Rachel is the "director who sometimes dances".

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She saw her first belly dance performance in 2000 and she was hooked!
She found a teacher and started studying, right away. 

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In 2010 she found her love of FCBD® Style (formerly ATS®).  She received her Teacher Training certification in 2015 and became a Certified Studio® soon after.  She continues her education at workshops and dance festivals.

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​Rachel is proud to have been part of Trade Route Dance Collective, New England's first regional ATS® collective with members stretching from Maine to Connecticut, from its start until its soft retirement.

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Rachel opened The Dance Space in 2017 to create a space for dance classes and other movement classes.  The studio became a victim of Covid and closed in 2020.  

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During the pandemic, she was lucky enough to get together with two friends for in-person dance practices - these 3 friends decided to call themselves The Dance Nomads.  Mostly they enjoyed dancing with our swords.

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In 2022, she started teaching weekly classes with a name change to Our Dance Space.

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As a soloist, Rachel enjoys dancing with swords.  Her greatest sword dance influence have been Melina from Daughters of Rhea, Sabine (who she has studied with multiple times), Belladonna, Melody Bustillos, and Virginie Violett. 

She developed her own group sword improvisation that she has shared with her students.

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Knee health stopped her in her tracks for a bit, but her good friends has kept the dance alive as Divergence Dance Collective.