Little, Rachel Speidel
2018–19 Season: Solo Dancer, Rusalka
(Sandusky, Michigan)
Rachel Speidel Little made her solo debut with the San Francisco Opera in 2015 as Polyxene in Les Troyens. She also has been featured as the Ballerina in Manon and as the Solo Dancer in Aida. Speidel Little has appeared with numerous dance companies including Oakland Ballet, Menlowe Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, Ballet de Teatres de la Generalitat Valenciana, and the Milwaukee Ballet. Additionally, she is a collaborator with the Milissa Payne Project and enjoys being a frequent guest artist with the San Francisco Symphony. She received her dance training from the Flint School of Performing Arts and the Joffrey Ballet School, with supplemental study at the Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet.