0:00:13 > 0:00:15Oddly enough, Bristol native Chris Naish
0:00:15 > 0:00:20has a story a lot of male Irish dancers may find familiar.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24I randomly took an Irish dance class about 27 years ago,
0:00:24 > 0:00:25when I was four years old.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28I was only actually going to pick up my sister from the class.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30I remember the teacher, sort of, looking at me,
0:00:30 > 0:00:32being like, "What about him?"
0:00:32 > 0:00:34I think I was hiding behind my mum at that point,
0:00:34 > 0:00:37saying, "Please, mum, don't make me go to Irish dance classes,"
0:00:37 > 0:00:41but then I spent the next 15 years in the cut-throat world
0:00:41 > 0:00:43- of Irish dance competitions. - HE LAUGHS
0:00:50 > 0:00:53I stopped competing when I was around 18.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56I joined Lord Of The Dance and Riverdance,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58and sort of did that for around eight years.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05The turning point in my career was when I decided to
0:01:05 > 0:01:09start making videos when we were on tour with Riverdance.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12We all had our own ideas for different projects
0:01:12 > 0:01:15and my project was to... to make Sneaky Steppers.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20We started off in a supermarket,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23quite randomly, late at night in Ipswich,
0:01:23 > 0:01:24and there was a group of people.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27They thought it was something a bit different.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Within a year, we were actually approached by Tourism Ireland
0:01:33 > 0:01:36to organise a flash mob for them
0:01:36 > 0:01:39for St Patrick's Day in Sydney Central Station.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41It was really a big break for us because the video now has
0:01:41 > 0:01:43something like over six million views,
0:01:43 > 0:01:44and that's kind of where
0:01:44 > 0:01:46I started to realise that
0:01:46 > 0:01:47I want to start doing my own thing,
0:01:47 > 0:01:50and, ultimately, have my own projects.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52PERCUSSION RATTLES
0:01:52 > 0:01:55SWORD CLANGS
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Chris's own project became Fusion Fighters.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04Via online videos,
0:02:04 > 0:02:08he experiments with his many ideas for a live performance show,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11fusing technology with his unique blend of Irish dance,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13body percussion and tap.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15MUSIC: Moonlight Sonata (dance remix) by Ludwig van Beethoven
0:02:15 > 0:02:17SHOES TAP
0:02:20 > 0:02:24He's about to embark on his latest idea, dubbed Fusion Orchestra,
0:02:24 > 0:02:29which will set his modern choreography to a classical score.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Well, I have to put this project together, essentially, in five days.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34I am on a very limited budget.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37You know, I'm a dancer, but I'm in between tours,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39and I'm paying for this whole project myself,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43so when it comes down to rehearsal space, locations, it's stuff that
0:02:43 > 0:02:45I can't really afford at the moment,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48so I am going to have to try and do the project as cheap as possible,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50but still make it high-quality.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54To ensure the quality he desires, Chris has enlisted
0:02:54 > 0:03:00a team of high-achieving dancers and a musician to fill out the Orchestra.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Well, I chose those particular guys because, you know,
0:03:03 > 0:03:08they are the best people that I could think of within my network.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10The question is, then, in the short space of time,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13will they be able to pick up this choreography?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Some of the body percussion stuff they've never done before, or tap.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20For some of the guys, it may be quite a challenge for them.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Right now, I don't have a location for rehearsals or
0:03:35 > 0:03:37a location for the video,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39but my friend Brian lives up in Navan...
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- KNOCK AT DOOR - '..and he's got a music studio there
0:03:42 > 0:03:44'which he's going to let us use to create the track.'
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- Good to see you.- Good.- You busy?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Yeah, just working away on a few little bits here.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52PERCUSSION THUMPS
0:03:52 > 0:03:53I'm Brian McGrane.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I'm 24 years of age and I'm a musician for this project.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59I am actually a percussionist.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02When Chris first came to me about the Fusion Orchestra project,
0:04:02 > 0:04:05I became really interested, because I knew that it was something
0:04:05 > 0:04:08that could really appeal to a new audience.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13The most challenging part for me is to, kind of,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15make something for me to shine,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18and for me to kind of stand out as the percussionist, as well.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Did I mention to you that at the end of the week we'll be filming
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- the two-minute video somewhere around?- Oh.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31You know, like a historic building, a castle...
