Clara Monk studied on the Artistic Director's Scholarship at Berkeley Ballet Theater under Sally Streets before dancing with the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre and OBT II. She then danced at Columbia University and Barnard College, where through Columbia Ballet Collaborative and Columbia Repertory Ballet she performed works by George Balanchine, August Bournonville, Claudia Schreier, Durante Verzola, Amy Hall Garner, Mari Meade, Marika Brussel, and others. While a Columbia student, Clara was the Artistic Director of Columbia University Ballet Ensemble and later the Founding Director of Columbia Repertory Ballet.
Clara is currently a freelance dancer in NYC dancing with Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre directed by Billy Blanken. Since 2020, Clara has collaborated with Claudia Schreier at Columbia University, Dance Theater of Harlem, and University of North Carolina School of the Arts as repetiteur and rehearsal director.
Clara completed her degree in Economics and Education Studies at Columbia University in 2020 and is a recent graduate of the FAO Schwarz Fellowship in Social Impact. She is currently an MPA candidate at Baruch College and works for Vail Dance Festival and as National Community Engagement Manager at Reading Partners.