Claire Crause

Claire Crause is a bicoastal artist originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Favorite performing credits include Jagged Little Pill original touring cast (dance captain, swing, assistant choreographer), Reefer Madness Los Angeles revival (featured dancer, dance captain, and assistant choreographer), Drag: The Musical original LA workshop (featured ensemble and associate choreographer) and Footloose at the Kennedy Center (ensemble). Claire has appeared in several music videos including the Jonas Brothers "Only Human" and Justin Anthony Long's "Gone Forgotten Year." She recently made her film debut in Once Upon a Christmas Wish as featured dancer and associate choreographer. Claire also worked alongside Maxx Reed as associate choreographer for "It's All Your Fault, Tyler Price!" which premiered at the Hudson Theater in Los Angeles.

Claire holds a BFA in Dance and a minor in Movement Science from the University of Michigan, where she performed works by Gallim Dance Company's Andrea Miller and Batsheva Dance Company's Bosmat Nossan, among others. Claire has performed original choreography at Symphony Space and the Mark Morris Dance Center in NYC, and at Hill Auditorium and Betty Pease Studio Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan. When she’s not performing, Claire is also a photographer and personal trainer.