
Rachelle Fawcett
Owner & Founder of Empire Cheer & Stunt
Rachelle began working at Riverside City College as the Cheer and Dance Director in 2007. She built the program from inception to now one of the premier Junior College Programs in the country. The team is often referred to as the “Big Screen Team” because they are highly sought after by television and movie producers. Their Hollywood recent credits include major motion pictures such as “The Way Back” and “Battle of the Sexes” and an upcoming Netflix original movie, “Moxie”.
The RCC Tigers finished the 2019 College STUNT season ranked 5th in the national polls. Although the 2020 season ended prematurely the Tigers were undefeated and were ranked #1 in the West Conference with a 6-0 record defeating major universities such as CBU, Cal Poly, ASU, UC Davis, Concordia Irvine and Vanguard University. The 2019 class produced 3 College All-American STUNT athletes.
Rachelle holds a degree from the University of Utah where she attended on a baton twirling scholarship. She is an accomplished athlete, performer choreographer, and coach. Her accomplishments span the areas of STUNT, Cheer, Dance, and Baton Twirling. Her talents have taken her all over the world performing and entertaining audiences in Japan, Peru, France, Italy, Belgium, Holland and much of the United States. During her performing years, Rachelle performed in numerous television commercials and the major motion picture “Hero”. She staffed and judged for several spirit organizations. She is AACCA safety certified, member of the College STUNT Coaches Association, and a certified USA Cheer coach. Currently, she has alumni athletes attending several universities around the country on STUNT athletic scholarships.