Lacy Gill is a Michigan native who moved to Asheville in 2021. She began her performance training at the age of seven in musical theater. She quickly fell in love with dance and began training at the pre-professional level at the age of 13 with Hearts in Step Dance Academy. She trained in ballet, pointe, contemporary, modern, jazz, and hip-hop. She went on to get her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance at Wayne State University. At Wayne, she was able to study choreography, performance, pedagogy, Pilates, and African dance in addition to continuing her training in other dance styles. She was also a member of two student dance companies and performed in musical theater productions. After graduation, she moved to Asheville and has been dancing professionally with Asheville Ballet Company since the beginning of its 2022 season.

Claire started dancing at 2 years old. She continued to train in tap, jazz, and ballet at her local dance center before beginning to branch into Modern dance and more serious training at Point Park University. Claire went on to receive their bachelor of science in Entertainment and Arts Management with minors in dance, anthropology, and business administration from Drexel University.

At Drexel, Claire worked under several talented educators who helped deepen their eclectic studies of movement by training in techniques like Umfundalia, Gaga, Contact improvisation Modern dance techniques, Cuban Ballet, and Modern Hand Balancing. Claire strives to share the joy of movement with everyone and create a safe and accessible dance community wherever they go!