Julie Bougard

After studying classical dance in Brussels, Julie Bougard joined the Arts Educational Schools in London, where she trained in contemporary dance. She has performed in works by Joanne Leighton, Thierry Smits, Jan Lauwers, Alain Platel, Sasha Waltz, Bud Blumenthal, and Nadine Ganase. Alongside her personal artistic projects, she has been collaborating with Thomas Lebrun since 2005 and Ayelen Parolin since 2019.

Her teaching is inspired by concepts from Release Technique.

She explores the release of weight and its distribution across various points of support. Her classes emphasize breathwork, alignment, joint mobility, muscle relaxation, and the use of gravity and momentum to facilitate movement.