ABOUT JULIE
Julie Joseph (JJ) has been dancing since she was about 3 years old. Hailing from Westchester, NY, she grew up attending Rose's School of Dance in Hawthorne. Now known as Inspire Dance Studio, she had the opportunity to train under Rose Cremonese Norton and Silvana Larkin for ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and jump rope tap. She also was able to train under Mack Norton in classical operatic singing. As an avid competition student, they traveled around New England and the tri-state area, learning from faculty at Access Broadway, Dance Educators of America, Hollywood Vibes, and more. Her tap and acting solos won her high awards in the teen divisions.
After high school, Julie decided to pursue a degree in psychology and Hispanic studies, following her interest in forensic psychology. During her time at Brandeis, she became heavily involved with the dance clubs on campus, as well as the theater department. Under Brandon Green, she became introduced to Suzuki, under Susan Dibble she was introduced to clowning and pedestrian based movement, and under Robert Walsh she was introduced to stage combat. She went on to receive a stage combat certification (basic pass) from the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD). During her time at Brandeis, she also participated in conducting research through the Knight Lab, a forensic psychopathology lab under the direction of Raymond Knight. She graduated Brandeis University '18 with a BA in psychology and Hispanic Studies.
After graduating, she went on to train in Boston, NYC and LA in various disciplines. Her training comes from incredible educators, including: Cat Cogliandro, Hayden J Frederick, Robert Taylor Jr., Neil Schwartz, Dre Torres, Bo Park, Keenan Cooks, Shea Sullivan, Adrienne Hawkins, Justin Boccitto, Jared Grimes, Derick K. Grant, and more. Previously, she has danced with Boston Community Dance Project (BCDP GLOBAL), a commercial contemporary fusion company under the direction of Sarah-Kay "SkooJ Core-O", DrumatiX, a drumming, body percussion, and tap dancing company under Noa Barankin, and N.E.A.T., a tap company under the direction of Mike Camire. She was also a member of LUME Collective, a LA based commercially minded collective under the co- direction of MaryAnn Chavez and Monika Felice Smith. Her performance credits include incredible spaces like the Jazz at Lincoln Center (NYC), Symphony Space NYC, and Carnival Choreographer's Ball, in both LA and NYC. She has also made it a priority to continue her education outside the dance, via professional development courses from Karida Griffith (History of Tap Dance), and Tia Rivera (Break Through Bootcamp).
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For the past few years, she has worked as a movement director for Model X: Inclusive Fashion, a New York Fashion Week show. She was able to debut her movement direction in Sayaka's music video, Bite My Tongue. Her production credits continue to grow, working in film and direction. She has had the honor of working with artists such as Iphis Well, Khai and the Mannequins, Bibz, Izye, and more, to film and direct various music videos and branding content for their music.
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You can now find JJ living bi-coastally between the east and west coast. She currently is still performing, in addition to teaching, choreographing, filming, and directing. She absolutely adores educating the next generation, especially in Tap, Rhythm Work and history, contemporary movement, Percussive Contemporary, and Dance on Camera.
