Jig
Synopsis
Thousands of dancers, their families and teachers from around the globe descend on Glasgow, Scotland for a drama-filled seven days.
Wigs, make-up, tans, diamantes and dresses costing thousands of pounds combined with blood, sweat and tears: 364 days of incredibly hard work and practice for just a few tense minutes on stage. From little ten year-olds upwards they're all competing to win a coveted World Title.
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 99 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
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Sue Bourne
- Producer
- Sue Bourne
- Co-Producer
- Grant McKee
- Executive Producer
- Ewan Angus, Sam Anthony, Lesley Finlay, Phil Hunt, Grant McKee, Compton Ross
- Editor
- Colin Monie
- Director of Photography
- Joe Russell
- Composer
- Patrick Doyle
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
BBC Scotland
40 Pacific QuayGlasgow
G51 1DA
Scotand
Tel: +44 (0)141 422 6000
Wellpark Productions
51 Goldsmith AvenueLondon
W3 6HR
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 8932 0133
Mob: +44 (0)7768 686 487
Sales Company
Bankside Films
Douglas House4th Floor
3 Richmond Buildings
London
W1D 3HE
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7734 3566
Fax: +44 (0)20 3230 1059
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