Claire grew up dancing at Center Stage Dance and Theater School in NJ where she trained and competed in all styles of dance. In college, she was a member of the nationally ranked UMass Dance Team competing in Team Dance at NDA Nationals in Divisions 1 and 1A, while also pursuing a dual degree in Chemistry and Math. To further her education, she then attended graduate school at Northwestern University and received her Master's degree in Chemistry, but of course could not give up dancing. She joined the student run tap group, Tonik Tap, as the only graduate student member of the company. Tonik helped Claire rediscover her love for tap dance and gave her the opportunity to begin choreographing for their bi-annual shows. Now living in NYC, Claire works as a Product Insights Manager for Spotify, but is dancing in any free time she can find. This will be Claire's 10th season with DanceWorks New York City and 6th season choreographing!