Taught to dance by the great Marie Rambert, Leo Kersley was a founder member of the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet. His father, known as "Puff", earned his living from a wide variety of jobs, working at one stage as a strongman on music hall bills. Some of the higher-class halls often staged excerpts from ballets and operas that captivated both "Puff" and his son.
SOURCE: The Stage at 09:38AM on August 1, 2012