12. The Welsh Ballroom
Charlotte’s dance teacher, Leighton Rees Milan is a Cardiff trailblazer. He’s the founder of the Welsh Ballroom scene.
Get ready to vogue, as Charlotte is kicking back with Leighton Rees Milan. Leighton is a Butetown boy from Tiger Bay and the founder of the Welsh Ballroom scene. They reflect on leaving home to pursue your dreams, what it feels like to be ‘the first one’ and the importance of honouring your elders. He’ll also explain why voguing should be an olympic sport.
Charlotte Church hosts a series of intimate conversations about belonging, working class identity and the unbreakable bonds of family.
A Â鶹ԼÅÄ Studios Audio production for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Sounds.
Producer: Lynsey Martenstyn
Executive producer: Paul Smith
Music by Jonathan Powell & Charlotte Church
Development executive is Emma Shaw
Additional production and editing: Helen Brown
Commissioning editor for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Sounds: Rhian Roberts
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Kicking Back with The Cardiffians
Join Charlotte Church for honest and hilarious conversations with her Cardiffian family.
