Who Are We

 Rachelle VanDyke was born and raised in Federal Way, WA.  She lives in Quincy with her Husband, dog, and cat! She started dance at age 5 in Virginia at a recreation center. When her family moved back to Washington after her dad's retirement from the Coast Guard, she began dance at Ninth Avenue School of Dance located in Federal Way. Rachelle continued her training and performing there along with taking intensives at Evergreen City Ballet. She was apart of a performance dance group, Showstoppers, which was Jazz and lyrical/contemporary. She also was apart of Aria, a dance performance company that did Jazz, Ballet, and Modern. She has done numerous performances including years in the Nutcracker through Ninth Avenue School of Dance. Rachelle went on to Western Washington University were she got a degree in Physical and Health Education. She also studied dance and choreography while in college. Rachelle has many years of experience teaching dance. She started at Ninth Avenue in High School and continued to teach. She now is a Kindergarten Teacher earning her Master's through Grand Canyon. For fun she enjoys yoga, hiking, and is a huge TV and movie fan. Rachelle is excited for this upcoming year!