JULIA EISEN

From Chapel Hill, N.C.
With Nashville Ballet since 2010

Training and Education
The Ballet School of Chapel Hill, North Carolina School of the Arts, Richmond Ballet, Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance, National Choreographer's Initiative

Previously
NB2

BIO
Julia Eisen started her dance training at The Ballet School of Chapel Hill, N.C. where she studied ballet, modern, and jazz. She was also a member of the internationally recognized North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble. Her preparation to become a professional dancer led her to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C.

After graduating, Eisen joined Richmond Ballet as a trainee for two seasons. In 2010, Eisen moved to Nashville to become a member of Nashville Ballet’s official second company, NB2. She was promoted to an apprentice in 2012 and became company dancer in the spring of 2013. Eisen has also danced with Terpsicorps Theater of Dance in Asheville, North Carolina and National Choreographers Initiative in Irvine, California.

Some of Eisen's most memorable works performed at Nashville Ballet are Artistic Director Paul Vasterling's Carmina Burana, Jirí Kylián's Petite Mort and Sechs Tanze, Christopher Bruce's Moonshine and Sergeant Early's Dream, Christopher Wheeldon's Ghosts, George Balanchine's Western Symphony and Duo Concertant, Paul Taylor’s White Roses Duet, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s A Streetcar Named Desire. Eisen has also choreographed for Nashville Ballet's popular experimental series Emergence, School of Nashville Ballet's Professional Training Division, and members of NB2. 

When Eisen is not at Nashville Ballet, she teaches ballet, jazz, and tap to aspiring dancers and is studying psychology at Nashville State Community College. She also embraces her home in Nashville by frequenting the local live music scene, restaurants, and playing with her dog, Lil' Man.