Julia McGhee is a freelance dance artist based near Tain in Easter Ross. She creates work in response to her local environment and the people who live in it. She collaborates with other artists to create live performance, dance film and community events. Julia regularly teaches dance to adults, young people and children both independently and for arts organisations such as Eden Court, Dance North, Ullapool Dance, an Lanntair and Isabella Dance. Julia is supported by the Dance North Regional Artist Programme. In 2017 she received the Janice Parker Projects & Saltire Society Award and she is a Starcatchers Creative Skills Artist.