Claire Bataille was a leading dancer with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) from 1977-1992 and received the Ruth Page Award for Outstanding Dancer in 1992. She was a founding company member with HSDC and has worked as dancer, choreographer, ballet mistress and teacher. As a dancer with HSDC, she performed works created by Lou Conte, Twyla Tharp, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Daniel Ezralow, John McFall and Margo Sappington. She has served as assistant artistic director, ballet mistress and a resident choreographer.
Ms. Bataille toured internationally with HSDC and has performed and taught throughout the US, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Holland, Belgium, Poland, France and Germany.As a choreographer, she has created works for HSDC, Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle, Akasha Dance Company in Chicago, Dancers in Company in Iowa, Point Park Dance Ensemble in Pittsburgh and the Tennessee Childrens Dance Ensemble. In 1993 Claire conceived, choreographed and directed “Lifetimes” for the WTTW (Chicago’s Public Television) production of “Love in 4 Acts” featuring 4 Chicago choreographers. She has restaged Lou Conte’s works for many companies including HSDC, Dublin City Ballet, Spectrum Dance Theater, Point Park and Civic Ballet of Chicago.
Claire began teaching at the Lou Conte Dance Studio as a young dancer in 1975 and has been teaching dance in Chicago ever since. She has been on the faculty of The Chicago Academy for the Arts, Gus Giordano Dance Center, Columbia College, Melissa Thodos and Dancers, Cirqua/Rivera Dance Theatre and The Ruth Page Foundation. Currently she is on the faculty of the Lou Conte Dance Studio, River North Dance Chicago, HSDC and is a guest teacher for several Chicago companies. In 2003 Ms. Bataille earned her certification in the Pilates Method in New York with Romana’s Pilates. In Sept. 2005, she was appointed associate director of the Lou Conte Dance Studio at the Hubbard St. Dance Center. In Sept. 2008 she was promoted to director.
Claire is the proud mother of two sons, Isaac and Jack.
