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Julia Gleich
Ballet
Biography:
Julia K. Gleich has just returned from teaching
abroad where
she held posts at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of
Music and
Dance in London and at London Studio Centre where
she
was Head of Choreography. She is the Artistic
Director of
Gleich Dances and is the co-Founder of arts group
Norte
Maar. Gleich's published writing on a directed-
energy theory
of generating and analyzing movement, "Vector
Theory," is
at the heart of her teaching. Alongside
kinesiological
principles and mental imagery she creates a a
holistic
approach to the art form.
Julia was a 2014 recipient of the University of Utah Fine Arts Distinguished Alumni Award. She has been on faculties of dance at Broadway Dance Center, Manhattanville College, University of Utah, Molly College and Roehampton University. She has been invited by companies like Michael Clark and Tavaziva to give company class and has given master classes in the US, the UK and Japan. Her students have gone on to dance for Wayne McGregor, Michael Clark, Hofesh Schecter, Vienna Festival Ballet, Lion King, Thriller and more. Many have independent professional dance careers in Europe and the USA.
Since returning to NYC, Julia's full length ballet
Martha (The
Searchers) premiered at Mark Morris Dance Center.
The
ballet, exploring captivity narratives and iconic
women from
John Ford's Westerns, "was bracing, forcing you to
watch
with sharp eyes." -Leigh Witchel, dancelog.nyc Her
choreography has received critical notice in the New
York
Times, Village Voice, Brooklyn Rail, New Criterion,
DanceInforma, DanceviewTimes and Hyperallergic among
others.
Class Description:
If you've ever been curious to take a beginning ballet class in NYC, this is the one for you! I have taught athletes, swimmers and runners, actors and artists, and no one should ever be afraid to step into a ballet class. I am there to share my expertise, to guide you in the form of ballet, to also inspire and motivate you through the tool of ballet technique. I focus on building movement confidence, while increasing physical awareness/proprioception; developing your vocabulary while giving you access to my approaches to ballet in the 21st Century. Students in my classes should see themselves as people first, individuals who have goals and desires, power and nuance. The class will of course cover the basics of ballet and give you a work-out. Ballet is hard work but it is also joy.