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==Career== |
==Career== |
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At age 17, she was cast as an ensemble member and an understudy of Ali in the Toronto production of ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'', despite having little vocal training.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chatelaine.com/living/budgeting/dancer-rachael-mclaren-on-overcoming-body-shape-and-skin-colour/|title=Dancer Rachael McLaren on overcoming body shape and skin colour|magazine=Chatelaine|last=Farquharson|first=Vanessa|date=March 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alvinailey.org/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater/rachael-mclaren|title=Rachael McLaren|website=Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater|date=15 March 2010|accessdate=July 13, 2020}}</ref> Two years later, in 2006, she joined Ailey II in New York City, and entered the main company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, in 2008.<ref |
At age 17, she was cast as an ensemble member and an understudy of Ali in the Toronto production of ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'', despite having little vocal training.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chatelaine.com/living/budgeting/dancer-rachael-mclaren-on-overcoming-body-shape-and-skin-colour/|title=Dancer Rachael McLaren on overcoming body shape and skin colour|magazine=Chatelaine|last=Farquharson|first=Vanessa|date=March 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alvinailey.org/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater/rachael-mclaren|title=Rachael McLaren|website=Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater|date=15 March 2010|accessdate=July 13, 2020}}</ref> Two years later, in 2006, she joined Ailey II in New York City, and entered the main company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dancespirit.com/letter-teenage-self-rachael-mclaren-2326485851.html|title=Letter to My Teenage Self: Rachael McLaren|magazine=Dance Spirit|date=December 1, 2014}}</ref> She dances both contemporary ballet and modern dance in the company.<ref name=globe/> In 2016, on the occasion of ''[[Chroma (ballet)|Chroma]]'''s 10th anniversary, she and four of her colleagues performed the piece with dancers from [[The Royal Ballet]] at the [[Royal Opera House]], London.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://dancetabs.com/2016/11/royal-ballet-wayne-mcgregor-bill-chroma-multiverse-carbon-life-london/|title=Royal Ballet – Wayne McGregor bill: Chroma, Multiverse, Carbon Life – London|work=DanceTabs|last= Parry|first=Jann|date=November 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/nov/11/wayne-mcgregor-mixed-bill-review-chroma-multiverse-carbon-life-roh|title=Wayne McGregor mixed bill review – dances at the end of the world|work=The Guardian|last=Mackrell|first=Judith|date=November 11, 2016}}</ref> |
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As of June 2019, she is no longer on the Ailey company's roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alvinailey.org/about/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater|title=About Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater|website=Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629090736/https://www.alvinailey.org/about/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater|archivedate=June 29, 2019}}</ref> |
As of June 2019, she is no longer on the Ailey company's roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alvinailey.org/about/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater|title=About Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater|website=Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629090736/https://www.alvinailey.org/about/alvin-ailey-american-dance-theater|archivedate=June 29, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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In November 2020, McLaren did an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She discussed returning to Winnipeg to marry her high-school sweetheart, with whom she had been in a long-distance relationship. As of November 2020, McLaren and her husband had one daughter and were expecting another child.<ref name=":0" /> As of December 2022, McLaren has two young daughters, and works as a Guest Choreographer with Shelley Shearer School of Dance in Winnipeg. McLaren also teaches dance, fitness, mindfulness meditation, and does acting and stunt performing in television and film productions.<ref name=":1" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 00:52, 12 December 2022
Rachael McLaren | |
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| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39) Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation | dancer |
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| Former groups | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater |
Rachael McLaren is a Canadian dancer who performed with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Early life
McLaren was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and was the youngest of four children. She started ballet at age five, at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School's recreational program, where she was one of the only black students, and was rejected by the professional program, as she was "not a fit".[1]
Career
At age 17, she was cast as an ensemble member and an understudy of Ali in the Toronto production of Mamma Mia!, despite having little vocal training.[2][3] Two years later, in 2006, she joined Ailey II in New York City, and entered the main company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, in 2008.[4] She dances both contemporary ballet and modern dance in the company.[1] In 2016, on the occasion of Chroma's 10th anniversary, she and four of her colleagues performed the piece with dancers from The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, London.[5][6]
As of June 2019, she is no longer on the Ailey company's roster.[7]
References
- ^ a b Schabas, Martha (March 3, 2016). "Canadian Rachael McLaren on dancing with New York's Alvin Ailey company". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Farquharson, Vanessa (March 26, 2012). "Dancer Rachael McLaren on overcoming body shape and skin colour". Chatelaine.
- ^ "Rachael McLaren". Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. 15 March 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Letter to My Teenage Self: Rachael McLaren". Dance Spirit. December 1, 2014.
- ^ Parry, Jann (November 13, 2016). "Royal Ballet – Wayne McGregor bill: Chroma, Multiverse, Carbon Life – London". DanceTabs.
- ^ Mackrell, Judith (November 11, 2016). "Wayne McGregor mixed bill review – dances at the end of the world". The Guardian.
- ^ "About Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater". Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019.
