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Breab na Broige/Jigs and Wigs

Breab na Broige/Jigs and Wigs: Episode 1

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Breab na Bròige

Episode 1

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Unusual individuals and stories from the world of Irish dancing.

Documentary series on the world of Irish dancing. The first programme features 11-year-old Jim and his cousins, who are determined to make it big in the world of Irish dance.

Tha Breab na Bròige a' coinneachadh ri dannsairean Èirinneach, agus a' leantainn nan sgeulachdan diofraichte aca. 'S iad an leithid a tha a' fàgail dannsa Èirinneach beòthail, gluasadach, agus a' còrdadh ri uiread de dhaoine.

Sreath de shia phrògraman a tha a' coimhead air saoghal gleansach dannsa Èirinneach, saoghal a tha ag atharrachadh fad na h-ùine. Leis 's mar a shoirbhich le Riverdance - a thàinig fa chomhair an t-saoghail o chionn fichead bliadhna - tha an-diugh barrachd dhannsairean Èirinneach ann an dùthchannan eile dhen t-saoghal na tha ann an Èirinn fhèin.

Ach, tha a' bhuaidh a tha air nochdadh bho dhùthchannan eile air riaghailtean agus modhan traidiseanta an dannsa air atharrachadh. Tha na h-atharrachaidhean air tòiseachad -, 's e gnìomhachas mòr a th' anns an dannsa seo - agus chan eil e comasach casg a chur orra a-nise.

A new documentary series that gets inside the world of Irish dancing. With the global success of Riverdance - 20 years old this year - it's an art form that has been thrust onto the world stage. The result is that there are far more Irish dancers outside of Ireland than there are on the Emerald Isle. 

International influences have changed the tradition and the rule book - the genie is out of the bottle and everyone is getting in on the action. Jigs and Wigs features some of the more unusual individuals and stories which make Irish Dancing a vibrant and progressive entertainment phenomena.

Documentary series that looks at the world of Irish dancing

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