Rae Studios is a woman owned, woman lead, women powered, and women EMPOWERING community. We celebrate all the women of Rae Studios every day. When one of us wins, we all win. Last month we celebrated #WomensHistoryMonth by creating this video dedication for the beautiful, bold, badass, ground breaking, trail blazing, table shaking Rae Studios instructors because we are the safe, welcoming, celebratory space and community because of each of them.
We are so inspired by and grateful for these women.
Instructors:
Nastya Allen
Gina Bahr
Anna Bolender
Jewel Bozant
Annalisa Brown
Lydia Chon
Lindsey Dantes
Dina Figueroa
KG Stillettos
Sheena Grams
Jeannie Halvorson,
Tiffany Ishihara
Aurelia Jordan
Katie Liggett
Kristie Lui
Effie Mantzouranis
Jenny McAteer
Taliah Mekki
Libby Miga
Brandi Minter
Lexi Nutkiewicz
Brenda Palaby
Brooke Partain
Chandni Patel
Julia Pereira
Iris Perkins
Serena Pickett
Jessica Rae
Shruthi Reddy
Stefanie Schlief
Jordan Singletary
Orlie Smith
Lara Sullivan
Tessa Trowbridge
Marconi Tsui
Jenya Ustinova
Taeylor White
Ashley Worley
Claire Yanta-O'Mahoney
Aiyisha Castillo
Samantha Caudle
Bex L
Aine McAteer
Keira Rowland
Natasha Timm
Hosts:
Tashi Cowen
Chloe Sorensen
Belle Peng
Lindsay St. Louis
Lourdes Ramos
Liezel Weibel
Thara Zulueta
Trisha Fuerte
Gretchen Walker
Rae Studios remains dedicated to uplifting and celebrating women all year round. There are so many women who have paved the way for us and inspire us to keep on going, as entrepreneurs, as dancers, as artists, as educators, as community leaders, and as agents of change. We are thankful for the women who have made history and are making history. Who did it on their own. Who are doing it on their own. Who remind us that even when we do, do it on our own…we’re never alone. We got each other. There is nothing more powerful than empowered women empowering women. We asked our instructors and staff who were women that inspire them and heard about all types of women: dancers, singers, school teachers, politicians, athletes, and more. This video is dedicated to them and the countless women continuing to inspire the world.
We encourage you to learn more about the stories of the incredible women in this video.
Featured (In order):
Oprah Winfrey - world renowned talk show host, entrepreneur, philanthropist
Beyoncé, record breaking history making singer with the most Grammy awards won by a singer
Selena - singer, “Queen of Tejano”
Missy Elliot - world renowned/award winning rapper
Lea Salonga - Broadway star, singer, voice actress
Lizzo - Grammy award winning singer
Princess Diana - Princess of Wales, philanthropist
Misty Copeland - first Black woman Principal Dancer in American Ballet Theatre
Katherine Dunham - dancer/choreographer, creator of Dunham technique
Dr. Lekelia Jenkins - established professor who uses dance science for social change
Sacheen Littlefeather - actress and activist of the Apache tribe who spoke at the Oscars in place of Marlon Brando accepting his award to address Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans in film.
Alana Nichols - Paralympic wheelchair basketball player
Michelle Kwan - award winning ice skater
Lady Gaga - Grammy, Emmy, Oscar winning singer & actress
Cindy Campbell - mother of hip hop
Rihanna - world renowned singer, songwriter, beauty & fashion mogul
Britney Spears - beloved popstar
Simone Biles - American olympic gymnast, most awarded American gymnast including over 30 Olympic and World Championship medals
Tina Turner - Queen of Rock n’Roll
Dolly Parton - beloved Country singer/songwriter
Serena Williams - world famous tennis player with 23 Grand Slam single titles, the most by any tennis player
US Women’s Soccer Team - most successful international women’s soccer team
Philippa Soo, Renee Elise Goldsberry, & Jasmine Cephas Jones - Hamilton’s Original Schuyler Sisters
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez - passionate history making politician, Representative for New York's 14th congressional district
Malala Yousafzai - Nobel Peace Prize Winner, activist
Maria Montessori - physician, educator
Frida Kahlo - world renowned Mexican painter
Josephine Baker - American entertainer, civil rights activist
Blair Imani - Historian/Educator/Influencer
Ali Wong - Comedian
Femme Fatale - Legendary dance trio
Laurieann Gibson - World Renowned Choreographer
Blackpink - International Kpop Sensation
Parris Goebel + women of Royal Family - World Renowned choreographer & dance crew
Zendaya - Youngest Emmy Award Winner
Angela Davis - Civil Rights Activist
Greta Thunberg - Young environmental activist
Rep. Ilhan Omar - history making politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district
Vice President Kamala Harris - first woman and first BIPOC vice president of the United States
Wilma Rudolph - American sprinter who became a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.
Laurie Hernandez - Olympic American artistic gymnast
Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Olympic medalist track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the heptathlon as well as long jump.
Chloe Kim - Olympic American snowboarder, youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal when she won gold in the women's snowboard halfpipe at 17 years old
Katherine Switzer - first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially registered competitor
Michelle Obama - former first lady of the United States
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in September 2020
Ruby Ibarra, Rocky Rivera, Klassy, Faith Santilla + pinays of the Bay Area, CA - Pinay rappers and activists
Karen Olivo - Broadway star
Laverne Cox - Actress, LGBTQIA+ activist
Megan Thee Stallion - Grammy Award winning rapper
Amanda Gorman - Poet who spoke at the 2021 Presidential inauguration
Senator Tammy Duckworth - politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States Senator from Illinois since 2017.
Deb Haaland - one of two first Native American congresswoman of the United States
Rosa Parks - American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
Dolores Huerta - American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, is a co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association
Viral Greeting Game Teacher (Name Unknown)
Naya Rivera - Actress, Singer
Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera - Mothers of the Stonewall Riots & LGBTQIA+ rights movement
We invite you to learn more and support organizations that are doing the hard & heart work dedicated to the ongoing fight for women’s rights.
https://thelovelandfoundation.org/ (mental health support for Black women and girls)
https://www.sheshouldrun.org/ (inspiring women to run for office)
https://beta.reproductiverights.org/ (center for reproductive rights)
https://timesupnow.org/ (fighting sexual harassment in the workforce)
http://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/ (help women and children refugees)
https://moms4housing.org/ (support unhoused mothers in the Bay Area)
https://girlswhocode.com/ (support girls in STEM)
https://radicalmonarchs.org/ (support young girls of color form sisterhood & radicalize their communities)
https://www.oasisforgirls.org/ (support the futures of girls from underserved communities)
https://transgenderlawcenter.org/black-trans-women-black-trans-femmes-leading-living-fiercely (help protect Black trans women and Black trans femmes)
For more information on our community efforts, or to share an organization of your own, please reach out to Community Liaison, Trisha Fuerte (trisha@raeagency.com)