Patrick Barton Leahy grew up in Hot Springs, Arkansas and graduated summa cum laude from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where he received degrees with distinction in both Dance Performance and English Literature. He has performed the works of Martha Graham, Agnes DeMille, George Balanchine, and Marius Petipa and has worked with choreographers such as Danny Buraczeski, Billy Siegenfeld, Max Stone, Arthur Aviles, Amy Marshall, Alison Chase, and Joost Antoine Vrouenraets. He has taught many workshops and choreographed in the United States and Italy. Patrick is currently in his third season with the New York based Rioult dance company.