Founder/Artisitic Director Luv2Groove, Julia is recognized for her versatility as a dancer, distinct flavor and high energy as a performer and teacher. Julia has been able to blend her passion for dance and education to develop and design programs for Luv2Groove. With over 25 years of dance training, Julia holds a Master’s in Education in Teaching, Learning and Evaluation, a Bachelor in Education and a Bachelor in Dance and Kinesiology. Julia is a certified Om4Youth yoga instructor that caters to at-risk, marginalized and street-involved youth. Recently, she became a GROOVE Method™ facilitator and a GROOVE Method Kids™ certified instructor that provides participants with a great aerobic and cardio workout that fuses dance and fitness.She has trained and studied in Ottawa, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Vienna, Sweden and the United States with dance professionals Storm, Crazy Legs, Mr.Wiggles, Sugar Pop, Poppin' Pete, Booglaoo Sam, Marjory Smarth, Johannes Randolf, Jose Navas, Sylvie Desrosiers, Victor Quijada, Rennie Harris, Stephen Leafloor, Anne Plamondon, Marc Boivin, Erin Flynn, Andrew de Lothbiniere Harwood, Chris Aiken, Bruno Caverna, David Hernandez, David Zambrano, and Rasmus Olme.Throughout her professional dance career, Julia has worked with companies Rubberbandancegroup, Solid State Breakdance, Bboyizm and Propeller Dance (an integrated dance company working with people with and without disabilities). Since 2007, Julia has facilitated over 27 projects across Canada’s Arctic with Blueprintforlife, a company that does social work through hip hop culture with First Nations and Inuit youth. Alongside her extensive teaching career, Julia continues to choreograph for local events’ including the TVO kids show- Prime Radicals.Julia loves sharing her passion for dance, by inspiring students to challenge their minds and bodies by helping them find their inner groove one-dance step at a time.