Originally from Syracuse, NY, Claire is a graduate of Miami City Ballet School’s Pre-Professional division. While a student, she performed alongside Miami City Ballet in George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and most memorably in Bourree Fantasque while on tour to Lincoln Center. After graduating from high school, Claire joined Charlotte Ballet II where she performed works by Peter Chu, Dwight Rhoden, and Javier de Frutos. Claire joined Alabama Ballet in 2018 and some of her favorite roles since joining have been Demi-Flower in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker and the Time Keepers pas de deux from Nadine Barton’s WATTS.