Claire Porter – means to carry light
by Corinne Reilly-Ferretto
What brought you to CMDE?
“I studied at La Mont institute in Manhattan, and came to CMDE to see a performance with a friend at the studio in ‘1980-something’. I have been connected to CMDE one way or another since.”
When did you start dancing?
“As I was growing up, I danced ballet, tap, point work, and got accepted to a Starlit group in highschool where I sang and danced. Although I loved dance, I moved my focus elsewhere for a while. At 17, I declared my major, a subject that was easy for me, math in college, and played tennis and golf. At the time I considered myself very sporty. I graduated and became a computer programmer working for GE.”