DANCE

BIO

A life-long lover of dance, Rachal has taught jazz, ballet and tap to children and adults in the Boston area for over fifteen years.  She had affiliation for over twenty years with the Jeannette Neill Dance Studio, where she served as a long-standing faculty member (teacher of adults and children), student and as a parent. In addition to extensive study in Boston and New York, Rachal has had intensive training with renowned teacher, Lynn Simonson, in the Simonson Technique, an anatomically aware approach to movement.  Rachal has performed in Boston and New York with Greenglass Dance Theater and has performed with Jazz Inc., ACE Entertainment and on HGTV's Spontaneous Celebrations.  She served as Program Director and founding Camp Director at the Tony Williams Dance Center where she helped promote and market the studio, as well as create, implement and oversee an extensive summer dance program. She has taught at Brookline Ballet, Simmons College, Harvard University’s Mainly Jazz Company, Dean College of Dance, Cambridge Public Schools and Newton Montessori School.  Rachal holds a master’s in public policy from Tufts University and a B.A in sociology from Simmons College. She is currently the owner and director of Preschool Moves, a mobil dance studio that brings dance into preschool settings. Rachal thrives on movement, body awareness and helping others find the same bliss through dance as she has.