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Berkshire Pure Movement
Berkshire Pure Movement was created by Rachael Plaine as a way to integrate her passion for dance, movement, and yoga through teaching yoga and Zumba classes throughout the Berkshires and offering event dancers and choreography for private parties, corporate events and fundraisers.
Rachael is currently teaching weekly classes at The Yoga Depot and Terpsichore Dance Center, as well as various corporate locations. Her schedule can be found under the Yoga and Zumba pages and information about the Berkshire Pure Movement Dancers and upcoming dance events can be found under the Event Dancers Page.
Rachael Plaine
rmplaine@hotmail.com
413.822.2034
Rachael's Bio
Rachael grew up in the Berkshires dancing and performing locally with Cantarella School of Dance and Terpsichore Dance Center in Pittsfield, MA. She went on to study dance at summer programs at Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, MA, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, MA, and the University of Colorado at Boulder, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Dance from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst.
At UMass, Rachael was a member of the Theatre Guild, vice president of the Ballroom Dance Club and competed at collegiate ballroom dance competitions around New England with the UMass Ballroom Dance Team. Rachael went on to teach dance at the Summit School of Dance in Frisco, CO, and perform with the San Diego Gulls Girls Dance Team, and Positive Energy Dance Company, a Salsa / Argentine Tango performance team in San Diego, CA.
Since returning to the Berkshires, Rachael has continued to be actively involved in theatre and dance, performing locally with the Town Players of Pittsfield, Berkshire Bateria, Aglet Theatre Company, and choreographing for Berkshire Theatre Festival.
In addition to being passionate about dance and movement Rachael is also a full-time Realtor with her family owned business United Country - Property Events, advisory member for the Realtors Young Professional Network, alumni of the Berkshire Leadership Program and board member for the USA Dance Berkshire County Chapter. She is a certified Zumba Instructor and a 200-hour certified yoga teacher through Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, MA
