Yoga teacher Leanne Lucas, who had organised the dance class, was knifed five times while she bravely protected children as the horror unfolded.
A HERO yoga teacher who relived her desperate bid to save girls from the Southport killer said "if I didn't get out, everyone would die".
Speaking to the BBC's Panorama, the heroic teacher said: "I just knew that if I didn't get out, everyone was going to die.
Leanne said she has been affected both physically and mentally by the horror and has been left with scars that serve as "visual daily reminders" of what Rudubakana did to the victims.
My brain just said 'he's got me'," said the dance teacher shaking.