Biography

Commercial Dancer

Rachel is a young determined performer from London, always raring to go and ready to make her mark. Starting her journey in dance from the tender age of six in a oversized pink tutu to finding her feet in styles like hip hop and jazz she has found a love for all styles of dance and is always eager to create and perform. Rachel first trained at Bodywork Dance Studio in Cambridge in Hip hop and Commercial styles. She later went on to London Studio Centre where she was accepted onto the BA Honours Degree course in Jazz theatre dance where she progressed in styles such as Ballet, Jazz, Hip hop, Commercial, Contemporary, Singing, Acting, Lindy hop, and Tap. Beyond the formal training Rachel has trained with Company 68, SandboxLondon dance company, Unapologetic Dance, Broadway Dance Centre in New York and was awarded a scholarship to train at Millennium Dance Complex this past summer awarded by Shirlene Quigley.

Past dance performances Rachel has been a part of include Jorja smith Nike ‘The Force is Female Event’, Upfront choreographed by Karon lynn, Show & Prove choreographed by Sisco Gomez, Dance overture at the New Wimbledon theatre and main stage performances at London Pride in trafalgar square. As well as dancing in music videos for X factor winners Rak su, Alejandro Reyes, SD Jem and many more.

Rachel also choreographs and teaches for ‘AT YOUR BEAT’ dance company, with her own class each week teaching Lyrical. At your beat are a dance company based in London and New York offering classes for all ages and abilities across a range of styles making dance and fitness accessible for all, a lot of their work is in association with Nike and Puma. Rachel has also created her own film projects including “Changing The Narrative” a dance film exploring woman breaking gender norms within dance.

Rachel has a love for both performing and creating and continues to explore her creativity at every given moment.