Tim Bartlett was born in Leamington Spa in 1987. He became involved in dancing through a Frantic Assembly workshop at the age of 16. He then spent two years with Hampshire Youth Dance before being offered a place at The Northern School of Contemporary Dance for the BPA Degree course, of which he has recently completed.

During his time at the school, he worked with choreographers such as Anna Williams, Debbi Purtill and Simon Burch. He finished a post-graduate apprenticeship with Hofesh Shechter Company run through LCDS in 2009. Tim has been working with Van Huynh Company since November 2008. He is currently working with New Adventures on Swan Lake.