Dancing Down Under

This episode introduces the crazy world of competitive Irish dancing in Australia - the bizarre wigs, dresses and vests, leg tans and amazingly athletic steps of the soft shoe and the hard shoe dances. It also introduces us to the main characters, their families and teachers. Ceili who comes from a family of winners, Thommy who up until now has been a champion every year, Brent who, with his mum as his teacher, loves winning and Carina who is carrying on the family tradition. We follow these characters to the 2010 National Irish competition in Wollongong NSW and along the way get immersed in the ‘do or die’ nature of the competitive dancing. Each of our characters wants to qualify for the 2011 Irish Dancing World Championships in Dublin so the pressure is on them to do well.