Meet the Team

Louise Just

Principal

Head of Tap, Jazz & Musical Theatre

Louise discovered her passion for dance as a child right here at Julia’s Dance Studio, where Miss Nina and herself trained together and formed a lifelong friendship. After leaving the studio, Louise went on to train professionally in Musical Theatre at a prestigious performing arts college in London, where she also gained her teaching qualifications. Upon graduating, Louise successfully auditioned for Disneyland Paris and performed as a parade dancer. She then moved to Japan after being offered a lead role in a show premiering at Tokyo Disney Resort.
Following this, Louise embarked on a ten-year career at sea, performing on various cruise ships. During this time, she was fortunate to take part in two world cruises and visit over 145 countries. Louise initially worked as a dancer and singer/dancer before progressing to Dance Captain, Production Show Manager, and eventually Assistant Choreographer/Director. This role allowed her to train new cast members and oversee the staging and delivery of shows across an entire fleet of ships.

Louise is delighted to have fulfilled her dream of becoming the principal of Julia's Dance Studio, where she will keep Julia's legacy alive and hopes to inspire many generations to come.

Nina Rodgers

Head of Ballet

Exams Administrator

Nina started her dance training at the age of 3 years old here at Julia’s Dance Studio and has achieved vocational qualifications in ballet and modern theatre dance. Nina gained her teaching qualifications through the RAD and ISTD, she has over 20 years teaching experience and is a trained acrobatic arts teacher.

Victoria Jerram

Guest Teacher

Vicki started dancing at Julia's dance studio from the age of 5.

Vicki moved away at the age of 11 but carried on dancing and went onto gaining her RAD teaching qualification. Vicki has has several years of teaching experience before coming back to join Julia's Dance Studio.

Rachael Kemp

Guest Teacher

Rachael studied at Bush Davies Ballet school and then went on to train at Laine Theatre Arts. Rachael has worked for Costa Cruise Lines as a dancer and worked abroad, she has gained vocational grades in ballet, modern and tap and is qualified to teach in RAD and ISTD. Rachael previously taught at Julia's Dance Studio for over 15 years.

Julia Ragouzeos

Founder

Julia trained from a young age and performed with Ballet Minerva. She completed her vocational training as well as her teacher training and taught at the studio for over 50 years in teaching modern, ballet and tap.