Rachel James
Rachel James is a Graduate of The National Ballet School of Canada with a degree in Teaching. Rachel performed with the National Ballet School, as well as the Zhang Company in Toronto.
In Seattle, she danced with the Deborah Birrane and Unexpected Guests and the ARC Company. Before moving to Traverse City, she was a member of the faculty at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington and Ballet Mistress for the Evergreen City Ballet Company.
She has completed the STOTT PILATES Intensive Mat Plus and Advanced Mat Plus courses and will soon be a Level 2 certified STOTT PILATES instructor. Rachel currently teaches at Interlochen Arts Academy and summer camp and has been a faculty member at DAA for 5 years. Her knowledge and use of anatomy, Pilates, and floor barre has played a vital part in the success of our dancers.