Jul 17, 2026 · 56 min · 8 segments
Fresh back from the 2026 North American Irish Dance Championships in Orlando, Julia and Kristo discuss their experiences on stage and behind the cameras. Julia discusses her continuing journey with…
Julia TopperHost
Christos SweeneyHost
so let's, let's talk like we've talked with people on the, on the podcast before.
So why do you think you were n- were nervous going into it, and, and, and talk about-
But like, what happened in between that nervousness and then getting on stage? How did you, how did you reset?
Yeah, I've had, like, you know, as a... 'Cause I've been performing a long time.
Like, I, my, my piano teacher when I was 9 or 10, I think, would bring me along with my parents, um, to bars in Buffalo, and I would play with his jazz band.
I, and I, it was very cool perform- Like, I would get that sort of experience, you know, I, I played Rhapsody in Blue with an orchestra when I was, like, 11.
so let's, let's talk like we've talked with people on the, on the podcast before.
So why do you think you were n- were nervous going into it, and, and, and talk about-
But like, what happened in between that nervousness and then getting on stage? How did you, how did you reset?
Yeah, I've had, like, you know, as a... 'Cause I've been performing a long time.
Like, I, my, my piano teacher when I was 9 or 10, I think, would bring me along with my parents, um, to bars in Buffalo, and I would play with his jazz band.
I, and I, it was very cool perform- Like, I would get that sort of experience, you know, I, I played Rhapsody in Blue with an orchestra when I was, like, 11.
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