Originally from Pennsylvania, Rachel Hettinger moved to New York City to train at Broadway Dance Center as an intern in their Scholarship Program and then continued her training with the Pushing Progress Contemporary Training Program, focusing on contemporary movement and anatomy. During this time, Rachel enjoyed numerous performance opportunities with an incredible variety of choreographers and artists, some of which include Brice Mousset, Calen J. Kurka, Sidra Bell, Jim Cooney (in the OfficeMax ElfYourself ad campaign and Glamour magazine), Cara Goodwin (honoring the Wounded Warrior Project at Symphony Space), Emily Greenwell (at the Paul Taylor Theater), Rhapsody James’s Sirens After Dark, Shelly Hutchinson (for the Young Choreographer’s Festival), Derek Mitchell (in the Capezio Ace Awards), The Carnival: Choreographer’s Ball (Los Angeles), Pushing Progress Showcase Series, and a TV promo for Wendy Williams. Rachel teaches open contemporary and children’s classes at Peridance Center, as a guest faculty member at Broadway Dance Center, and at several studios in and around the tri-state area.