Dancer,Teacher, perfromer and choreografer
Rachel started dancing when she was 6 years old. 12 years of ballet and contemporary were the foundation for all that followed.
In 1991 she started Latin and ballroom studies, received the IDTA diploma (international dance teachers association) and competed in international dance competitions such as the prestigious Blackpool congress in England.
In 1998 she discovered and was sweapt away by the Argentinean tango. Her most marking maestros are Carlos Gavito, Osvaldo Zotto & Lorena Ermocida , Roberto Herrera, Gustavo Naveira & Giselle Anne, Javier Rodriguez & Geraldine Rojas, Nito & Elba, Vanina Bilous.
From 2003 she is living in Buenos Aires where she is teaching and performing.
Her personal style is the outcome of fusion between traditional tango and modern tendencies, having studied working and dancing with milongueros, great masters of the traditional style and the leaders of “new age” tango.
Elegance, grace, musicality and aesthetics within the embrace - the soul of tango, are her guidelines.
Coming from different dance diciplines made her both a good social dancer and a perfromer, incorporating her knowledge and experience into her dance and teaching, being able to analyze body movements and musicality. Her teaching experience extend over 20 years first ballroom and Latin American dances than Argentinean Tango.
Rachel has performed as Tango dancer and choreografer in numerous theatres in different productions on stages all over the world (South America, USA, ASIA and Europe), as well as in world tango festivals. Since 2005 she is giving masterclass workshops and performs in Europe, Asia and the US and also honoured to teach with Pablo Veron from times to times.
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