Born in Oxford, Ohio, Julia Gundzik began her dance training at Ballet Tech of Ohio and Ballet Center of Houston. She attended the Nutmeg Conservatory to begin her full-time dance training before joining the Washington Ballet’s Professional Training Program, where she performed Corps de Ballet roles in many company productions. Julia joined Cincinnati Ballet as a member of the Professional Training Division in 2019 and began teaching classes in the Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy in 2020. She was offered a contract with Cincinnati Ballet’s Second Company for the 2022-2023 Season and was recently promoted to New Dancer for the 2023-2024 Season.