"Every centimetre the classical ballerina."

The Australian

Rachel grew up in Canberra and studied ballet with Del Brady. She completed her dance training in Melbourne, attending the Victorian College of the Arts, the National Theatre Ballet School and the Australian Ballet School. Rachel spent two years as a First Soloist with The Royal Ballet in London and was promoted to Principal Artist with the Australian Ballet in 2004. Her reputation for fine technique and deeply felt narrative interpretation is illustrated by recent reviews: "Rachel Rawlins dancing of the Prelude and Pas de Deux was a joy to behold; she is, quite simply, the perfect sylph. The soft expansiveness of her port de bras and the lightness of her elevation embodied everything Sylph-like." Les Sylphides 2009. "Rachel Rawlins brought charming poise to the spinning pyrotechnics of La Flute." Suite en blanc 2009. "I particularly enjoyed the soft vulnerability of Rachel Rawlins’ Passion." Les Presages London 2008.

Repertoire highlights

• Odette in Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake 2009, 2008, 2005 and 2004
• Clara in Graeme Murphy’s Nutcracker, the Story of Clara 2009
• Manon in Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon 2008
• Sugar Plum Fairy in Peter Wright’s Nutcracker 2007
• Kitri in Nureyev’s Don Quixote 2007
• Raymonda Grey in Stephen Baynes’ Raymonda 2006
• Giselle in Gielgud’s Giselle 2008 and 2006
• Aurora in Stanton Welch’s The Sleeping Beauty 2007, 2005