Clarice Rathers has enjoyed an extensive dance career including a 20 year career with Nevada Ballet Theatre beginning in 1983. She retired from the company as Principal Dancer in 2004 and worked in different levels in the Artistic Staff of Nevada Ballet Theatre. Clarice rehearsed and re-staged Balanchine ballets such as Concerto Barocco, Rubies, Who Cares? and Serenade, as well as full length classical ballets, Giselle, Romeo & Juliet and The Nutcracker.  Also in sharing her passion and love for dance she is teaching at the Academy of Nevada Ballet and working as Nevada Ballet Theatres Company teacher. As a teacher she aspires to inspire dancers.  

A graduate of North Carolina School of the Arts, Clarice joined Arizona Ballet Theatre and shortly thereafter was promoted to Soloist. She then was invited to perform with Ballet West under the Artistic Direction of Bruce Marks where she performed soloist roles in William Christensen’s The Nutcracker as well as Allegro Brilliante, Etudes, Napoli, Serenade, Symphony in C, Concerto Barocco, Carmina Burana, Billy the Kid and Giselle.

Clarice enjoyed a celebrated dance career, working under several famous choreographers and teachers including Sir Frederick Ashton, Val Caniparoli, Eugene Loring, Toni Launders and Anton Dolin, as well as Vassili Sulich, James Jeon, Louis Godfrey, and Denise Schultz.

Upon joining Nevada Ballet Theatre, Clarice danced numerous principal roles including Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Giselle, Anna Karenina, and Paquita as well as lead roles in Vassili Sulich’s contemporary ballets. Clarice was awarded the Nevada Governor’s Arts Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts.

In addition, Clarice was introduced to Pilates, training under Dolly Kelepecz. She then became a Certified Pilates Instructor and studio manager for D.K Body Balancing.