Rachael Klopfenstein

As the oldest daughter of Brent and Judy Klopfenstein, Rachael trained here at the Dallas Ballet Center, where she was also a member of City Dance Theater (now Dallas Ballet Company). Rachael spent her summers at the School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theater, and Ballet Austin, where she danced as a trainee for two years and was on faculty with Ballet Austin Academy teaching in the youth and children's divisions for 4 years.

Rachael holds a BA from the University of Texas at Austin and holds a masters in fashion merchandising from Polimoda Institute of Fashion Design and Marketing in Florence, Italy. She teaches all age groups at the Dallas Ballet Center and helps rehearse the Dallas Ballet Company in productions of the Nutcracker and other repertoire.