Meet Our Team!

Rachel is a summa cum laude graduate of Muhlenberg College with a double major in dance and business administration with a focus in the arts. Rachel is known for her knowledge in dance education along with her passion for dance and inspiring children. Rachel has worked for several dance studios as an instructor and choreographer for dancers of all ages and levels. She has won numerous awards for her choreography. Rachel is also a fitness instructor at AKT, and is certified in barre fitness. Rachel is ecstatic to welcome RDA to the dance community, and share her passion for dance with children.

Emma is a graduate of Tufts University where she was a director/choreographer of Spirit of the Creative, a hip hop choreography team, and a choreographer/dancer of Sarabande Dance Ensemble, a ballet, jazz and contemporary company. Emma has been a valued dance instructor at studios since 2016 and has set various pieces that have won choreographic distinctions at competitions. She is an alumni of  the Wannabes, a competitive dance team out of Rahway, NJ and is a current member and choreographer of Project D, another award winning competitive team. Aside from her decades of competitive dancing and training of various styles, Emma continues to train under distinguished instructors in NYC and maintains a network of active dancers and performers in a variety of styles.

Nicoletta is an Italian-American, classically trained dancer and choreographer from northern New Jersey who has been moving since the age of three. They started at a local dance studio with creative movement, then moved to Nunnbetter Dance Theatre where they immersed themselves in the study of ballet, variations, jazz, hip-hop, theater, modern, and contemporary. Nicky has worked with many prominent names in dance including Eleanor D’Antuono, Margo Sappington, Lili Griffiths-Jenkins, Leath Nunn, Thom Clower, and Yael Levitin Saban. From 2014-2016, they attended Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet and Kaatsbaan International Dance Center’s summer programs. In 2019, they attended Ballet Hispanico’s summer program where they worked closely with Michelle Manzanales, Mario Alberto Zambrano, and Bennyroyce Royon. They also participated in three Youth America Grand Prix competitions where they placed as finalist for ensemble twice. Nicky graduated from Smith College in 2022 with a Bachelor's Degree in Dance and Linguistics, and they hope to continue being involved in the dance world for many more years.

Julia is originally from Westwood, New Jersey but currently resides in New York City. Fun fact, she actually grew up at the same dance studio as Miss Emma & Miss Rachel! Julia is a professional dancer who's credits include MTV (Todrick Hall and Montana Tucker), HBO ("Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin), and TLC ("Long Island Medium) working on several movies, shows, and music videos! She loves teaching and training in all styles of dance but her favorites are theater, jazz, tap and hip hop. Her goal as a dance teacher is to help dancers of all ages explore their passion for dance and find their voice. She strives to create safe and fun spaces for growth for her students in the hopes they feel both challenged and supported in the studio. She looks forward to connecting with her students in and out of the studio.

Andrei is a dancer/choreographer born and raised in New Jersey. He was introduced to Breaking and freestyling as a child and carried those skills into the choreography world in 2012. Andrei has been a part of multiple competitive, award-winning teams such as The Wannabes and Project D where he performed in various prestigious competitions in New Jersey, Boston, Houston, California, and more! He's also had the pleasure of working with esteemed choreographers and artist like Katrina Endozo and Jermaine Elliot. Andrei is currently a company member of IMGE dance, a genre-blurring American dance company rooted in global storytelling under the direction of Ishita Mili. Andrei has had the pleasure of performing with IMGE at various venues and events such as New Victory Theatre and The Tank in New York. Most recently, Andrei performed at the NYC premiere of recently released film, Monkey Man and the halftime show at RedBull Arena for GothamFC.

Robert first began his dance journey as a spectator, watching various dancers and choreographers on America's Best Dance Crew and YouTube. After taking his first dance class in 2014, he dove into training. Robert has since had the privilege of leading PUSO Modern, a competitive, collegiate dance team based in Stony Brook University, as director from 2017-2019. Shortly after graduating from his alma mater, Robert joined Project D, an award-winning dance company that has performed at many competitions across the country, where he currently serves as a company dancer and creative team choreographer. Having also grown up with a strong connection to his Korean heritage, Robert naturally became a big fan of K-Pop. He has combined his passion for both dance and K-Pop by performing at events/concerts such as KCON NY, hosted by CJ ENM, and KBS Immortal Songs at Prudential Center. Robert looks forward to sharing what he's learned over the years with any and all dancers willing to try the fun and exciting KPOP class!

RDA is excited to have Chloe join as an instructor in training. She's trained for twelve years in styles such as contemporary, hip hop, ballet, jazz, and acro. Of those 12 years, she's spent 7 years dancing competitively at various competitions in the tri-state area. Currently, she is on a competition team at Northern Valley Dance Academy where she has trained under our very own Miss. Rachel Bernstein amongst other various teachers. With experience as a teacher’s assistant and substitute teacher at her current studio, she she is excited to take on the role of being a teacher at RDA where she can share her knowledge and passion for dance with her students.

As a former dance mom herself, Miss Betty is excited to join the RDA team to meet and provide support to our growing RDA family of dancers.