Clare is based in central Scotland and is a recent 2020 graduate of the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance, achieving an Upper Second BA (Hons) Contemporary Dance Performance. Clare also spent three years at West College Scotland studying, Ballet, Contemporary and Jazz.

As a Deaf Dancer Clare has overcame many stigmas and challenges within the dance world. She wants to share her experiences and become an advocate for dancers with disabilities. Clare aims to share and inspire others through movement and creativity. For Clare dance is where she feels most accepted and at home.

Discovering Release Base Technique was a turning point for Clare. After being inspired by other dancers movement in this style, it challenged Clare to explore further. The floor became her forte as she discovered how to get in and out of it through endless movements. Clare also enjoys characterisation and finds herself using her facial expressions to convey the story.

Clare and Lesley Disabled Dance Artists
BSL: Introduction: https://www.clareandlesley.com...

We are Clare Adam, a Deaf Dance Artist and Lesley Howard, an Autistic Dance Artist, who are both based in Scotland. We are 2020 graduates from the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance. We enjoy creating work that is immersive and interactive, aiming to teach life-skills through a multi-sensory and kinaesthetic approach. Our work has one aim, to simply make people smile by sharing our movement, passion and friendship.

We put accessibility at the forefront of our practice. Valuing the importance of disabled voices within Dance, we want to use our own experiences to help educate other Artist and inspire young disabled people, whilst speaking up and challenging ableist views. We are passionate about ensuring professional dance training can be a more inclusive space for disabled artist to be celebrated and how we can have these important conversations.