A former professional ballerina, Julie trained with Boston Ballet and Joffrey Ballet.

In 2010, she retired from her ballet career, and moved to NYC where she got a BBA in Entrepreneurship while operating the ballet school she founded at age 22. 

In 2014, she got her Pure Yoga RYT-200, ISSA Personal training, and 6 Equinox Barre Certifications, all the while modeling for the renown agency Wilhelmina .

One of Equinox’s most sought-after Instructors, Julie would give over 30 group classes to over 750 clients a week in both NYC and The Hamptons. 

In 2018, she suffered a serious back injury, and was told this was the end of her career. With discipline, she recovered and made it her mission to share her knowledge of alignment and proper form, to help her clients have a safe and sustainable practice.

In 2020, she founded The Studio, the first American-style boutique fitness studio right in the center of Paris, and launched her On Demand platform, The Studio +

She has taught over 8000 classes worldwide and her classes have been featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Conde Nast Traveler, and more.

Julie has clients in over 65 countries in the world, including the International Top Model Karlie Kloss. She is proud to be regularly invited on motivational and entrepreneurial podcasts, in which she shares her inspiring story.

Julie is one of Guerlain’s Wellness Experts, and the author of La vie en Mouvement (Eyrolles)

She is one of a few fitness instructors worldwide who have created their own methods, including Brooklyn Barre®, Brooklyn Flow®, and Ballerina Body® Training