Rachel Colombe is a graduate of Webster University, earning her BFA in Dance with a Ballet Emphasis. In 2016, she attended ArcDanz in Puebla, Mexico and performed works by local artists Karen de Luna and Angel Arambula, as well as Andrea Weber from the Merce Cunningham Trust.

 

Following graduation she worked as a freelance dancer, utilizing the flexible schedule to focus on choreographic and educational development in the St. Louis area.

 

She assisted in the production of Leverage Dance Theater’s film Wear Me Out (2020), which received the Kramer Award from the Pittsburgh Fashion Week.

 

With Ballet314, she has performed roles such as Clara in The Nutcracker and the World’s Fair, Leah in Ragtime: The American Experience, as well as performances at Saint Louis Art Museum Underground and theaters across the region. As an educator, her focus on core technique and challenging choreography has earned special awards in the competitive dance circuit.