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  • 2011
  • PG
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2011
  • PG
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary Jig is the remarkable story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. This feature length documentary was given access for the very first time to the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing. Thousands of dancers, their families and teachers from around the globe descend upon Glasgow for one dra...

Directed By: Sue Bourne

Written By: Julie Heekin

  • 2011
  • PG
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2011
  • PG
  • Screen Media Films
  • 1 h 39 m

Jig

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Summary Jig is the remarkable story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. This feature length documentary was given access for the very first time to the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing. Thousands of dancers, their families and teachers from around the globe descend upon Glasgow for one dra...

Directed By: Sue Bourne

Written By: Julie Heekin

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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36% Positive
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57% Mixed
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7% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
53
36% Positive
5 Reviews
57% Mixed
8 Reviews
7% Negative
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80
Jun 16, 2011
As for the dancing itself, it's nothing short of dazzling.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 6, 2011
One of the things that pushes Jig beyond what it might have been otherwise is that not everything works out as you might have liked.
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 15, 2011
Jig doesn't twist itself into the self-important, exploitative think piece on youth ambition that Spellbound was, but it does convincingly suggest that its subjects are in it for more than sport.
By Paul Schrodt FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 15, 2011
A toe-tapping triumph for dance fans, though less so for non-converts.
By Anna Smith FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 16, 2011
Jig begins light on its feet but soon becomes leaden. Legs pinwheel, and fake ringlets fly, but competitive tension is sacrificed to repetition and an unnecessary focus on complicated numerical scoring.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 15, 2011
Bourne's lengthy chronicle of the World Championship is severely under-contextualized, leaving us in the dark about the competition's structure and frustrating our efforts to take a rooting interest in the proceedings.
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38
Jun 17, 2011
There's no way to put this gently: Watching people slam their heels and toes on the boards while drifting around the floor is about as fascinating as watching the carousel rotation in your favorite microwave oven.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Wellpark Scotland, BBC Scotland, Creative Scotland, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, The National Lottery through Creative Scotland
Release Date Jun 17, 2011
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating PG
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Tagline ...to win, they must be foot perfect!
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Awards

World Soundtrack Awards
• 1 Nomination
BAFTA Awards, Scotland
• 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination

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