''Ballet Chancers'' was an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
television programme broadcast on
RTÉ One
RTÉ One ( ga, RTÉ a hAon) is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as ''Telefís ...
in late 2008. Featuring the ballerina,
Monica Loughman
Monica Loughman is an Irish ballet dancer and teacher, writer, and television personality. She was the first Westerner to achieve solo status with the Perm State Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Russia, where she danced for 16 years. On her retu ...
, it began on 16 November 2008. In the show Loughman attempts to turn six streetwise
hip hop dancers into elegant
ballet
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...
dancers over a period of four months. At the end of the show they may, if successful, partake in a performance of ''
The Nutcracker
''The Nutcracker'' ( rus, Щелкунчик, Shchelkunchik, links=no ) is an 1892 two-act ballet (""; russian: балет-феерия, link=no, ), originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchai ...
'' with Loughman's own company,
The Irish Youth Russian Ballet Company which took place in the 21 December finale.
Chancers
Six chancers participate in the show, three of each sex.
"Dancers"
RTÉ. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
Episodes
The first episode was broadcast on 16 November 2008.
References
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External links
Ballet Chancers
Monica Loughman's Ballet Chancers
2008 Irish television series debuts
Ballet in Ireland
Dance television shows
Irish talent shows
RTÉ original programming
2008 Irish television series endings