RAYCHEL TAPSELL

Raychel is a passionate dancer, predominantly trained in Hip Hop and Street Dance. For the past decade, she has been shaping herself into an outgoing and hard-working dancer in the professional dance scene in New Zealand. After joining Identity Dance Company, (directed by Joshua Cesan) she competed with crews IDCO, Masque, and YUNG ID, receiving a Bronze medal at the World Hip Hop Championships in 2018. Raychel has trained with the NZX NEXT adult training programme for two years and has competed and performed with NZXX overseas with choreographer Todd Williamson.

Raychel was a dancer in five episodes the television series ‘The Exceptional Squad’ and a recently released music video called ‘Down on Your Luck’ by SACHI. She is a dedicated dancer with a passion for teaching and continues to share her knowledge and creativity with others. She is now a second-year student studying her Bachelor of Dance Studies Degree at the University of Auckland.