JULIA JESTER
Choreographer, Social Media + Website
Julia Jester trained and competed at The Susan Ina Dance Studio for more than a decade, where she assisted teaching and began choreographing competition routines in high school. Julia also choreographed musical productions "The King and I," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," & "The Sound of Music" for the Seton Keough High School theatre department.
Julia won the 2013 regional Young Choreographer of the Year award at American Dance Awards, as well as choreography awards at Starpower 2020, Groove 2021, and Nexstar 2023 + 2024. She is an alumna of Georgetown University, where she danced and choreographed for its premier hip hop team, Groove Theory. Her PDC pieces have earned Top 3 placements in the solo, duo, and group divisions at both the regional and national level.
In addition to choreographing for PDC, she also manages its website + social media presence and acquires talent for master classes. Julia is a traveling journalist and is honored to choreograph with her sister for the incredible dancers at PDC, helping them grow into beautiful artists.