Juliette Grace Martinez

Juliette Martinez, a San Diego native, discovered her passion for dance at the age of two. She honed her skills through training with Tessandra Chavez and Kevin Frey at a local studio, and later received the majority of her training in Contemporary, Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet, Tap, and Hip-Hop Choreography during her competitive training at Evoke Dance Movement and Mather Dance Company. Graduating with honors from Orange County School of the Arts in the Commercial Dance Conservatory in 2018, she performed in principal roles of George Balanchine’s Apollo and Serenade, and established a lasting relationship with Young Arts as a Winner in 2017. Throughout her high school years, she toured the country as an assistant for several renowned dance conventions and esteemed choreographers. Juliette constantly pursued training opportunities of the highest caliber. She had the opportunity to train with the Joffrey Ballet School, as well as numerous programs produced by Francisco Gella Dance Works.

Upon moving to Los Angeles to attend UCLA, she continued to work professionally, both nationally and internationally, with credits including So You Think You Can Dance, the YouTube Streamy Awards, LA Opera: La Traviata, Generation (HBO Max), and live performances with notable artists. Juliette has worked as a model for brands including Uniqlo, Away Travel, and Vogue Italia. Most recently, Juliette has partnered with Nike as a brand ambassador at Coachella 2024 and is working as a performer at Legoland California.

Juliette earned a B.A. in Dance and a B.A. in Gender Studies from UCLA in 2022. Throughout her time at UCLA, Juliette explored her choreographic voice and presented new works that combined her prior knowledge of contemporary-based movement with her newfound passion for Street Dance. Her journey led her to pursue intense training opportunities that provided her with a deep understanding and appreciation of history, vocabulary, and freestyle in the Street Dance forms of Hip-Hop, House, and Popping. She was Director for an on-campus dance team, ACA, and successfully created an authentic Street Dance curriculum, which sparked her interest in sharing and teaching Street Dance forms, specifically Hip-Hop and House.

Following graduation, she continues to build her knowledge in dance forms to better serve as a guide, mentor, and educator to the next generation. As an active member of the Street Dance community, Juliette is honoring Hip-Hop culture, participating in Street Dance forms, and preserving the history of these forms to share with the passionate and talented students of the next generation. Her perspective on the relationship and intersection between classical and contemporary dance forms and street dance forms drives her artistic voice and establishes her as a unique educator. She has been selected by various organizations to present and set her work in New York, Los Angeles, New Mexico, Santa Barbara, and San Diego, earning critical acclaim, and is a faculty member at Danceology in San Diego and the Windward School in Los Angeles.

Juliette's dynamic career is marked by notable achievements in both the dance and business sectors. She has made significant contributions as a Company Trainee and Resident Assistant at Zeitgeist Dance Theater in Santa Fe, NM, and as a Hip-Hop Faculty member at the prestigious, LA-based, New Years Training Camp. Alongside her flourishing dance career, Juliette is furthering her academic pursuits by working towards a Master’s in Business Administration at SDSU. Her entrepreneurial spirit is evident in her role as President and CEO of Harmony Brand Studios, LLC, and she is also the producer of the highly acclaimed “Sunday Series” workshop event, as well as the Street Dance event “Coastal Jam”. This exceptional blend of artistic talent, educational dedication, and business acumen marks Juliette as a multifaceted and influential individual in her respective fields.