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- Mm-hmm.- ..a courtyard, a mansion.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Erm, it's just something, to me,
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- that just seems to fit with the Orchestra idea.- Yeah.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42'When you don't have much money to put a project like this together,'
0:04:42 > 0:04:46you really do have to sometimes ask your friends, you know, for favours.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49'Brian doesn't know this yet, but we haven't got any definite plans,'
0:04:49 > 0:04:50so I'm hoping that he's got a big house
0:04:50 > 0:04:52and we could just film it there.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53So, I suppose, the tracks, then,
0:04:53 > 0:04:57are you happy enough with the three tracks that you've chosen?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59They're really great to dance to,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02and I'd say they'd be really nice to play music to, as well.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Basically, you want to chop these in sections?
0:05:05 > 0:05:06- Yeah.- Yeah, but...
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- Say, like, 40 seconds of Beethoven Symphony No 5...- Yeah.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12MUSIC: Symphony No 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven
0:05:12 > 0:05:13..and Vivaldi, Winter...
0:05:13 > 0:05:16MUSIC: Winter from Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- ..and Mozart, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.- Yeah.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22MUSIC: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
0:05:22 > 0:05:26I've chosen to use classical music for this new piece, Fusion Orchestra,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29and for me, there's really only a handful of tracks
0:05:29 > 0:05:31that would have elements of 4/4 tempo in them,
0:05:31 > 0:05:33and I know that they'd definitely work.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36CHRIS HUMS ALONG TO MOZART
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Yeah, I love it. It's...
0:05:43 > 0:05:47It's completely different to anything I've seen before. Yeah.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49I'm excited.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50- I hope it works.- Me too.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56DRILL BUZZES
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Chris asked me, would I be able to help him out
0:06:06 > 0:06:07making some dance boards?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- DRILL BUZZES - Because he had a cool idea of
0:06:10 > 0:06:12each of the dancers on their own platform,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15and I've got two done.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16The last three to go, so...
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Well, this is the tape.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23- Yeah, cool.- So...
0:06:23 > 0:06:26So, what's the idea of the different colours, then?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Each dancer, or each performer,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- can have a different colour designated to them.- Oh, OK.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32We could use these for the platforms, as well,
0:06:32 > 0:06:36as well as using them for the little bits of our costume.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- Brilliant. Yeah, that's great. - Yeah, just so the...
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Do you know, like, if we have it, like, all round the outside?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- Yeah.- I don't know if it will stick but...
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- Perfect, isn't it? - That looks good, actually.- Yeah.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I mean, we don't have any money, so it's kind of budget,
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- but, you know, it really works, doesn't it?- Yeah, I think so.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- Let's go with it, then. - Yeah, I think, the next step,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01let's get one of these boards into the studio
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- and see how it sounds.- OK, cool.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11SHOES TAP
0:07:11 > 0:07:14But just as Chris begins to give his new platforms the once-over,
0:07:14 > 0:07:15he's interrupted by a message
0:07:15 > 0:07:18from one of his chosen dancers. PHONE RINGS
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Oh, man.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22I think we might have a problem with James.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25"Could I learn the core of the routine from a video
0:07:25 > 0:07:27"and meet you guys on Wednesday?"
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- If he comes on Wednesday, everyone else has already had two days.- Hmm.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32He's going to just be left behind.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- That's not really enough, is it? - Not really.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Hmm...
0:07:37 > 0:07:39I think you should just tell him to come up now, to be honest.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Our only other option, if he doesn't come,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43I don't think he's going to be able to do it -
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- then I think we'd have to get someone else in to do it.- Yeah.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- Realistically.- The only thing is, if you go and get somebody else,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51they're not familiar with the project at all, whereas James
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- knows somewhat of what's going on. - Yeah.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57If he can make it, even just for a couple of hours,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00it's better than not making it at all.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03MUSIC: I'm So Sorry by Imagine Dragons
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Brian actually suggested, you know, because we're on a tight budget,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12that we ring up his local GAA club,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15and so, luckily, like, they've let us use the hall for the whole week,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17for free of charge, so it's amazing.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19I can't wait to get going with it.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21# No time. #
0:08:29 > 0:08:31How's it going? What do you think of the hall?
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- It's a cracking hall, man. That's great.- How are you?- All right...
0:08:34 > 0:08:38I'm Michael Donnellan, from Ennis in County Clare, and I am 39.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40SHOES TAP
0:08:42 > 0:08:43I won a couple of award championships
0:08:43 > 0:08:45at junior and senior level,
0:08:45 > 0:08:47and then went on, obviously, and joined Riverdance,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50and was quite lucky to get jobs choreographing
0:08:50 > 0:08:52and directing various shows.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I know my place.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Chris is the ultimate choreographer of this project,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01but any guidance that I can give him, I will, for sure,
0:09:01 > 0:09:02and if it starts to slump,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06I think I'll try and put a bit of fun and a bit of craic into it.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10You'll have to do your sit-dance now, here, Dave.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- You'll be grand.- No, I'm finished.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- You've finished with competing now? - Yeah, thank God.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Have you?- Yeah.- So you're going to join a show, then?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18I don't know. Finish college first, and then...
