Claire Sarver

Claire Sarver grew up near Atlanta, Georgia and moved to Athens, Georgia in 2004 to complete her undergraduate degree in Secondary Mathematics Education from the University of Georgia. After graduating in 2008, she moved to Saint Simons Island, Georgia where she taught high school mathematics for two years. She relocated back to Athens, Georgia in 2010 with plans to pursue a Master's degree at the University of Georgia. In 2010, she looked in the mirror and was unhappy with the way she looked, which is when she became a fitness enthusiast. Claire completed various at-home fitness programs and joined a local gym. She began exercising at the gym 4-5 times per week and was finding herself more confident, happier, and less stressed. She was hooked! Once she relocated back to Athens, she started teaching high school mathematics at North Oconee High School and taught there for 5 years before going back to grad school. Claire completed her Master's degree at the University of Georgia in 2016, in Mathematics Education with an emphasis in Statistics. In 2015, she became a member at Above Barre, a local barre studio and fell in love with barre. She was a member for roughly two years before being approached by a friend and colleague to get certified and start teaching barre. In June 2017, she was certified in Classic Barre and has been teaching barre ever since! After completing her tenth year of teaching high school mathematics in 2018, she returned to graduate school full time to complete her PhD in Mathematics Education. In January 2018, Claire discovered her love for hot yoga and hopes to continue her practice. In July 2018, she completed the Primary Barre and Advanced Barre Certification courses by FiTOUR. In December 2019x Claire started teaching Barre Plus, a high intensity interval cardio focused barre class. This is her absolute favorite class to teach! She is so excited to continue leading group fitness classes and helping others achieve their health goals!