Before deciding to stay home and raise her three daughters – Degan, 7, Lillian, 4, and Millie, 2 – Julie worked at an interior design studio in Charlotte. She studied vocal performance in college and continues to sing today at weddings and funerals. Her other hobbies include reading, yoga, travel and spending time with family and friends. Julie has danced nearly all of her life, beginning at age 3 with ballet, tap, jazz and modern. Her Dancing for the Arts partner is Christopher Davis, a teacher at Next Step Dance in Concord.