Julie Fryer

Julie Fryer is a British-born International Latin competitor, showdance performer, choreographer and adjudicator who represented the Netherlands throughout her career. Born in 1971, Fryer began performing as a child in ballet and stage work before moving into competitive Ballroom and Latin around age twelve. At eighteen she relocated to the Netherlands, where she developed a partnership with dancer Louis van Amstel under coach Ruud Vermeij that would define the next phase of her career.

With van Amstel, Fryer established herself as one of the era's most significant Amateur Latin partnerships. They won the IDSF World Amateur Latin championship in 1994 in Stuttgart and again in 1995 in Aarhus, and took the 1995 European Amateur Latin title. In 1996, the partnership moved into professional showdance and won the Professional World South American Showdance championship, marking a shift from competition format to theatrical presentation.

Following her competitive years, Fryer continued performing in international galas and theatrical productions, including work connected to the World Super Stars Dance Festival. Her focus increasingly turned to coaching, choreography and performance instruction—translating the technical precision of competitive Latin into expressive, theatrically complete movement. This educational work became central to her public reputation and lasting influence.

Fryer is now an active WDSF adjudicator holding General Adjudicator credentials across Standard, Latin, Ten Dance and Professional Division disciplines. She also serves as an educator and lecturer; her official WDSF Academy lecture "Turn the world around" documents her pedagogical approach to technique and performance. Her adjudicator credentials remain valid through 2027.