Mme Juliette Perrey-Perez Artistic Director - A.R.A.D.R.T.S.

 

Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Juliette Perrey-Perez spent 19 years in Europe as a Professional Dancer, Teacher, Actress, Singer and Choreographer. She danced in 17 professional musicals. Juliette was trained in classical dance and jazz, winning numerous awards as a student before pursuing a career as a professional dancer and teacher.

Juliette Perrey-Perez started dancing with Lucia Pavlychenko then studied with Brian MacDonald at the Banff Centre for the Arts and, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. While in Manitoba she taught dance before heading to New York, where she studied modern dance with some of the leading contemporary choreographers. Juliette's professional debut in musical theatre occurred in Winnipeg at the Rainbow Stage Summer Theatre and continued on to the Royal Alex Theatre in Toronto, Summer Stock in New York and television in Montreal

A tour to Europe as soloist with a Canadian national folk dance company -Les Feux Follet, led Juliette to a contract with the Nice Opera. With her marriage to Yves and birth of their son David, she settled on the French Riviera performing in a number of national and international dance shows on stage and on television.

Returning to her teaching career, she specialized in Jazz dance at "Le Centre De Danse International" directed by Rosella Hightower in Cannes, France. Juliette spent nine years creating her own jazz syllabus. Her next challenge was to open her own dance center in Cagnes Sur Mer, France, with a staff of 11 teachers. The following five years brought success and expansion to her centre.