Julie Hamill has taught dance in the Orange County area for over 40 years. She is the founder and director of Fine Arts Academy of Dance. Established in 1979, Fine Arts Academy of Dance was the first dance school in Diamond Bar. Growing up in Orange County she was able to study with L. A.’s and Orange County’s finest teachers including Linda Sohl-Ellison, Leann Alduenda, L. A’s classics such as Jimmie DeFore, Stefan Wenta, Roland Dupree, Gus Giordano, Stanley Holden, and Joe Tremaine. Professionally Julie has appeared in many theatrical productions she was a principal dancer with the Orange County Dance Company in which she performed roles in Swan Lake, West Side Story, Oklahoma, and The Nutcracker. Of the thousands of students that have come through Julie’s classes, many have gone on to professional careers and have appeared in all facets of the business. Her students present and past have appeared in music videos with Usher and Justin Bieber, have appeared on popular shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol, danced in the Macy’s Parade, Pro Bowl, and Super Bowl, appeared on The Emmy Awards, VMA’s, and The Oscar Awards, danced in Balley’s Jubilee in Las Vegas, performed with Cirque du Soleil, also have appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, Professional Cheerleaders with the Los Angeles Lakers, have been awarded Miss California, danced in films Man in the Moon with Jim Carrey, and What Women Want with Mel Gibson, the television shows on Nickelodeon, Kids Incorporated, and many national commercials. Specializing in the area of Tap dance, Julie has been an award-winning choreographer year after year, Julie’s own choreography has been performed in the Pro Bowl, Hula Bowl and Macy’s Day Parade and has won high honors on the state and national levels. Julie’s goal is to train beautiful dancers that can dance anywhere in the world of dance and be proud of the quality of training they have received from the Staff at the Academy.