Sky's Got To Dance star dies aged 45 as group confirms sad news and fellow dancers pay tribute
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Sky's Got To Dance star Leon Heywood has passed away aged 45 after his dance group announced the sad news of his passing on Wednesday. Leon was part of the Trinity Warriors Dance Academy who reached the semi-finals of the show back in 2011. During the dancer's time on the show judges Davina McCall, Kimberly Wyatt and Diversity's Ashley Banjo were huge fans of his choreography and described the group's performances as 'the best seen on a live round to date'.
![[Leon was part of the Trinity Warriors Dance Academy who reached the semi-finals of the show back in 2011]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/10/93905657-0-image-a-44_1736417811242.jpg)
Confirming the news of his passing on Facebook on Wednesday, they wrote: 'It is with great regret we would like to inform you of the passing of Leon Heywood, one of the academy's founding fathers. 'Leon was such an incredible person and he was an inspiration to every single one of us, from students to parents, to supporters and the dance community as a whole, he inspired so many of us and was everyone's biggest support.
![[Confirming the news of his passing on Facebook on Wednesday, they wrote: 'It is with great regret we would like to inform you of the passing of Leon Heywood, one of the academy's founding fathers]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/10/93905659-14266433-Confirming_the_news_of_his_passing_on_Facebook_on_Wednesday_they-a-57_1736418490715.jpg)
'To many of you he wasn't just a dance teacher, he was a mentor, a friend, a role model, some of you thought of him as a father figure or a big brother and he loved every single one of you.'. Sky's Got To Dance star Leon Heywood has passed away aged 45 after his dance group announced the sad news of his passing on Wednesday.
![[While his cause of death is unknown, they added: 'The news of his passing has been a great shock to us all, however, Leon was a man of God and faith and he is now at peace in heaven']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/10/93905655-14266433-image-a-56_1736418478383.jpg)
Leon was part of the Trinity Warriors Dance Academy who reached the semi-finals of the show back in 2011. Discussing his impact on those who knew him, they continued: 'Leon helped pave the way for so many of us and shaped us into not only the dancers we are today but also contributed into shaping us all into the people we are today.
![[Leon leaves behind two children and his wife who he has been married to for just short of 13 years (pictured in March 2022)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/10/93906503-14266433-Leon_leaves_behind_two_children_and_his_wife_who_he_has_been_mar-a-61_1736418723203.jpg)
