Julia Feldman [Davis, CA] was born in Davis, California, and received her training under Pamela Hayes. She began her professional career as a dancer with the Sacramento Ballet in 2011, and is a current Company Artist. During her time with the Sacramento Ballet, she has danced principal and featured roles in works choreographed by George Balanchine, Val Caniparoli, Ma Cong, Ron Cunningham, Jodie Gates, Adam Hougland, Gabrielle Lamb, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Penny Saunders, Amy Seiwert, and Septime Webre, among others. Julia developed a passion for choreography through the Sacramento Ballet's choreography showcase, Beer and Ballet, and has created a new work for the program annually since 2012. In 2015, Julia co-founded Capital Dance Project (CDP), a collective of professional dancers based in Sacramento for which she has created six premieres to date. Julia was one of the selected dancers for the National Choreographers Initiative in 2015-17. In 2019, she was invited back to NCI as one of four selected choreographers. This is her fifth year with NCI.