Elisa Clark

ELISA CLARK (she/her) is an award-winning artist, educator, leader, and administrator who trained at the Maryland Youth Ballet prior to receiving a BFA from The Juilliard School. She was a founding member and company manager for Robert Battle’s Battleworks Dance Company and 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, 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 held faculty positions at the School at Jacob’s Pillow, Princeton University, American Dance Festival, MOVE NYC and Steps on Broadway, to name a few, and is currently on the ballet faculty at the Ailey School, Paul Taylor, and the Mark Morris Dance Center. Ms. Clark has been the Rehearsal Director for Mark Morris Dance Group, and is also the creative assistant to Robert Battle. In addition to serving on the advisory panels for Ballet Championships of America and Maryland Youth Ballet, she and is also a Princess Grace Award Winner and a Certified Life Coach. Ms. Clark is delighted to return to VIEW Dance Challenge for the 2026-2027 season!