Rachel Quiner was born and raised in Northern New Jersey and began her formal ballet training at the North Jersey School of Dance Arts. From 2015-2018, she danced the role of Clara for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. She is a ballet dancer in the movie The Greatest Showman starring Hugh Jackman. In 2017, she placed second in classical and contemporary at the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Semifinals in Philadelphia and was a scholarship recipient at the YAGP Finals. She joined American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in 2020. Highlights from her time there included performances in Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s Gala at the Joyce Theater, the International Rescue Committee Gala at Gotham Hall and ABT’s Fall Gala at Lincoln Center in 2023. She has guested as the Sugar Plum Fairy for Hunterdon Hills Ballet, Strictly Ballet, and Washington Rock Dance. She has also danced the role of Clara for New Jersey Ballet’s Nutcracker in 2023. Rachel joined American Repertory Ballet in January 2024. At ARB she has performed many roles including Florine, the White Cat, Holberg Suite, Anthony Tudor’s Little Improvisations, a Lassie & Sylph in the premiere of Ethan Stiefel’s Spirit of the Highlands, the Flames of Paris Pas De Deux, and a soloist variation in Paquita.