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Dance Instructor
Julie Milack is a professional dancer, choreographer, dance educator, and fitness professional with extensive experience in performance, technique, conditioning, and movement education. Julie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and trained at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. She also received a full scholarship to the USDAN Center for the Creative and Performing Arts and completed an internship at Broadway Dance Center, where she trained with renowned educators including Kat Wildish, Luam, Leslie Feliciano, Frank Hatchett, Sheila Barker, and Slam. Her professional performance credits include dancing with ASEID Contemporary Dance Company, touring for ten years with freestyle recording artist Safire, and performing on The View with Nelly Furtado and Timbaland. Julie has also performed at prestigious venues including Radio City Music Hall, Pepsi Arena, and the Trump Taj Mahal. Her additional credits include the Hunter College Dance Company, SRU Dance Theatre, Dance Express, and the 2005 Citrus Bowl Halftime Show. As an educator and choreographer, Julie has worked with dancers of all ages in jazz, contemporary, hip-hop, lyrical, ballet/pointe, acro, technique, strength and conditioning, flexibility, and injury-prevention training. Her teaching style combines strong technical foundations, discipline, proper alignment, performance quality, and an understanding of how the body moves. In addition to her dance background, Julie has more than 18 years of experience as a Certified Personal Trainer and group fitness instructor. She is trained in barre, mobility, kettlebells, foam rolling, Animal Flow, strength and conditioning, and Pilates Reformer instruction. She currently holds Level 2 JETSET Pilates certification and also completed a 1,950-hour certificate program in Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Technology. Julie’s unique combination of professional dance experience, fitness education, and anatomical knowledge allows her to help dancers build strength, improve technique, move safely, and perform with greater confidence and control. |