An Iranian Sephardic Jew from New York, dancer Leilah Broukhim settled in Spain in 2000. Leilah graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Film Studies. She begins her flamenco training with teachers from New York who give her the necessary foundation to continue her growth in Spain. Already in Madrid she continues her studies at the Amor de Dios academy under great teachers, including María Magdalena, Manuel Reyes, Rafaela Carrasco and José Maya, at the same time completing her knowledge in Seville with Los Farrucos.
Her professional career began in the two most important companies in the United States: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana and María Benítez Teatro Flamenco. Leilah goes through the main tablaos in Spain: Casa Patas, El Corral de la Morería, El Café de Chinitas, Las Carboneras, Tablao Villa Rosa and El Cordobés. She is part of the companies of Rafael Amargo, Paco Peña and Javier Barón. In 2006 she traveled to Japan to teach and perform at the esteemed Sala Andaluza in Tokyo. Leilah is the protagonist of the official promotional video of the Sefarad-Israel Center.
