THE TEAM
BEYOND THE ICE
Julie Swartz
Owner, Beyond The Ice
Artistic & Off-Ice Coach
Certified Trainer
A native of Bel Air, MD, Julie is an honors graduate of Rutgers University, where she was a 4- year member of the Nationally-ranked Rutgers Dance team. She is trained in numerous styles of dance including ballet, jazz, tap, modern, hip hop, irish step, musical theater and more. In her professional career, Julie has performed in shows all across the US and Canada with Dublin Worldwide Productions. She was also featured on MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew" and has toured the world as a dancer for Stiletto Entertainment on Holland America Line Cruises. She was a featured dancer in the National Tour of Hooray for Hollywood, and appeared on America’s Got Talent performing with Broadway’s, “The Illusionists”. In 2017, she had the privilege of performing in Tokyo, Japan in the production of “Christmas Wonderland”.
Currently, Julie is honored to be implementing her knowledge of artistry and technique to figure skaters all over the country. As a certified personal trainer and barre fitness instructor, Julie has created the perfect formula to artistically and technically develop figure skaters of all levels.
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In addition to running her full time training business, Beyond The Ice, Julie loves sharing and spreading her knowledge of dance all across the country. She spends much of her time working as an adjudicator for numerous dance competitions and choreographing for prestigious organizations, some of which include NFL Cheerleading, Lachey Arts, and collegiate dance teams and dance studios across the country.
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Julie loves sharing her understanding and expertise in dance, choreography, and fitness with dancers and figure skaters of all ages and levels.
Dominique Conti
Fitness Coach
Certified Trainer
My name is Dominique Louvère and I'm a professional dancer and fitness instructor from Los Angeles who recently landed in Charlotte.
As a born-and-raised Italian Jersey girl, I achieved my dream job dancing for the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, eventually sharing the stage with artists like Rihanna, J. Balvin and Jason Derulo. I quickly realized I needed to take better care of my own body if I was going to have any longevity in my dance career, so I became a certified Pure Barre Instructor. I fell in love with watching my clients crush their goals and accomplish things they never thought possible. After moving to LA six years ago, I became a lead trainer at Body By Simone where I sculpted some of Hollywood's best bodies including Taylor Swift, Jennifer Garner, Rosie Huntington Whiteley and Natalie Portman for tours, movies, and photoshoots. In 2020, I became a Founding Guide for Kinrgy by Julianne Hough, where I had the opportunity to lead people through a transformational dance experience on Oprah's 2020 Vision Tour. I’m also a featured trainer for the new Fabletics fitness app, set to launch January 2021.
My training style (and me) are best summed up by my man Shakespeare: “Though she be but little, she is fierce.” I will challenge you to defy your own limits, while providing a fun, inclusive and inspirational environment. My specialties include dance, HIIT, barre, bodyweight, strength training and trampoline cardio. I’m extremely passionate about sharing the gift of physical, emotional and mental wellness at a time when people need it most, and feel blessed to work out with the Queens City community.