NEWS
Living North, spectATE – December 2018: A Merry Dancer
Barnsley-born, Bolshoi-trained ballerina Tala Lee-Turton was told she would never make a classical dancer when she was only 11 years old. Now she's returning to Yorkshire with the Russian State Ballet for a string of spell-binding performances of three festive favourites.
Ingenu/e – October 2018: from Barnsley to the Bolshoi
Talented Tala Lee-Turton from Barnsley is only the third British female to graduate from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in its 243-year history.
Dance Europe – October 2018: Tala Lee-Turton
Amanda Jennings catches up with the young dancer who was born in Barnsley but now dances in Astrakhan.
Huffington Post – 12th March 2018: Rising Star Tala Lee-Turton On What It Takes To Be A Professional Ballet Dancer
I've yet to find another form of exercise that works every muscle in the body.
The Wonderful World of Dance 2nd Edition – February 2018: Young Dancer Profile
Dancer, model and coach, 21-year-old Tala Lee-Turton is the epitome of the next generation of dancers, who are carving out multi-faceted careers from an early age.
Sheffield Star – 4th January 2018: Bolshoi ballet graduate Tala now stepping on to world dance stage
An ambitious dancer from Barnsley is making the most of a breakthrough in her career.
Yorkshire Post – 23rd November 2017: From Barnsley to Russia with love for the life of a ballerina
Tala Lee-Turton is on her first tour of the UK after graduating from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Catherine Scott caught up with the Barnsley ballerina.
Radio Sheffield – 3rd November 2017: Interview with Cat Cowan on the Breakfast Show
Tala Lee-Turton being interviewed prior to the Chesterfield performance of Swan Lake in Chesterfield on the 2017 UK tour - with Cat Cowan on the Radio Sheffield Breakfast Show.
BBC Look North – November 2017: Barnsley’s very own ballerina
Tala Lee-Turton in a feature by Look North about her life after graduation from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Abi Jaiyeola catches up with her at the Pomegranate Theatre in Chesterfield prior to her performance in Swan Lake on 3rd November 2017.
ITV Calendar – November 2017: From Barnsley to the Bolshoi
From Barnsley to the Bolshoi - South Yorkshire's very own ballet star, Tala Lee-Turton, is back in the UK an preparing to make her professional stage debut.