Jigs and Wigs: The Extreme World of Irish Dancing

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  • Premiered: Mar 2014
  • Episodes: 12
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • BBC One
  • Wednesday at 22
  • Documentary Reality

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Season 1
1x1
My Big Fat Irish Dance Dress
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 12, 2014
The O'Briens, a traveller family from Wicklow, overcome prejudice and tradition to make their mark in the world of Irish dance.
1x2
Adult Dancers
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Air date
Mar 19, 2014
Cathy Desmond is 50-years-old and hopes to qualify for the 2014 World Irish Dance Championships. And she is not alone - adult dancers take to the stage in Munich to prove that it's never too late to put on your dancing shoes.
1x3
Made in Taiwan
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 26, 2014
Ronan Morgan, ex-Lord of the Dance member and Irish dance teacher, lends his expertise to a new Irish dance school in Taiwan. Taking Irish dance to the extreme, the Taiwanese parents are pushier than the norm.
1x4
Episode 4
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 02, 2014
Viva Las Vegas - feising in Las Vegas. In a world where everything is make believe, male Irish dancers live their own fairytale in a pageant to rival anything seen on the Vegas Strip during Gay Pride Week.
1x5
Back to Basics
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Air date
Apr 09, 2014
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 .. show full overview
1x6 Season finale
Feisonista
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 16, 2014
Following leading dress designers Shauna Sheils and Gavin Doherty working together to design a game-changing Irish dance costume.

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