Contemporary Dance Artist and Jazz Saxophonist. She is a Sadler’s Wells Young Associate 2023/24, was a finalist in BBC Young Dancer 2022, and has an MA from Northern School of Contemporary Dance where she danced with Candoco Dance Company. Currently Maiya is performing ‘Look Mum, No Hands!’ by Mimbre and Daryl and Co, and ‘I think we should start over’ by Jamaal Burkmar for Candoco Dance Company. Maiya works as a Creative Support Artist for National Youth Dance Company, is a previous Associate Artist at Mind the Gap and was a shortlisted artist for the Arts Foundation Future Awards 2023. She continues to research her practice with Hawk Dance Theatre, Mimbre Acrobatic Theatre Company, and Alleyne Dance.