

Julie is from La Ciotat in France and trained at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Danse de Marseille and Central School of Ballet. Upon graduation, she joined the Academy of Northern Ballet’s Professional Graduate Programme where she also performed with the Company. She was then part of the corps de ballet in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, in Stockholm. She joined Northern Ballet in 2018.
Julie is sponsored by Siobhan Fojt
I was born in Marseille and grew up in La Ciotat, a city in the South of France.
When I was three I asked my mum to go to dance school but the teacher said I was too young, so I had to wait a year and started dancing at the age of four.
After studying for nine years at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Danse de Marseille, I moved to London to train at Central School of Ballet. Upon graduation, I joined the Academy of Northern Ballet’s Professional Graduate Programme.
I was previously part of the corps de ballet in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera in Stockholm and toured with Ballet Central.
Central School of Ballet – Versatility and Professionalism award in 2015
I have really enjoyed dancing in David Nixon’s Swan Lake, especially the Little Swans pas de quatre and would love to perform roles such as Tinkerbell (Peter Pan) or Young Cathy (Wuthering Heights).
Performing alongside amazing artists and in front over 300 000 people during our run of Phantom of the Opera in Stockholm and getting a contract with Northern Ballet.
Performing on stage is definitely what I like most about being a dancer. It has also given me the opportunity to travel and to discover many new places already.
I recently visited the Gustav Klimt immersive exhibition at the ‘Atelier des Lumières’ in Paris and thought that it was only missing some dancers in movement to be a complete artistic experience.
I would say that La tresse from Laetitia Colombani is a book that I have really enjoyed, as it is telling the story of three women with three different destinies but all three of them striving for a better life and freedom, with such strength and perseverance.
I usually have yoghurt with some granola, chocolate and berries but if I am craving something savoury, it would have to be sushi.
Spending time by the sea is the ideal way for me to unwind but after a long day at work nothing beats a good film or TV series in bed.
Teaching has always been something I was interested in from a young age, whether it be a dance teacher or a school teacher.
Photos by Brian Slater, and Emily Nuttall.