Eleanor Leight has lifelong experience in the performing arts; she started dancing when she was eight. At age 17 she began teaching at Philadelphia’s Littlefield Ballet. She then concentrated on tap dancing and joined the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes when she was 20. Eleanor was with the Rockettes for a year in New York and then another year in Europe on a USO tour as part of Radio City’s contribution to the war effort.

Eleanor returned to Philadelphia after the war and again taught dance. In addition, she appeared in a solo act for nine years performing at clubs and private parties.

She married Wes Leight and in the 1960s, they arrived in Snohomish County with their five sons.

Always active in the Snohomish community, Eleanor has taught dance and gymnastic classes for children after school. She currently teaches adult tap, ballet, exercise, and ballroom dancing.