Irish dancer Julia Straszewski shows off her tap dancing skills while battling stand-up bass player Julian Johnson during the Michael Ryan and Friends “Ode to Ireland and Irish Music” performance Sunday in Morgan Auditorium. A recent graduate of Cal Poly Pomona’s business and marketing program, Straszewski is co-instructor at the Tamora School of Irish Dance in San Dimas. She is also an accomplished performer and competitor in Irish Dance, who has won numerous state competitons and qualified for world championships. / photo by Bailey Maguire
A fun-filled, sometimes classical, sometimes Irish pub style hand-clapping evening of Irish cultural music and dance captivated a near capacity audience on Sunday at the “Spirit of Ireland” themed concert in the University of La Verne’s Morgan Auditorium.