Charlotte native Clay Houston began competing in dance at the age of four. He trained at Charlotte Ballet Academy and was offered a trainee position in the Academy’s pre-professional division. Following high school, he moved to New York to study contemporary dance forms at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and was a member of GibneyPRO’s inaugural professional cohort. His additional training includes studies at The School at Jacob’s Pillow, The Juilliard School, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, LINES Ballet, and Houston Ballet.
Clay initially joined Charlotte Ballet II for the 2023/2024 season. Throughout his career, he has performed works by Aszure Barton, Rena Butler and Maleek Washington, Sonya Tayeh and Jenn Freeman, Alejandro Cerrudo, Laja Field, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, and George Balanchine. He is thrilled to join Charlotte Ballet I as an emerging artist.
