The social media search is over for a dancer who flourished Bermuda’s flag at a spectacular Super Bowl half-time show watched by more than 125 million viewers.

It started after Julianna Holland, one of the dancers in the crew for headliner Bad Bunny, captivated local audiences as she was seen proudly racing down the field carrying a Bermuda flag.

Ms Holland told The Royal Gazette she was shocked by the level of response online.

“I was seeing a bunch of videos and I remember seeing me with the Bermuda flag.

“I saw people were like, ‘Who is this?’

“My mom and my sister were sending me the posts … I was just like, ‘wow’.

“That meant so much and I was just so happy that people felt seen and pride about where they come from because I think that is so important.”

The Bermuda flag was among more than 20 emblems displayed at the end of the Super Bowl LX half-time show by Puerto Rican pop artist Bad Bunny.

Countries from North and South America, as well as the Caribbean, were represented in the performance, which made history for the annual American football championship by having its first Latino solo artist to headline.

While Ms Holland is not Bermudian herself, she said was honoured to carry the flag and to be a vessel to highlight the island in a positive light.

The North Carolina native has been dancing since she was 5. Her love of performing developed early, standing out among other hobbies.

She began at her small home town studio in the Garner area before transferring to a bigger studio in Raleigh when she was 13.

After high school, she studied dance in college, graduating with her bachelor’s degree in commercial dance from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in 2025.

As she is early on in her dance career, Ms Holland had no expectations to be cast in such a high-calibre performance. She planned to audition and gain experience — but was stunned when she heard she had been selected.

She recalls being in awe of Charm La’Donna, a well known choreographer for artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Dua Lipa and Rosalia, who personally pointed her out during the audition.

“When I got the call, I was like, this isn’t real. They must be calling the wrong person,” she said.

Nonetheless, Ms Holland was grateful for the opportunity to perform on such a big stage.

She said: “I’m so honoured for the role I got to play in it. As an artist, your biggest hope and dream is to be a part of something that is bigger than yourself.”

Seeing herself on social media was the unexpected part.

Ms Holland said she was inspired by a Bermudian friend from college to choose the flag for the performance.

Her friend had taught her about the island and the culture — so when it came time for performers to be assigned flags, the choice of Bermuda was an easy decision.

“Every flag is important, so it was just very simple but very intentional.”

She said that she was so proud and happy to represent the culture of Bermuda and hoped to visit the island one day to experience it herself.