NORMGROUND

Leah Harpin is a movement artist from Birmingham, UK, currently based in Manchester, whose passion for music and dance began at an early age. Inspired by music, art, writing, culture and community, she strives to let these influences enrich her creative practice. Leah began her training in hip hop and street dance styles with Marshon Dance Company, where the strong sense of community played a significant role in shaping her artistic expression, deepening her love for dance. In 2021, she began her professional training and will be graduating this summer with a BA Hons Degree in Professional and Commercial Dance. The journey so far has been beautiful, and she looks forward to what lies ahead. 

Martina Miodini (Milan born, 2001) fell in love with dance at a very early age, starting with ballet and then slowly adding on more and more styles. Raised between Milan and Luxembourg, she started working in the commercial industry as a teenager, to then move to The Netherlands and get her BA in Dance - Urban Contemporary Department- in Fontys Academy of Performing Arts. Over the years she realized her main purpose in dance is to keep the culture and tradition alive while also exploring and pushing the boundaries, which is why she’s getting closer and closer to the experimental world. She’s now a freelance dancer mainly based in Milan, with a strong interest in theatre, contemporary and street dance culture and the fusion of the two. 

I’m Obinna, 28 years old, son of a German mother and a Nigerian father. I grew up in Düsseldorf, Germany, where I discovered my undying love for dance. Now I live in Marseille, France, still dancing. Ideally, I’d like to spend my life shaking my hips till nothing but bones is left.