Rachel began her dance training at the age of 8, performing and competing throughout North America in regional and national dance competitions before finally graduating from Canada’s No. 1 Arts High School, Canterbury, where she specialized in ballet and contemporary and modern dance. She began her teaching career preparing students for ballet, jazz and tap dance competitions before moving to Hong Kong in 2005 to establish herself as a dance teacher and choreographer in modern dance, teaching freestyle jazz, ballet, modern, contemporary and tap dance to children and teenagers. In 2008, Rachel embarked on a three-year summer intensive ADAPT teacher training program in Canada, studying under Brian Foley. Rachel is now a fully qualified ADAPT teacher, the very first in Hong Kong. She joined Red Shoe Dance Company in September 2008.