Julia Gundzik

JULIA GUNDZIK, originally from Oxford, OH, began her pre-professional training at the Washington School of Ballet and Cincinnati Ballet Academy. From 2021 to 2023, she danced with Cincinnati Ballet II, performing works including Minus 16 by Ohad Naharin, Written and Forgotten by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Confetti by Gerald Arpino, Alice in Wonderland by Septime Webre, Our Story by David Morse, and world premieres by Amy Seiwert and Jennifer Archibald. In 2023, she danced with Moving Arts, performing soloist roles in two world premieres, Intra by Christian Denice and Yin Yang by Gabriel Lorena. In 2023, Julia was promoted to New Dancer at Cincinnati Ballet, skipping a rank in the company. She danced soloist roles in David Morse’s world premiere More Room to Play and Don Quixote by Anna-Marie Holmes. Julia is also a passionate dance educator, teaching and choreographing at the Cincinnati Ballet Academy and Ballet Tech of Ohio. She took on the role of the Young Performer’s Rehearsal Director, running many of the children’s rehearsals for Cincinnati Ballet’s The Nutcracker. This is Julia’s first season with Smuin.