Claire Spainhour

Claire Spainhour received her early ballet training at schools across the U.S., including Ballet Austin and Ballet Memphis, and later studied extensively at Ellison Ballet in New York under Edward Ellison and Erin Forrest. She has earned recognition at Youth America Grand Prix, including performing in the 2015 Gala at Lincoln Center, and received the Grand Prix Award at Oleg Vinogradov’s 2018 Gala.

Claire began her professional career with Colorado Ballet’s Second Company, performing in works such as Serenade, Firebird, and Swan Lake.

She joined Ballet West as a Trainee in 2017 and was promoted to Ballet West II in 2019. During this time, she danced in Giselle, La Ventana, La Konservatoriet, and Balanchine’s Jewels, as well as leading roles in Snow White and The Glass Slipper for Ballet West’s Family Series.

In 2021, Claire was promoted to the main company. She has performed a wide range of classical and contemporary works, with notable roles including Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Russian Demi in Balanchine’s Serenade, Robbins’ Glass Pieces, Nicolo Fonte’s Carmina Burana and Rite of Spring, Juliano Nunes’ Orange, Forsythe’s Blake Works, Jewels Pas de Trois from The Sleeping Beauty, Autumn Fairy in Ashton’s Cinderella, Kylián's Symphony of Psalms, The Nurse in Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde, and the Snow Queen in William Christensen’s The Nutcracker.

Follow Claire on Instagram @wilsonhour.

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