Interview: Broadway/TV Star Rachelle Rak

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In this episode I chat with my longtime (and awesomely talented) friend, Rachelle Rak, or as she’s known to countless friends and fans, “Sas.” A quick run-down of her lengthy resume includes her many Broadway Credits: Fosse, Catch Me If You Can, The Look of Love, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Thou Shalt Not, Oklahoma!, and CATS. Numerous TV appearances including Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition and Dance Moms on Lifetime TV, and you'll remember her from the Broadway documentary Every Little Step: The Making of A Chorus Line. There are two aspects to this chat: Two friends catching up on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected life, but also how the coronavirus crisis doesn't have to slow us down. There are two aspect to this chat: Two friends catching up on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected life, but also how the coronavirus crisis doesn't have to slow us down. In addition to starting her own dance conventions, Ignite Dance Live (www.ignitedancelive.com) which have now gone virtual, she’s also starring in a new fitness series for Broadway On Demand called “Sas and Shred” (www.get.broadwayaccess.com) that she conceived and filmed in lockdown. She’s started offering her own master classes (www.SasStorm.com) where studios around the country can book her one on one for their students. Oh, and she’s written a musical that she’s workshopped with 15 veteran female Broadway performers. Oh, and she’s going to college at almost 50. COVID is clearly not slowing Sas down. My favorite Sas-ism: "Stop worrying about how to do it better. DO it better." Follow Rachelle Rak on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/rachelle.rak