RACHEL NEWTON

Rachel Newton grew up in Frankfort, IL, and started dancing at the American Dance Center under Maria Villari and Jon Sloven. She then furthered her training at Salt Creek Ballet under Eddy Ocampo and Sergey Kozadayev, a graduate of the Vaganova Ballet Academy and principal of the St. State Ballet. She performed in many classical ballets and danced principal roles in *The Nutcracker*, *Flower Festival in Genzano*, andAlice in Wonderland*. In 2024, graduated summa cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham BFA program with a degree in both Dance and Digital Technology/Emerging Media.                She has had the privilege of performing in                               works by Alexander Anderson, Helen                      Simmoneau, Ethan Colangelo, Mark Caserta, Earl Mosley, Levi Marsman, Brice Mousset, and Winston Dynamite Brown. Rachel has trained in ballet, pointe, Horton, Graham, contemporary, jazz, improvisation, composition, repertory, and partnering, and she has spent summers with Visceral Dance Chicago, Common Conservatory, and Joffrey Ballet Chicago. In 2024, Rachel was a professional guest artist in Ballethnic Dance Company's *Urban Nutcracker* in Atlanta. Currently, Rachel is thrilled to be dancing in Chicago with The Seldoms (Carrie Hanson) and LEVELdance (Eddy Ocampo & Brandon DiCriscio)!