No wig, no jig: a reel issue for Irish dancers

MY two daughters, aged 10 and 11, have been banned from participating in the Ulster Dance Championship in Derry next month because they refuse to wear a wig.

Not only is this an equal opportunities issue, it addresses a much larger issue which is the exploitation of young girls and the demise of our cultural heritage.

Irish dancers as young as four years of age are being asked to wear make-up, false tan and sock glue lest their socks should crease while dancing.