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12. The Welsh Ballroom

Charlotte鈥檚 dance teacher, Leighton Rees Milan is a Cardiff trailblazer. He鈥檚 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 鈥榯he first one鈥� and the importance of honouring your elders. He鈥檒l 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 麻豆社 Studios Audio production for 麻豆社 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 麻豆社 Sounds: Rhian Roberts

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