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HOME » Programmes » AN JIG GIG Last December An Jig Gig series 3 ended with world champion step dancer David Geaney being crowned as TG4’s best traditional dance act in Ireland. It’s was an enthralling final, which came down to the wire, but in the end the 17 year-old dancer from Dingle deservedly took the title. Now it’s time to find a new champion for 2012! Hosted by Róisín Ní Thomáin, the show will again see hundreds of dancers take to the stage. Keeping a close eye on all the talented hopefuls are our 3 judges. Breandán de Gallaí, former lead dancer in Riverdance, Breandán is used to working with the world’s top Irish dancers. He is a hard man to impress and any dancer going on stage in front of him, aiming to be crowned the best Irish dance act in Ireland, better give the performance of their lives! Dearbhla Lennon, also a former lead dancer in Riverdance and Lord Of The Dance. She has experienced performing at the top level in Irish dance for years. Like Breandán, she is an expert in the field, and will quickly weed out the chancers from the talented dancers. Labhrás Sonai Choilm Learraí, a champion Sean-nós dancer, and a fanatical supporter of the older styles of Irish dance completes the judging panel. Labhras, a man who knows what he likes, won’t be pulling any punches with such a prestigious prize at stake. All 3 judges are experts in the field of Irish dance, but will they see eye to eye with such a variety of styles on display? Sparks are sure to fly again on An Jig Gig….. During the summer, almost 1000 acts applied for the show, and the first big decision to be made by the judges was who should get the call to take to the Jig Gig stage. 81 acts were ultimately selected. All the different styles will be represented this year, from Sean-nós dancers to step dancers, set dancers to brush dancers. The youngest dancer who will take to the stage this series is only 4 years old, while on the other end of the scale, the oldest that will take to the stage is in his 60’s. There will be everything from solo dancers to groups of 20 and all the main dance organisations will be represented. This is truly a free-for-all competition, the only one of it’s kind in Irish dancing. At the end of it all, after 13 exciting weeks, one act will be crowned as TG4’s best traditional dance act in Ireland 2012.
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I mí na Nollag seo caite a tháinig deireadh le sraith 3 den Jig Gig nuair a bronnadh an gradam Damhsóir Gaelach is fearr in Éirinn TG4 ar an seaimpín domhanda sa damhsa steip, David Geaney. Ba iontach an babhta deiridh a bhí ann, bhí an iomaíocht ghéar ach ba é an damhsóir óg seacht mbliana déag as an Daingean a thug an lá leis sa deireadh. Tá sé in am seaimpín 2012 a aimsiú anois! Is í Róisín Ní Thomáin a chuirfidh an tsraith i láthair ina rachaidh na céadta damhsóir ar stáitse. Ag coinneáil súil ghéar ar na hiomaitheoirí ar fad beidh na 3 mholtóir: Breandán de Gallaí, iar-phríomhdhamhsóir le Riverdance, tá cleachtadh maith ag Breandán ag obair le damhsóirí mór le rá ar fud an domhain mhóir. Níl sé éasca dul i bhfeidhm ar an bhfear seo agus ní mór do dhuine ar bith atá ag dul ar stáitse roimhe amach a seacht ndícheall a dhéanamh! Dearbhla Lennon, a bhí freisin ar dhuine de phríomhdhamhsóirí Riverdance agus Lord Of The Dance. Tá sí ag damhsa leis na damhsóirí is fearr acu le blianta. Mar aon le Breandán, tuigeann sise céard is damhsóir maith ann agus ní ghlacfaidh sé i bhfad uirthise scoth na ndamhsóirí a aithint. Labhrás Sonaí Choilm Learaí, seaimpín an damhsa ar an sean-nós agus fear a bhfuil suim mhór aige sa sean-stíl damhsa, an tríú agus an moltóir deiridh ar an bpainéal. Fear é Labhrás a thuigeann go maith céard is maith leis féin agus ní bheidh sé ag dul anonn ná anall leis. Saineolaithe iad an triúr chomh fada is a bhaineann sé lena gcuid damhsa féin ach ní gá go mbeadh siad ar aon intinn faoi gcineál damhsa a bheidh á dhéanamh. Bí cinnte go mbeidh rudaí teasaí go maith arís ar An Jig Gig.... Chuir suas le 1000 iomaitheoir isteach ar an gclár i gcaitheamh an tsamhraidh agus ba é an chéad chinneadh mhór a bhí le déanamh ag na moltóirí ná na hiomaitheoirí a rachadh ar stáitse an Jig Gig a roghnú. Roghnaíodh 81 iomaitheoir sa deireadh. Beidh gach cineál stíle damhsa le feiceáil i mbliana, idir dhamhsóirí ar an sean-nós, dhamhsóirí steip, dhamhsóirí seite agus dhamhsóirí scuaibe. Níl an damhsóir is óige a bheidh ar stáitse le linn na sraithe seo ach 4 bliana d’aois agus an duine is sine amach sna 60idí. Idir dhamhsóirí aonair is ghrúpaí ina mbeidh suas le scór ag damhsa, beidh chuile chineál damhsa againn. Comórtas é seo do gach duine, an t-aon cheann dá leithéid sa damhsa gaelach. Ag deireadh na sraithe, tar éis 13 seachtainí, ní bhronnfar an damhsóir gaelach is fearr in Éirinn 2012 TG4 ach ar aon iomaitheoir amháin.