Julie studied at the Royal Ballet School, London, where intensive Pilates training was part of her everyday life. This enabled her to remain in a strong body throughout the physically challenging years ahead. Her professional dancing career spanned more than a decade. 

She danced with*The Royal Ballet School, London.* The Scottish Ballet * *Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Dusseldorf * Zurich Ballet Company, Zürich*Goteborg Operan, Göteborg.

In 1997, she met Brady Wedman, an early graduate of the Pilates Center in Colorado. She completed her comprehensive teacher’s certification with Brady in 2001 and Michael Miller in 2003.

She founded Jules Pure Pilates, Zurich, in 2005 and has run teacher training courses and a selection of Pilates workshops in Europe ever since.

In 2016, Julie became one of the first certified Scolio-Pilates instructors worldwide with Karena Thek. In 2020/21, studied the TGS (Thérapie de la Scoliose) with Christl Aubry-Bruckner PT in Paris and is currently studying Carolyne Anthony’s curriculum.

Julie is the first Master Scolio-Pilates instructor in Europe, a faculty member of the Scolio-Pilates team, and is educating others in Scolio-Pilates worldwide. Scoliosis maintenance and support have become her focus, with classical Pilates remaining at the heart of her approach. 

2020/21: TGS (Therapie Globale Scoliose) par Christl Aubrey-Bruckner PT- Paris 2022/23: Carolyne Anthony’s curriculum.