Claire Westby’s Bio
Claire Westby is originally from Minnesota and now resides in Brooklyn. She holds a BFA in Dance from Tisch School of the Arts NYU and also studied at Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD). Westby is an adjunct faculty member at Tisch School of the Arts NYU and has also taught dance at Columbia College Chicago, Gibney Dance, Mark Morris Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, and Jacob's Pillow. She has been a part of Liz Gerring Dance Company for eight years and is a member of Third Rail’s production of Then She Fell. Westby has also performed in and helped create original roles in works by Gwen Welliver, Benjamin Kimitch, John Jasperse, Cherylyn Lavagnino, RoseAnne Spradlin and Helen Simoneau.