Rachel Schmidt
Adv/Pro Ballet
This class is a contemporary approach to classical technique. Barre will focus on finding length and stability while working rotation. Center will be a chance to explore musicality and freedom of movement within the ballet vocabulary. This class is ideal for the dancer looking to enhance and refine their technique and artistry.
Rachel Schmidt was born and raised in Santa Cruz, CA and received her early dance training from Robert Kelley and Diane Cypher of Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre. After graduating from Butler University with a degree in Dance she joined the Alonzo King LINES Ballet training program and danced as a company member of dawsondanceSF in San Francisco, CA. She later joined Brooklyn Ballet and Visions Contemporary Ballet in New York, NY and performed at the Guggenheim Museum during Dance Lab NY’s Alchemy Lab Cycle. In 2022 she joined Chicago Repertory Ballet, where she danced for 5 seasons. She has performed in works by Alonzo King, Maurya Kerr, Sidra Bell, Gregory Dawson, Wade Schaaf, Brian Enos, Mike Tyus and Kia Smith. She is the co-founder of SPILL dance etc.