Julie Carson (Ballet) Julie began training in Peoria and was a member of the Peoria Civic Ballet. In 1981 she attended the Chicago City Ballet School training with Maria Tallchief, Marjorie Tallchief and Paul Mejias. Julie attended the Ruth Page Foundation School of Dance and performed in the Chicago City Ballet's Cinderella. She was a member of the Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet and danced in Ruth Page's The Nutcracker.