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Jigs and Wigs: The Extreme World of Irish Dancing

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Documentary series featuring the unusual individuals and stories of Irish dancing.

Documentary series featuring the unusual individuals and the stories that make Irish dancing a vibrant and progressive entertainment phenomenon.

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Lauren Smyth makes her debut as Riverdance lead in her home town of Belfast.

Following Lauren Smyth, the poster girl for the festival dance tradition, as she fulfils her childhood dream to make her debut as Riverdance lead in her home town of Belfast.

Back to Basics. Lauren Smyth is the poster girl for the festival dance tradition which exists only in Ulster and prizes simplicity of dress and style. Against the odds she fulfils her childhood dream to make her debut as Riverdance lead in her home town of Belfast.

Jigs and Wigs: The Extreme World of Irish Dancing: Series 1

Documentary series featuring the unusual individuals and the stories which make Irish dancing a vibrant and progressive entertainment phenomenon

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