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Breab na Broige/Jigs and Wigs

Breab na Broige/Jigs and Wigs: Episode 5

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Breab na Bròige

Episode 5

BBC ALBA - Breab na Broige/Jigs and Wigs, Episode 5

Unusual individuals and stories from the world of Irish dancing.

Documentary series taking a look inside the world of Irish dancing. In this episode, dancer Lauren Smyth makes her debut as Riverdance lead in her home town of Belfast.

Tilleadh gu Bun-fhreumhan - tha Lauren Smyth aghaidh nam Fèillean - dualchas nach eil ri fhaighinn ach ann an Ulaidh. A dh'aindeoin 's na bha na h-aghaidh, tha i a' coileanadh miann a th' air a bhith aice o bha i na nighean òg - a bhith na prìomh dhannsair ann an Riverdance ann am Beul-feirste, am baile aice fhèin.

Lauren Smyth is the poster girl for the for the Festival dance tradition which exists only in Ulster and prizes simplicity of dress and style. Against the odds she fulfills her childhood dream as she makes her debut as Riverdance lead in her home town of Belfast.

Documentary series that looks at the world of Irish dancing

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