Claudie Perret – A Franco-American Chorus Girl
“It’s truly magical how Art binds people to places, to communities, and to each other.”
Claudie was born in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, in central France. When she was 5, her family moved to Guadeloupe where she learned to braid her hair and avoid sunburns. In 2010, her family relocated again, this time to Avalon Park close to Orlando, where she has been living ever since. Claudie has an older sister, a younger brother and is perfectly bilingual in French and English. Every summer, the family returns to France to visit friends and family.
Claudie discovered the art of Theatre in middle school where she starred as Rosie in her school’s production of Bye Bye Birdie. She loved music and performance and remained involved in chorus throughout high school. She was eventually selected for the Florida ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) choir and participated in a small acapella group with some of her best friends. Claudie has a beautiful voice and sang a touching rendition of both the French and American hymns at a public event in Orlando on Bastille Day 2021. You can listen to her here.
Claudie is from the 2020 Generation which finished high school, graduated and started college on-line. She loves film and video editing and hopes to work in advertising or marketing. For now, she is studying Media Production and Management at the University of Central Florida while working part-time as a Pharmacy Technician. She expects to graduate in 2023.
It’s taken 5,000 miles, 19 years, and lots of love for Claudie to get to where she is today. But she wouldn’t have it any other way.