RACHEL NEITZKE

Rachel Neitzke began her dance training in ballet, tap, and jazz at age two with Nancy Pasley. In 1998, she began training and performing with Leah Wall-Rice at Off the Wall Dance Productions. She also participated in many dance competitions such as Tremaine Dance Convention, Show Biz, and American Dance Idol. At age seven she began training at the Bellville School of Ballet, where she performed the role of Clara in The Nutcracker for two consecutive years. In 2006, she began training and performing with Koresh Dance Company and the Koresh Youth Ensemble. During this season--Rachel's first with BRT--she will be featured as Clara in The Nutcracker.