Clara Bond

Clara Bond is from Valley Center, CA. She started dancing at age six at Georgia’s School of Dance in Escondido, CA; she later moved to North County Academy of Dance (NCAD) in Bonsall, CA under the instruction of Pablo and Cassandra Infante. Her training focused on ballet, lyrical, contemporary, and jazz. At NCAD, she performed key roles in productions, including but not limited to “Clara” (2021) and “Dewdrop” (2023) in The Nutcracker, and “Pas de Trois” in Swan Lake (2024). She was involved in Valley Center High School’s choreography program, staging works for various performances. At age twelve, Clara became a Teacher’s Assistant at NCAD, and began her teaching career at seventeen. Clara currently teaches at DanceLova Dance Academy, and has taught as a substitute teacher at several dance studios across San Diego, Orange, and LA counties. She began performing professionally in 2026, including NCBT’s inaugural performance of The Secret of the Old Clock, as well as Gilgamesh: The Opera by the Assyrian Arts Institute. Clara currently attends UC Irvine, pursuing a dual BFA in Dance Performance and Dance Choreography. Clara plans to pursue a professional performing career, alongside continuing to teach and choreograph, and later will either open a dance studio or direct a public school dance program.