Julianne Harman Watts has 15+ years of formal dance instruction. She began dancing at the age of three and continued through college. Most of her training was from the Gilbert Studio of Dance Arts under the instruction of Nan Rikard and Mary Kay Rowell. While at this studio, Juli was the recipient of a Tap Scholarship. Although her love has always been Tap, she was also trained in Jazz, Modern, Ballet, and Clogging. While in high school, Juli taught at the dance school for three years. In addition to the activities at the dance school, Juli was also one of the original members of the Lexington County Youth Dance Company. During college, she danced with a student-run dance group at Clemson University.  Juli is the mother of three daughters who all have grown up dancing too!

Emily Watts has 15 years of dance experience.  Emily has been trained in Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, and Ballet.  Emily was also a competitive gymnast for nine years.  In 2012, she was the State Vault Champion in her age division and in 2014 won All-Around State Champion in her age division.  Emily finished her gymnastics “career” as a Gold level gymnast.  Emily was a Varsity cheerleader at Gilbert High School for 5 years and continued to Cheer at Clemson University on the Club level team for 2 years.  While at Clemson, Emily coached tumbling at Rhythm Academy in Toccoa, GA.  She previously taught dance at Juli’s School of Dance during her high school years.  Currently, Emily is a 5th grade teacher at Centerville Elementary School.  Emily is very excited to return to Juli’s School of Dance and looks forward to getting back to her dancing “roots”!