To mark four years of Out of the Clouds, the podcast, host Anne Mühlethaler selected four of her favorite interviews to replay over the course of the month of June. This second conversation features ex-ballerina, yoga teacher, celebrity fitness instructor and entrepreneur Julie Granger. Julie offers thoughtful insights on her life starting with her late start in ballet, how she left her ballerina identity and found unexpected new passions, what it means to have good posture and why she wants to make the benefits of ballet available to all. A passionate interview with a fascinating and generous teacher.
In this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews celebrity fitness trainer and former ballerina Julie Granger. Anne came across Julie via an online recommendation and was immediately struck not only by the instructor’s passion for teaching and the effectiveness of her classes (particularly Brooklyn Barre), but also by the combination of her warmth and dry sense of humour.
In this interview, they dig into Julie’s journey from the outskirts of Paris to the Boston Ballet, why she left her ballerina career behind, and how she decided to pursue new callings, including yoga, fitness and entrepreneurship.
Currently based between Paris and Lisbon, Julie explains how she is ‘three-quarters teacher’, and why she is not teaching by default but as a choice since it’s something she truly loves. Having opened her first studio the week before the first COVID lockdown in 2020, the ex-ballerina opens up on the difficulties she faced then and how grateful she is to have been able to continue to lead her community of students (her ‘Squad,’ as she calls them) virtually.
Anne and Julie discuss the competitive culture of celebrity trainers in New York and the benefits of discipline and passion. Julie also shares how she wants to offer her students not just the benefits of a toned and energised body but for them to have a great time while engaging with fitness, as well as how she hopes to make the benefits of ballet available to all. Finally, Julie covers how she’s learned to be kinder to herself, as we often are our own harshest critics, and why kindness is what matters most.
A passionate, wise, and spirited interview. Happy listening!
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You can find Julie at https://www.julie-granger.com/
or follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jujuonther0cks/
Her classes are available at https://thestudioparis.com/
https://www.instagram.com/thestudioparis/
The Boston Ballet - https://www.bostonballet.org/home.aspx
The Joffrey Ballet in Chicago - https://joffrey.org/
Pure Yoga New York - http://pureyoga.com/
Keep the Faith by Michael Jackson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIEiP7kzGjI
Follow the Dream by Elvis Prestley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD0xsv2BHFw
La Dame aux Camélias - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Dame_aux_Cam%C3%A9lias
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