Following completion of her studies with the Professional Division at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Claire danced professionally with the Alberta Ballet Company. She is a graduate of the Teacher Training Program at Canada’s National Ballet School and has taught extensively throughout Canada. Claire was on faculty in the Department of Dance at York University from 1990 to 2019, holding the role of Department Chair from 2010-14. Upon retiring from full-time teaching at York, she returned to freelance work.
Claire teaches contemporary ballet, dance education and is an instructor with Dancing with Parkinson’s Canada, offering movement classes for those living with Parkinson’s Disease. She is also a certified instructor of 3-D WorkoutTM, an integrated fitness program based on the work of Bartenieff and Laban, developed by Dr. Dianne Woodruff.
In addition to teaching, Claire is also an experienced rehearsal director.
