Lauren Clarke is a versatile and passionate dance artist based in Southern California, holding a BFA in Dance Performance from the University of California, Irvine. Trained extensively in ballet, modern, jazz, and hip hop, Lauren brings both technical excellence and expressive depth to her work as a performer and educator.

Lauren’s performance credits include featured roles in UC Irvine’s Dance Visions concert series, where she danced in George Balanchine’s Serenade, Vitor Luiz’s Bitter Suite and Luna E’motions, and Molly Lynch’s Moonlight. She has also performed in original works by emerging choreographers at UC Irvine’s undergraduate and MFA concerts, including My Felicity and Fabric of Life by Ashley Cook.

Her early training began at the Academy of Ballet Arts, where she performed in full-length ballets such as The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Coppélia as well as original works choreographed by Dana Nelson and Jose Chavez. She competed in the Youth America Grand Prix from 2014–2019 as a soloist and in ensembles. She furthered her ballet training at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, performing as one of the three shades in La Bayadère.

As a dance educator, Lauren has taught ballet at the Academy of Ballet Arts and N10 Dance Studios. She is a certified Progressing Ballet Technique (level 1) instructor and integrates this training into her classes to support student strength and alignment. She uses her knowledge of human anatomy and kinesiology in her teaching approach. She is committed to nurturing young dancers in an inclusive, supportive, and technically rigorous environment.

Lauren is a two-time recipient of the William J. Gillespie Foundation Scholarship and continues to explore her artistry through both performance and teaching.