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Julia Foster

Bio

Julia began dancing at the young age of four at Dance Time Studios Inc in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She studied ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary, gymnastics and pointe for 14 years there and under instructors from Point Park University. She competed with the studios childrens company in several large scale competitions including NYCDA, I Love Dance, Rainbow and more. She began as an assistant teacher at the age of 15 and was teaching on her own at 18.

Julia moved to Chicago in 1999 where she majored in Dance Education from Columbia College Chicago. There she continued her studies in all styles and forms of dance.  In 2001, Julia became the Head Dance Coach for the Jones College Prep Dance Team, taking the team to the State Finals year after year for ten years. During this time, she also began teaching childrens classes in tap, jazz and ballet for FFC Gym in the South Loop.

In 2005, Julia formed her own Hip Hop Dance company, GraffitiDancers. The company peformed all over the city of Chicago and the Midwest and was the first Hip Hop Company in Chicago to host its own large scale production in 2006.  Over the course of the next seven years, Julia was priviledged enough to choreograph alongside other dancers for DJ Flipside two years in a row for the B96 Bash, she choreographed for MMA Champion Jason Miller for his arena fight in Chicago, she was the choreographer for a Coyote Ugly Themed bar in Highland, Indiana and was then brought on to help critique for several other high school dance teams as she was juding for Illinois Dance Team Association.  After selling her company in 2012, Julia began coaching dance at Saint Ignatius College Prep and teaching Hip Hop and Tumbling at Daystar School. She has taught at Tumbling. Acro, and dance at several studios including Steps Dance Center, Intrigue Dance Studio, Movement & Sound and currently at Center Stage Dance Studio.

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Welcome back, dancers! We are thrilled to begin t Welcome back, dancers!  We are thrilled to begin the 2020-21 season with you, back on the marley! 📸 @cherylmannphoto
Registration for fall classes will open this Satur Registration for fall classes will open this Saturday, August 1.  Class sizes will remain very limited through our fall session, with all of the current sanitary and social distancing protocol in place.  This faculty and class line up is our best yet... we can’t wait to see you on the marley!  #chicagodancers #chicagodance #balletdancer #dancersofinstagram. @henrywstegemann @__kendallscott
Classes start tomorrow at Extensions Dance Center! Classes start tomorrow at Extensions Dance Center!  Many of our classes are waitlisted due to low capacity, but we still have space in some too.  Join us for 4 weeks of socially distanced, in studio, good vibes only, super groovy...dancing.  We will see you on the marley!!! #chicagodancers #chicagodance #summerdance #onthemarley
Come take class with us on Zoom and support our fa Come take class with us on Zoom and support our faculty!  This 2 week donation based class series will directly support our faculty and help them during trying financial times.... $10 suggested donation/class, and ALL are welcome.  Share with friends and family who dance far and wide!  Hugs to all, and we can’t wait to get back in the studio in July! 🙏🏻🙏🏻. DM for links if you want to join us.  See you next week in class!!!!
#chicagodance #chicagodancers #youngdancers #youngdancerstalent #dancelifestyle #dancelove
The first ever ENGAGE WORKSHOP SERIES with Lizzie The first ever ENGAGE WORKSHOP SERIES with Lizzie MacKenzie, Jackie Nowicki & Hanna Brictson will be held at Extensions Dance Center beginning July 6th!! 🌟🌟Registration link for all Junior & Pre-Professional ENGAGE workshop series opens tomorrow morning at 10am... Pre-Professional sessions are 9AM-2PM & 10AM-3PM, Junior sessions are 3PM-7PM & 3:30PM-7:30PM. 
Registration opens 10AM tomorrow: Link in bio 🔼
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Workshops are limited to 9 dancers each... don’t miss it!  Register at 10:00 AM on Friday June 12th!! All workshops will be held at Extensions Dance Center 3933 N. Elston Avenue in Chicago.  Series begins Monday July 6. ⭐️⭐️All CDC guidelines for social distancing and sanitary measures will be followed.  We take the health and safety of our dancers and their families very seriously.

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There is nothing we love more than when our young There is nothing we love more than when our young artists put their creativity and unique perspective out there for the world to see.  Because she was “bored” at home in her house, longtime Extensionite @nicole_noe05 put this little vid together and we can’t stop watching it!!!! You’ve got some skills, girlfriend!!! 💜💜.
The cats out of the bag! @gabrielrochaj has comm The cats out of the bag!  @gabrielrochaj  has committed to the University of Arizona BFA program with a substantial merit scholarship and an academic scholarship to boot.  We are beyond thrilled for him, as we know he will grow immensely and be loved and appreciated in this top top notch, and very selective dance program.  We are incredibly proud of you, Gabe!! @uarizonaarts @uarizona
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