Elisa Clark

ELISA CLARK (she/her) is an award-winning artist, educator, and administrator who trained at the Maryland Youth Ballet prior to receiving a B.F.A. from The Juilliard School under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy, with guidance from Carolyn Adams. She was a founding member and company manager for Robert Battle’s Battleworks Dance Company and has served as Mr. Battle’s artistic assistant for over two decades.  She has been a featured company member with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Mark Morris Dance Group and Monica Bill Barnes & Co, a guest artist for Buglisi Dance Theater, and has performed with Nederlands Dans Theater and the Metropolitan Opera in works by Jiri Kylian and Crystal Pite respectively.  As an educator and mentor, she has been on faculty at the School at Jacob’s Pillow, Princeton University, University of the Arts, American Dance Festival, Move NYC, Steps on Broadway, Gibney and Marymount Manhattan College to name a few, and has taught company class for MMDG, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Ballet Hispanico, Gibney Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet.  She is currently on the ballet faculty at the Ailey School, the Paul Taylor School, and the Mark Morris Dance Center, and was appointed Rehearsal Director for MMDG in 2024.  Ms. Clark is a répétiteur for both Battle and Morris’ works, serves on the advisory panel for Ballet Championships of America, and is also a Princess Grace Award Winner and is a Certified Life Coach.  She is delighted to join VIEW Dance Challenge for the 2025-2026 season!