Lynsey was born in the North East of England in 1986. She started dancing at a young age and in 2001 became a member of North Yorkshire County Youth Dance Company. She went on to become an apprentice for M & EM Dance Company concentrating on styles such as contemporary, jazz, neo-classical and street dance. In 2005 she furthered her professional dance training at The Northern School of Contemporary Dance gaining a BA. Since graduating Lynsey has been involved with film collaborations and physical theatre performances as well as focusing on a large number of youth projects in and around Yorkshire.