“Energetic, beautiful and passionate — his teaching is outstanding.”
Etsuko Adachi · Artistic Director & Chairperson, Tokyo City Ballet

Paul Julius has taught and mentored dancers of different generations and backgrounds across Europe, Japan, South America and the Caribbean. His teaching combines contemporary dance technique with a strong choreographic approach, focusing on musicality, physical awareness, movement quality and the expressive potential of the dancer.

JAPAN INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION

Jury Member · 2022–present

Paul Julius has served as a jury member of the Japan International Ballet Competition since 2022, serving alongside internationally renowned dance professionals including Vladimir Malakhov and other distinguished members of the international dance community.

ALL JAPAN BALLET COMPETITION

Choreographer · Contemporary Solo
Contemporary Dance Coach · 2019

In 2019, Paul Julius was invited to create the Contemporary Solo used for the assessment of competition participants and to coach the dancers in Contemporary Dance.

INTER-CARIBBEAN BALLET COMPETITION · GUADELOUPE

Jury Member · 2018
Guest Teacher · Contemporary Dance

In 2018, Paul Julius was invited to serve as a jury member of the Inter-Caribbean Ballet Competition in Guadeloupe and to teach Contemporary Dance as part of the programme.

INTERNATIONAL BALLET WORKSHOP · NARA, JAPAN

Contemporary Dance · Guest Teacher
Several years

Paul Julius was invited repeatedly to teach Contemporary Dance at the International Ballet Workshop in Nara, working alongside international guest faculty, including teachers from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg.

JAPAN INTERNATIONAL BALLET WORKSHOP · KAWASAKI, JAPAN

Contemporary Dance Teacher · 2019–present

Since 2019, Paul Julius has been invited to teach Contemporary Dance at the Japan International Ballet Workshop in Kawasaki, working with young dancers from Japan and abroad.

TOKYO CITY BALLET

Guest Teacher · Contemporary Dance
Several years

Paul Julius was invited repeatedly to teach Contemporary Dance at Tokyo City Ballet, working with the company’s professional dancers.

TANEČNÍ KONZERVATOŘ PRAHA · PRAGUE

Guest Teacher · Contemporary Dance
Several years

Paul Julius taught Contemporary Dance at the Taneční konzervatoř Praha and created Etude, a choreographic work for the school’s graduating students.

Y DANCE COMPANY · KAWASAKI

International Guest Teacher · Contemporary Dance
2009–2018

Paul Julius was invited repeatedly to teach Contemporary Dance at the Summer Workshops of Y Dance Company in Kawasaki, returning across several years to work with dancers from Japan and abroad.

UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE (UNINORTE) · ASUNCIÓN

Guest Teacher · Contemporary Dance & Release Technique · 2016

In 2016, Paul Julius led a two-week Contemporary Dance and Release Technique workshop at Universidad del Norte (UNINORTE) in Asunción, working with students and professional dancers. The workshop was connected to the first Paraguayan presentation of his work Flavours of Life.

ESPACE DANSE WARGNIER · BASSE-TERRE, GUADELOUPE

Contemporary Dance Workshop · 2017 & 2018

Paul Julius was invited to teach Contemporary Dance at Espace Danse Wargnier in Basse-Terre in 2017 and 2018.

SOUTH BOHEMIAN BALLET · ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE

Guest Ballet Teacher · Company Training

Paul Julius was invited as a guest ballet teacher to work with the dancers of South Bohemian Ballet in České Budějovice.

MASTER CLASSES & COACHING · BEIJING, CHINA

Contemporary Dance · Master Classes & Coaching · 2026

In 2026, Paul Julius travelled to Beijing for a series of Contemporary Dance master classes and coaching sessions for young dancers, working alongside international dance educators Wiesław Dudek and Michael Shannon.

MUNICH INTERNATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL · MUNICH

Guest Teacher · Contemporary Dance · 2017

Paul Julius taught Contemporary Dance at Munich International Ballet School and created Clockwork with the school’s students. In 2017, the choreography won the Munich Ballet Competition and was subsequently performed at the international ballet gala “Die Welt zu Gast in München” at Gasteig.