Leah Andersen began her training in Lincoln, NE. She was a Company member with Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company and was a part of their production of The Nutcracker for ten years. She has trained at several summer programs including University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Charlotte Ballet, Ballet West, Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell, and Kansas City Ballet. In 2019 Leah competed at the Youth America Grand Prix World Finals in New York. There she was offered a position in the Professional Training Division at Ballet West where she performed in many pieces during her three years there, including George Balanchine’s Western Symphony and August Bournonville’s A Folktale.

Leah joined City Ballet of San Diego as an Apprentice in 2022. In 2025, she was promoted to Company Artist. She has performed in George Balanchine’s Rubies, Serenade, The Four Temperaments, Emeralds, and Donizetti Variations. She has also performed in Romeo & Juliet, Swan Lake, An American in Paris, Dracula, Carmina Burana and many other classical and contemporary productions with the company. Leah also teaches at the City Ballet School.