Meet Juliette

 

Juliette Rafael is a dancer and choreographer born in Kansas City, MO, and now based in New York City. She trained with the Kansas City Ballet Daytime Program and later joined the Sacramento Ballet Second Company, where she further developed her foundation in ballet and performance. During her training years, Juliette was recognized at Youth America Grand Prix, winning 1st place in the Pas de Deux category for Remembrance. In 2021, she moved to New York City to pursue her BFA in Dance (Ballet/Choreography) at Marymount Manhattan College, graduating summa cum laude with an honorable mention for the Ballet Key Award. It was at Marymount where she began deeply exploring her choreographic voice, creating work at every opportunity and laying the foundation for her professional career.

As a performer, Juliette has danced with choreographers including Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye, Ginger Thatcher, Derrick Grant, Gabrielle Lamb, Amy Seiwert, and Devon Carney. Her performance experience spans notable venues such as The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, The Folly Theater, and 92NY.

Her choreography has been presented across New York in CounterPointe Season 12 at The Mark O’Donnell Theater, New Year, New Art at The Tank Theater, 303030 and The Dance Bloc Festival at Dixon Place, and the film festival Oddfest at The Tank Theater. She was recently awarded Best Choreographer at Nacre Dance Group’s Sip, Savor & Swirl: So You Think You Can Choreograph for her ballet The Sinner and the Saint. In addition to live performance, Juliette has created two dance films, Slipping and Life in Plastic, further expanding her choreographic practice into film.