Leah Zhang

Leah Zhang is a Nationally Certified Alexander Technique Teacher with over fifteen years of Alexander Technique study and application. She has an extensive background in movement education, and also improving health and performance through ease of movement techniques and the mind-body connection. Leah is also a working actress in film and television. She received her MFA in Acting from the prestigious Old Globe Professional Actor Training Program at the University of San Diego. She has performed regionally on the stages of Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, American Players Theatre, The Old Globe, and Chicago Dramatists. Leah maintains a private practice in Los Angeles and has taught movement workshops to many local performers. At LSTFI West Hollywood Leah has created the Movement curriculum that integrates the Alexander Technique with individual movement impulse discoveries. Her work in the Movement classes has helped many actors discover a truthful and healthy way to approach tension release and character physicality. Leah teaches Movement 1, 2 and 3.