Julie is the Founder and Creative Director of the Red Door Studio. Since she was a child, Julie has been enjoying dancing and moving along to rhythmical beats and playful tunes. Growing up she tried out a variety of dance styles and when, as an adult, she came across Creative Dance, Julie fell in love with this form of artistic dance expression. 

Julie says: “I find Creative Dance fun, playful, nourishing and enriching! It extends my movement range and widens my scope for imagination and artistic expression. It is also such a wonderful way to connect and communicate with other participants in this non-verbal language of movement.” 

Julie has taught Creative Dance and Yoga to adults and children of various ages, both in Norway and in Australia.

After completing her Diploma of Creative Dance and Yoga in 2013, Julie taught toddlers and 2-year-olds with parents at Lieto Creative Dance Studio. In 2015 she moved to Norway for three years where she loved teaching Creative Dance and Yoga to school-aged children. Returning from Norway Julie shared creative dance with mothers and babies. When the covid pandemic brought a lull to social interactions, Julie’s focus shifted to designing and building a home studio from where she could offer creative dance and yoga classes to the community. With building complete, Julie is now delighted to return to sharing creative dance experiences with adults, youth and children. 

Julie holds a Diploma of Creative Dance and Yoga from The Mangala Studio of Yoga and Creative Dance. She undertook her initial yoga teacher training in Norway, with 300-hours of fundamentals training from Oslo Yoga.

In addition, Julie has undertaken a 50-hour certification in Holistic Yoga and a 50-hour certification in Yoga for Children and Youth. She has attended numerous workshops with practitioners such as Peter Hokey, Anahata Giri, Donna Farhi, Lisa Petersen, Mia Hozona, and Kastub Desikachar, to name a few, and she continues to deepen her knowledge in yoga and movement.