For over 30 years, Claire has been an international performer, choreographer, dance educator, and scholar.

She is the artistic director of Fidget Collective and has presented over 35 works locally and internationally. Claire lived in Belgium for a decade and worked with some of Europe’s most prestigious contemporary dance companies. In 2016 she achieved a Masters in Dance with first-class honours from the University of Auckland. She is currently researching the sustainability in dancing ecologies for her practice-led PhD study whilst teaching Somatic Movement Education in the tradition of Thomas Hanna.