Representing Rutgers University
Julia Ramirez is a second year EdM candidate at Rutgers University. She is currently the company intern for David Dorfman Dance since 2020 on their administration team, rehearsal assistant, guest teacher, and production assistant as well as student teaching full time at Middlesex Vocational High School under the direction of Cleo Mack.
She graduated in the spring of 2022 with her BFA in Dance Performance and was recognized as the Margery J. Turner Choreography Award recipient. Completing her studies at Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, she was recognized as an Emerging Teen Choreographer in the United States at the 92Y Emerging Choreographers Festival in 2018. Her work was recently featured in the Artist Showcase performance at Koresh Dance in Philadelphia, Pa. In addition, her work has been featured at Moravian College, Rutgers University, Uptown Rising Performance Series, and Ten Tiny Dances.
In addition to collaborating with fellow interdisciplinary artists, she has performed on stage and in films for various artists in the NYC and NJ area. She has performed at venues such as Dixon Place, Ten Tiny Dances, Muhlenberg College, Point Park University, and Skirball Center.
She has had the privilege to work with Seán Curran, Jordan Lloyd, Ani Javian, 78 Moves, John Evans, and David Dorfman Dance.
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When creating, she playfully experiments with improvisation and often finds creations through visual complexity, structure, and text. As a storyteller through movement, she motivated to create innovative and inspiring work that can allow all audiences to walk out taking a new perspective or appreciation with them.
