09/10/2026
Meet The Teacher: Ms. Rachel 💚
We are thrilled to welcome Rachel Roberts to our teacher team and Arbor Dance Studio family for our second year! She has so much to offer and we are honored to have her with us!
Read some fabulous facts about Ms. Rachel below 🌱
Rachel Roberts is a dance instructor, national award winning choreographer and dance adjudicator of over 20 years. Originally from Las Vegas, Nevada and now residing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she has been involved with all aspects of the performing arts since the age of three. She has studied all forms of dance, musical theatre, acting and voice and has trained under Tara Foy, Ralph Perkins, Henry LeTang, Ernesta Corvino, Inez Mourning, Kathy Humphries, Heidi Hopper, Jo Rowan, Jason Young, Judy Ann Bassing, Louis Garcia and the late Francis Ruivivar and Doug Caldwell, to name a few.
Graduating with honors from the prestigious Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, Rachel has toured Nevada, California and China with Dream Tour USA and performed in many regional dance concerts and musicals. Rachel attended Oklahoma City University where she was a member of the American Spirit Dance Company and the OCU Liturgical Dance Troupe. In 2002, she received a Bachelor of Science in Entertainment Business and was named outstanding graduating senior. Some of her favorite regional credits include Kristine in “A Chorus Line”, Mitzi in “Crazy for You”, and Odette/ Odile in “Swan Lake”. TV credits include “The Lowdown” on FX/ Hulu, featured dancer in Osage Casino and choreographer for Miss Jackson’s Department Store. She has choreographed many title winning solos for contestants in the Miss America Organization, served as a video demonstrator for the Ballet and Jazz sections of Dance Studio Syllabus and is a professional adjudicator for the Oklahoma Discovery Awards (a regional qualifier for the National Jimmy Awards in NYC).
Currently, Rachel focuses on private dance instruction and choreography in the Tulsa area, judging regional and national dance competitions and teaching master classes across the Midwest. She is also on the roster for Impact Dance Adjudicators as well as a guest on the IDA's podcast, "Making An Impact", is a member of the National Dance Education Organization and has trained with "More Than Just Great Dancing" teacher training. Sharing her love of the arts and encouraging the next generation of dancers is one of her passions and she is honored to be a small part of their journey.
