Julia Feldman trained under Pamela Hayes at Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet and began her professional career with Sacramento Ballet in 2011, where she is currently a Company Artist. She discovered her passion for choreography through the company’s annual choreographic showcase, creating a new work each year since 2012. In 2019, she was selected for the National Choreographer’s Initiative in Irvine, California, under the direction of Molly Lynch. In 2021, she was one of three choreographers commissioned to co-create a new Nutcracker for Sacramento Ballet, led by Artistic Director Anthony Krutzkamp. The following year, she was selected for the New York Choreographic Institute’s Spring Session, directed by Adrian Danchig. She has since premiered three original works for Sacramento Ballet, presented in April 2022, March 2025, and October 2025. In 2026, Feldman premiered new works with Smuin Contemporary Ballet and the Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet’s Winning Works, and was named the winner of Milwaukee Ballet’s choreographic competition, Genesis. In July, she will return to choreograph for the National Choreographer’s Initiative in its final year. In 2015, Feldman co-founded Capital Dance Project, a collective of professional dancers based in Sacramento. The company focuses on creating world premiere works in collaboration with local visual artists and musicians. Feldman has created eleven works for CDP to date and has played an integral role in shaping the organization’s mission, management, and creative vision behind its 2020 Digital Series and its annual outdoor festival Behind the Barre.