Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Clare Craze is a professional dancer, model and TV presenter. Known for her work on Dancing with the Stars & The Voice, Clare has extensive dancing experience and qualifications.
- She is also known for her marriage to Dancing with the Stars dancer Kevin Clifton, which ended in 2010.
- However since that split Clare has continued her dancing career with positions in several events & productions.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Clare was previously married to Kevin Clifton, another professional dancer.
- The couple were married in 2007 & separated in 2010. Their divorce was finalised in 2013.
- In a 2014 interview, Clare revealed she had no current romantic attachments and there have been no reports indicating this has changed since then.
Early Life and Education :
- Born in 1979 in England, Clare began dancing classes at the age of 2, at the Colne Bank School of Dance. She is trained in several dance styles including ballet, jazz, tap, modern, hip-hop and Salsa.
- Clare has a degree from Middlesex University – a Bachelors in Performing Arts with honors. She also has a degree from The University of South Florida in Ballet, Modern and Choreography. Both were achieved in 2001.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Clare had her first professional dance position as a backup dancer and choreographer assistant in 2007 with the production Burn the Floor.
- She has worked as a dancer in both of the Turkish versions of Dancing with the Stars and The Voice.
- Her other reality TV experience is as a presenter for the shows Alesha’s Street Dance Stars and Street Dance, Ballet Fusion.
- She also appeared in an episode of the show Chinese Girls in London.
- Besides these, Clare’s work as a dancer include performances for Disney, Cirque du Soleil and for the 2012-14 Heartbeat of Home (produced by the creators of Riversance) Dublin/World Tour.
- When working with Heartbeat of Home, Clare was primarily paired with male dancer Curtis Angus for the majority of her performances. They primarily performed Latin dances, but both are also skilled in Afro-Cuban styles. Indeed Curtis was mostly untrained in Latin dance at the time of his auditions.
- Other work Clare has done has occurred in commercials, both as an actress and dancer.
- She has also worked as a model for brands including Dolce and Gabbana, and WELLA.
- Clare has worked as a guest teacher at Colne Bank School of Dance.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Clare has minor social media following with 100 odd Twitter (now called X) followers and a, potentially abandoned, Facebook page.
- Her Twitter (now called X) account may also be abandoned with no posts since late 2017. Clare does link to a Flickr account containing images of her.
- Clare has a mezzo-soprano singing range & she can also speak French!