Rachel McMullin first started dancing as a part of Musical Theater performance. Upon receiving her degree in Theatre from NYU, she continued down another performing arts path by taking up partner dancing. After sampling Salsa and Argentine Tango, she decided to hone her Swing talents by studying Lindy Hop & Aerials under 8 time Lindy Hop world champion Yuval Hod at his NYC studio, Hop Swing and a Jump.

In addition to teaching at You Should Be Dancing…! Rachel has taught at many venues around town including Swing 46, Swing Remix at the JCC, and Midsummer Night’s Swing at Lincoln Center. Rachel won 1st place in the 2011 Edison Ballroom Fast Lindy competition. She was cast as a swing dancer in the 2013 Shakespeare in the Park production of The Comedy of Errors and can be seen performing as a member of the Rhythm Stompers swing dance team.