Julie Brant McBride (Dancer) graduated with Honors in 2005 from The University of Southern Mississippi with a BFA in Dance Performance & Choreography. Julie has studied with and performed the works of many talented dance artists including: Shapiro and Smith Dance, Doug Varone, Trebien Pollard, Mark Haim, Mathew Janczewski, and Cristal Brown of Urban Bush Women. Julie’s Twin Cities dance endeavors began in March 2007 when she joined ARENA Dances. In addition to ARENA, she has performed with The Minnesota Opera, taught throughout the Twin Cities at Young Dance, Great River School, and the Minnesota Shubert Center as well as serving as the Administrative Assistant for Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater and The Minnesota SAGE Awards for Dance. Julie is proud to be part of this dance community and would like to thank her husband and family for all of their love & support.