Raudkats was born in Külitse village, near Tartu as the oldest child of a railway official and a manager of the dairy at the Piiskopi manor.
On receiving her diploma as a German language teacher in 1903, she began teaching in Viipuri and later taught in Saint Petersburg.
Passing her examination, she was hired in 1906 as the French and German teacher in the Pärnu Progymnasium, where she also taught games and dances, arranging performances for the children.
In 1945, she began working at the Kuressaare Secondary School,[4] as a physical education instructor, and organized and instructed folk dance groups.
In 1947, Raudkats simultaneously began teaching physical education courses for the Kuressaare Industrial and Technical School.
[2] Though the "Tuljak" contained traditional elements, she inserted some variations of her own, and originated the "Viru polka" and "Hüppetants" dances.