CONTEMPORARY BALLET | ARTIST FACULTY
Julia Erickson, a Seattle native, is a former Principal Dancer with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and is now a freelance teaching artist, dancer, and choreographer. She has danced with Barak Ballet in Los Angeles, served as Rehearsal Director and dancer for Chamber Dance Project in Washington, D.C. and has most recently danced as a guest artist with San Francisco-based Alonzo King LINES Ballet immediately preceding the pandemic. Since that time Julia has been back in Pittsburgh teaching as a faculty member with Point Park University and exploring new ways to create and share art.
Julia received her training on scholarship at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and San Francisco Ballet School. She started her career at Texas Ballet Theater prior to joining Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in 2001. Promoted to Principal Dancer in 2009, some of Julia’s roles have included Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Waltz Girl in Balanchine’s Serenade, and the lead in William Forsythe’s In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated.
Julia is the recipient of the 2014 BRAZZY Award for outstanding female dancer and is an entrepreneur and writer.
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