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Staff
Rachel
Park
Rachel graduated with
honors from the Dean
College Dance Program with an Associates of Arts Degree. While
at Dean she performed with the Dean Dance Company, the Dean
College/Franklin School of Performing Arts Showcase and the
Music Theater Ensemble. She has taken numerous master classes
including ones with Denise Jefferson of the Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater, Tina Gerstler and
Gregory Hines. Rachel regularly
attends teacher's workshops though Dance Teacher's Club of
Boston and Dance Olympus and completed a Teacher's
Curriculum course with Rose Marie Boyden. Rachel has studied
dance since the age of three throughout Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts at such schools as the Donna Miceli Dance Center
in Tewksbury MA and the Hanover School of Ballet in Hanover PA. She has been the owner and Artistic Director of
The Rachel Park Dance Center for fourteen years and formed the Middleborough Youth Ballet
six years ago.
*Deborah
Park
Debby is an honors graduate of
Bryant and Stratton College. She has been dancing at the Rachel
Park Dance Center since 1993 and during that time
trained as a teaching assistant in the Dance Center's Pre School
classes. She has also attended teacher workshops through
Dance Teachers Club of Boston. Debby has worked with young
children at the Jewish Family and Children's Service as well as many other
pre-school settings in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Debby
has raised three children and was a "dance mom" for many years.
In addition to teaching the Tuesday & Wednesday morning Pre-School classes, Debby is also
the Studio Manager.
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Michelle Davis
Michele Davis
is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a bachelor's degree in theater and dance. While attending the University of New Hampshire she performed with the UNH Dance Company and the Seacoast Ballet Company. She received
her earlier training with Marylou Cunningham, Director of the
Hanover School of Ballet, and went on to study with Jose Mateo's
Ballet Theater of Boston and School of Boston Ballet. Michele has attended summer programs at STEPS with David Howard and American Festival at Duke University. Michele has performed leading roles in Ballet Theater's Nutcracker as well as many of Jose Mateo's original works.
Michele is EEC certified and has worked with infants, toddlers and preschoolers at Children's World Training Center in Norwell and Pilgrim PreSchool in Duxbury. She has taught creative movement, ballet and tap at Dance Workshop of Hanover and is presently teaching ballet for ages seven - adult at Ballet Theater of Boston as well as at the Rachel Park Dance Center.
Kimmee Goble
Kimmee Goble is an honors graduate of
the Dean College School of Dance graduating with an
Associates of Arts Degree. While at Dean Kimmee was a
member of the Dean College Hip Hop Team and the Dean College
Dance Team. She auditioned for and performed in Dean’s
Cabaret shows for two years, also choreographing a modern
duet and a hip hop group piece for the shows. She performed
in a group ballet piece for Dean’s Founder’s Day. Kimmee has
taken master classes in tap with Jimmy Slyde and Dianne
Walker and in modern with Judy Clark.
Prior to
attending Dean, Kimmee danced at the Rachel Park Dance
Center from the age of five through her senior year of high
school studying ballet, modern, tap, jazz and hip hop. She
was an assistant hip hop instructor at the Dance Center
during her junior and senior years. As a member of the
Rachel Park Dance Center’s Hip Hop Team Kimmee competed at
Starquest and On Stage America earning high gold, platinum
and special awards at the regional level. Kimmee will be
teaching our Wednesday hip hop classes. She will also be
choreographing some of our Dance Company routines.
(Photo coming
soon)
 *Paula
Mackay
Paula Mackay danced for sixteen
years with Starline Dancers in Plainville, Massachusetts.
During that time she competed at Dance Olympus and
Terpsichore. She was first runner up at Miss North
Attleboro Centennial and was named most talented
non-finalist in Miss Greater Attleboro.
After Paula received
her Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education from
Community College of Rhode Island she owned and operated a
preschool for ten years. She has taught aerobics at
Community College of Rhode Island and Sophisticated Lady.
She taught swimming lessons to young children at Bourne
Scenic Park where she was Assistant Head Lifeguard.
Office Staff - 2008
Rachel Gunning (Mondays), Eleanor Hurley (Wednesdays & Thrusdays), Donna McLeod (Saturdays), Karen Michaelis (Tuesdays)
Teaching Assistants - 2008
Kristin Conway, Sarah McKenna, & Alexa Standish
Guest
Instructors
*Suzanne
Blom
Suzanne has
worked with the cast and crew of the Middleboro Youth Ballet's
Nutcracker since its first performance in 2000. She has
choreographed the Act I party scene and Act II's lively Russian
Dance. Suzanne is a
member of the Cranberry Players and the Middleborough Special
Events theatrical companies. Her choreography credits include
productions of “My Fair Lady,” “Brigadoon,” “42nd Street” and
“Fiddler on the Roof.” She has danced in the productions as
well as choreographing each one, and has worked behind the
scenes when needed. A dancer from childhood, Suzanne says much
of her inspiration comes from watching the multi-talented Carol
Burnett. Her love of musicals comes through in the small
details of the productions on which she works. She especially
enjoys teaching non-dancers and seeing them gain confidence on
stage as they become poised performers.
(Photo coming
soon)
Sue O'Neil
Sue O’Neil been
active in the local art scene for the past twenty-three years in
many directorial roles for The Cranberry Players, Middleborough
Special Events, Middleborough High School Speech and Theater and
Theater One Productions. She has designed sets and costumes for
these groups and the lighting for every Rachel Park Dance Center
recital and MYB Nutcracker.
Sue will be choreographing the party
scene for the Middleborough Youth Ballet's 2006 Nutcracker.
*Bahija
 Bahija (Dorothy Darling) has
studied belly dance at the Egyptian Academy of Oriental Dance,
Transformations Center of Healing, Art and Moving Meditation and
Boston University. she has been involved in this dance form for
many years and performs at schools, cultural events, Middle
Eastern clubs and celebrations for all occasions. She has taken
extensive workshops in Egyptian, as well as other Mid Eastern
styles using cane, sagat, sword and performing with a live
snake. Bahija is an active member of the North East Belly Dance
Association (NBDA) and specializes in the classic Egyptian style
"Raks Sharki." Bahija is a respected teacher and professional
performer. She produces and directs a seasonal event, "An
Arabian Nights Adventure," now in its second season in Onset,
Ma. Bahija also recently opened The Studio of the Dancing
Serpents in Rochester, MA.
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