Join Cleveland Dance Project for a Contemporary Master Class with Rachel Soucie this Saturday April 20! 3:30pm-5:00pm at Creative Movement Center in Broadview Heights Ages 16+ only. $10 with pre-registration <http://www.clevelanddanceproject.com/master-classes.html> & payment 24 hours in advance, or $12 at the door *Rachel Soucie is a performer, teacher and choreographer originally from Cleveland, Ohio. Aside from her two young children, the foremost focus in Rachel’s life has been dance in nearly every aspect of the art form. She received extensive training and has performed with the Medina Academy of Classical Ballet, Ohio Youth Ballet Company, Dee Hillier Dance, The Joffrey Ballet School, South Carolina Dance Conservatory, Cleveland Ballet, Ohio Ballet, and the Alvin Ailey School, to name just a few. She began her professional career with performance industrials around Ohio, and as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers Dance Team. At the age of 20 she moved to New York City to further her career and spent the next ten years auditioning and performing at theaters such as City Center, Madison Square Garden, Merce Cunningham, and many other venues around the country. She has worked with numerous choreographers and companies including Mia Michaels, Jermaine Browne, Sheila Barker, the Underground Dance Project, Candace Franklin Dance, Clyde Bailey Dance Theater, and eventually as a principal dancer with the Vissi Dance Theater. Rachel has also performed in fashion shows, music videos, and musicals. Since returning to Ohio to raise her sons, she has performed pieces for Annika Sheaff of GroundWorks, Sarah Carey of Dance Cleveland, Regina Petraoria, Anna Cerveny, Sharan Marshall and Maddi Jackson of Cleveland Dance Project, and B-boy Tony Fresh. Rachel has worked with Ohio Dance Masters to teach and evaluate scholarship students. She recently choreographed an extremely well-received piece for Cleveland Dance Project and continues to teach, choreograph and attend classes. She holds a certification in nutrition, is a state tested nursing assistant (STNA) and has 20 years experience working with children. Rachel strives to motivate and inspire her students to learn and grow as both dancers and people, and to nurture the artist within.* *And join us on May 4 for our SEASON 4 SHOWCASE! 130 adult dancers, 19 new works, and the debut of our CDP Company!* *3pm & 7pm* *Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School* *General Admission $10 online <http://www.tututix.com/clevelanddanceproject>, $15 at the door.* Anna Cerveny Director Cleveland Dance Project clevelanddanceproject@gmail.com web <http://www.clevelanddanceproject.com> / facebook <http://www.facebook.com/clevelanddanceproject>/ instagram <https://www.instagram.com/clevelanddanceproject/?hl=en> / showcase <https://www.facebook.com/events/390039591745032/>