Claire received her BFA and MFA in dance from the University of Arizona and holds a Masters Degree from the Laban Centre in London. She has danced professionally with ODC/San Francisco and River North Dance Company in Chicago, and has been a guest teacher and choreographer for organizations such as the Limon Institute, the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Arizona Opera, UA Opera and UA Dance. She is the co-founding artistic director of Art.if.Act Dance Project, a Tucson based project dedicated to the live collaboration of dance, music, and film. In August 2010, she completed the Fletcher Pilates Comprehensive Program to become a Fletcher Pilates Qualified Teacher.