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| starring = [[Monica Loughman]]
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'''''Ballet Chancers''''' was an [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] television programme broadcast on [[RTÉ One]] in late 2008. Featuring the ballerina, [[Monica Loughman]], it began on 16 November 2008. In the show Loughman attempts to turn six streetwise [[hip hop]] dancers into elegant [[ballet]] dancers over a period of four months. At the end of the show they may, if successful, partake in a performance of ''[[The Nutcracker]]'' 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.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/tv/balletchancers/dancers.html "Dancers"]. RTÉ. Retrieved 14 December 2008.</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! width="150" rowspan="1"| Name
! width="50" rowspan="1"| Age
! width="300" rowspan="1"| Origin
! width="600" rowspan="1"| Other details
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|align="center"| Sandra Fitzgerald
|align="center"| 20
|align="center"| [[Glasnevin]], [[Dublin]]
|align="center"| A hairstylist said to possess a "quirky nature and funky style" which "completely clash" with ballet, she refuses to lose her sense of individuality.
|-
|align="center"| Donking Rongavilla
|align="center"| 27
|align="center"| [[Newbridge, County Kildare]] (originally [[Philippines]])
|align="center"| A regular hip-hop champion who can back-flip and windmill, teaches hip hop in Dublin and in Newbridge and thinks that ballet is "boring".
|-
|align="center"| Matthew Williamson
|align="center"| 19
|align="center"| [[Clonsilla]], [[Dublin]]
|align="center"| Described as "the ultimate b-boy" and credited as "a born entertainer" by his family and friends, he is said to be "the boy least likely to don a pair of tights", wanting simply to do ballet "as a laugh".
|-
|align="center"| Ian Harris
|align="center"| 14
|align="center"| [[Hartstown]], [[Dublin]]
|align="center"| The youngest of the Chancers, studying for his [[Junior Certificate]] and aspiring for a career in dance.
|-
|align="center"| Stacey Grimes
|align="center"| 16
|align="center"| [[Sheriff Street]], [[Dublin]]
|align="center"| Studying for her [[Irish Leaving Certificate|Leaving Certificate]] and described as "a real homebird".
|-
|align="center"| Annaleigh Meegan
|align="center"| 23
|align="center"| [[Clogherhead]], [[County Louth]]
|align="center"| Has performed in pantomimes and shows for nearly a decade, previously as a [[Spice Girls|Spice Girl]] wannabe, later matured into hip-hop dancing but learning ballet is the realisation of a childhood dream.
|-
|}

==Episodes==
The first episode was broadcast on 16 November 2008.
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|align="center"| 16 November 2008
|align="center"| Monica Loughman and Patricia O'Riordan audition more than one hundred hip hop hopefuls as they attempt to find six dancers suitable for their ballet challenge.
|align="center"|<ref>"[http://www.rte.ie/tv/balletchancers/prog1.html Programme One]". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 November 2008.</ref>
|-
|align="center"| 23 November 2008
|align="center"| The six hip hop dancers take their first ever ballet classes.
|align="center"|<ref>"[http://www.rte.ie/tv/balletchancers/prog2.html Programme Two]". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 November 2008.</ref>
|-
|align="center"| 30 November 2008
|align="center"| Rehearsals are continuing and the hip hop crew make a trip to the [[English National Ballet School]] in [[London]].
|align="center"|<ref>"[http://www.rte.ie/tv/balletchancers/prog3.html Programme Three]". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 November 2008.</ref>
|-
|align="center"| 7 December 2008
|align="center"| The crew become acquainted with jazz ballet and perform with the professional dancers of [[Cork City Ballet]].
|align="center"|<ref>"[http://www.rte.ie/tv/balletchancers/prog4.html Programme Four]". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 November 2008.</ref>
|-
|align="center"| 14 December 2008
|align="center"| Rehearsals intensify and the hip hop dancers discover if Loughman and the youth company director's, Patricia O'Riordan, will allow them on her stage to perform ''The Nutcracker''.
|align="center"|<ref>"[http://www.rte.ie/tv/balletchancers/prog5.html Programme Five]". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 November 2008.</ref>
|-
|align="center"| 21 December 2008
|align="center"| The night of the performance arrives. A ballet audience of a thousand people watches the Chancers as they make their stage debut after four months of intensive training.
|align="center"|<ref>"[http://www.rte.ie/tv/balletchancers/prog6.html Programme Six]". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 November 2008.</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.rte.ie/tv/balletchancers/ Ballet Chancers]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090511213808/http://www.rteguide.ie/2008/1115/thehotshow.html ''RTÉ Guide'' Interview with Loughman]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130827215416/http://monicaloughmanballet.ie/ballet-chancers/ Monica Loughman's Ballet Chancers]

[[Category:2008 Irish television series debuts]]
[[Category:Ballet in Ireland]]
[[Category:Dance television shows]]
[[Category:Irish talent shows]]
[[Category:RTÉ original programming]]
[[Category:2008 Irish television series endings]]

Ballet Chancers - Revision history

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