A dancer since the age of four, and with a family background of Ballroom and Latin Champions, Rachael, through her love of dance discovered and trains in many different forms of dance which to date include ballet, tap, modern, jazz, disco, ballroom, latin, salsa, west coast swing, hip hop, and of course Line Dancing. She began teaching line dance in York, England at the young age of 15.
With an ambition to dance and travel, she began competing with her first competition at the UCWDC European Championships in April 1999 returning the following year as a Superstar. Having won many British and European titles she also took home a Double World title from UCWDC Worlds 2000 as the Grand Classic and Showcase Line Dance Champion and was the first European female to qualify for the Superstar Division which is the highest competitive level in UCWDC Line Dance, she returned from UCWDC Worlds 2001 in Edmonton, Alberta Canada as the Female Superstar World Champion, a most memorable event.
Studying Sport and Languages, she finished college in June 1999 with 10 GCSEs and A-Levels in French, German and Sport Studies. However following her competitive success and her passion for dance she decided to make it her career and has since travelled internationally teaching workshops, demonstrating, coaching and competing.
Rachael’s hobbies include……… more dancing, favourites being West Coast Swing and Salsa. She enjoys spending time with her family, friends and fiancée and any time that she gets to spend at home.
In 2002 as part of an exciting new venture, Rachael joined forces with Pedro Machado, Rob Fowler, Paul McAdam and Barbara Blake and formed a company known as Masters In Line. As a director Rachael ran events, coordinated competition, judged, performed and scrutineered around the World including Malaysia, Singapore, USA, South Africa as well as all across Europe. Having travelled the World and worked extremely hard to build such a grand organisation she found in 2007 she needed more quality time to pursue other interests, as a founder of Masters In Line she is proud of their achievement and hope it continues to flourish in the future.
Rachael has many students who have followed in her footsteps and become World Champions themselves. To date she has trained 24 World Champions from Newcomer’s through to the highest level, and from the youngest to the eldest competitors.
Rachael would like to thank her sponsors over the years including Maureen Lewis, Geoff and Eileen from Gem-n-I and Jim Pulleyn. She would also like to thank her parents Ian and Gill for being such an incredible support throughout her life and encouraging her to follow her dream, Rob Fowler and Pedro Machado for all their help and inspiration throughout the years, Paul McAdam for being the best dance partner, best friend and for always being there, Jo Thompson who has been such a wonderful friend and inspiration, and of course Barbara Blake from Sapphire Entertainments, her agent, who is so much more... "thank you for your continued support"!
Not forgetting of course Rachael's Classes in York, thanks for all your support over the last ten years, you're the best!
No doubt I will have forgotten someone but I certainly didn't mean to, thank you to all of you who have touched my life in the last few years I will never forget you and love you always.
Looking forward to the years ahead Rachael will continue to tour the UK as well as Australia, Asia, Europe and The United States, where she will see you on a dance floor soon! Any form of dance, any time, any where, I hope to see you there.
LIVE-2-DANCE!

Some of Rachael's favourite quotes:

"To dance, above all, is to enter into the motions of life. It is an action, a movement, a process. The dance of life is not so much a metaphor as a fact; to dance is to know oneself alone and to celebrate it."
:: Sherman Paul ::

"Dance as if no one is watching. Sing as if no one is listening. Love as if you have never been hurt."
:: Unknown ::

"If to dance is to dream, then you make dreams come true."
:: Anonymous, contributed by Maureen Hickey ::

"There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
:: Albert Einstein ::

COMPETITIVE DANCE TITLES


2006 Boston Showdown Winner with partner Paul McAdam Boston Showdown USA  
2005 West Coast Swing J&J Winner Advanced Division Eastern/Washington Dance Challenge USA WSDC
2001 West Coast Swing J&J Winner Novice Division Summer Hummer USA WSDC
2001 Superstar WORLD champion UCWDC World Championships Canada UCWDC
2000 Superstar Champion UCWDC New Orleans Dance Mardi Gras USA UCWDC
2000 Superstar Champion UCWDC German Championships Germany UCWDC
2000 Superstar Champion UCWDC Washington Dance Challenge USA UCWDC
2000 European Superstar Champion UCWDC European Championships Holland UCWDC
2000 Line Dance Showcase WORLD Champion UCWDC World Championships USA UCWDC
2000 Line Dance Classic Advanced WORLD Champion UCWDC World Championships USA UCWDC
1999 Line Dance Classic Advanced Champion British Championships UK UCWDC
1999 Line Dance Showcase Champion Scottish Gathering UK UCWDC
1999 Line Dance Classic Advanced Champion Scottish Gathering UK UCWDC
1999 Line Dance Classic Advanced Champion London Dance Classic UK UCWDC
1999 Line Dance Showcase Champion London Dance Classic UK UCWDC


OTHER DANCE ACHIEVEMENTS

2007 UCWDC Star Award - Best female instructor USA
2007 Nominated at Crystal Boot Awards for Female Personality of the year. UK
2006 Appeared as an instructor on BBC's hit TV show Strictly Dance Fever UK
2006 Nominated at Dancers Choice awards in 4 categories USA
2006 Nominated at Crystal Boot Awards for Female Personality of the year. UK
2002 Nominated 3 times at Crystal Boot Awards for: Female Personality of the year, Instructor of the year, Choreographer of the year. UK
2001 UCWDC Favourite Female Line Dancer Canada