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Finish college.- Nice. - ..I'll see what I'll do.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- I tell you, all the shows will be after you, anyway.- No, they're not.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- I'll get him first.- Yeah, fair enough. Absolutely, yeah.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29SHOES TAP
0:09:33 > 0:09:35My name is David Gainey.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37I'm 20 years old, and I'm from Dingle in County Kerry.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40I started Irish dancing when I was about five or six years old.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42I actually saw my sister winning a medal
0:09:42 > 0:09:43and I just wanted to win a medal.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I didn't care what it was in, so it ended up being Irish dancing.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I kept going and I ended up winning five World Championships,
0:09:48 > 0:09:50so it wasn't a bad sport to be involved in.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I suppose I've had a few prizes during my competitive career -
0:09:57 > 0:10:00obviously, winning the World Championships -
0:10:00 > 0:10:01but one I more recently won
0:10:01 > 0:10:05was when I was awarded the Irish Dancing Magazine Man of the Year.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07That was unexpected.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10It was a different kind of award then I'm normally used to getting.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12You know, you want to be known for doing something different,
0:10:12 > 0:10:14for changing it up.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Well, I was doing, like... I was doing...
0:10:17 > 0:10:18I was messing around in my book,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20and I drew, like, a sketch of the five of us,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23to imagine what, like, the whole thing would look like.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Oh, my God. Is that me? - Can you guess which one you are?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Oh, my God. I've got hair, though. That's great.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29- Do you?- That's great.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31I didn't mean to draw hair.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- I think it was wrinkles. - And I'm in purple as well.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34So, I was thinking,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37we could pretty much make our entire costumes out of tape -
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- gaffer tape.- Yeah. Cool(!)
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- I don't know. See, I'm kind of afraid to...- Yeah?- To...
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I don't know whether you're serious or not,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47and I wouldn't be surprised, to be honest with you.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- You probably are. - I am deadly serious.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I'm not wearing a purple gaffer jacket, though, am I?
0:10:52 > 0:10:55No, we changed yours to white. Black-and-white, you're wearing.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Oh, brilliant, like a Valentino, kind of a little...
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- Smooth.- Smooth.- Yeah.- Brilliant. Yeah, I'm in.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Bah-bah-bah, bah!
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Come on, David, you're five-times World Champion.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17My biggest challenge would be the upper body, so using the hands,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19and clapping at different points in the music,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22it's difficult for me, but, no, go with the flow, you know,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25to the routine, so I suppose I'd better get on with it.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28That was my fault! Oh, God, OK, OK. All right, have we got it?
0:11:28 > 0:11:30'It's quite a difficult piece. It's quite intricate,'
0:11:30 > 0:11:33and it is a real challenge to, kind of, get your head around that,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36and get your body around it and, kind of, feel that music,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38and dance to it, so that it's very clean.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39It might take me a little bit
0:11:39 > 0:11:41longer to get it than the rest of
0:11:41 > 0:11:42the young lads in there,
0:11:42 > 0:11:44you know, but hopefully not.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45I'll be fine. I think I'll be fine.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- Hey, James!- All right, lads?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51And with the late arrival of the final dancer, James,
0:11:51 > 0:11:54the Fusion Orchestra is finally complete.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56My name is James Devine.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59I'm 38 and I'm from Ardnacrusha, County Clare.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01SHOES TAP
0:12:03 > 0:12:06I'd be kind of known as the original Celtic tapper, like the first,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09kind of, Irish dancer to really combine,
0:12:09 > 0:12:11like, the tap with the Irish.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16The achievement that I'm probably known for
0:12:16 > 0:12:17is my Guinness World Record -
0:12:17 > 0:12:19a whole 38 taps in one second.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Erm, the previous record was held by Michael Flatley.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Definitely not. He's got two left feet, anyway.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- Jamie, boy.- 2pm. Is it two? - You made it.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33'James was late arriving but when he did arrive,
0:12:33 > 0:12:35'he came straight into it and slotted straight into the piece,'
0:12:35 > 0:12:38so I had no doubt he'd pick up the start of it in no time.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41MUSIC: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
0:12:41 > 0:12:44SHOES STOMP
0:12:44 > 0:12:46'The challenge, this week, for me,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48'is probably being part of a group, you know?'
0:12:48 > 0:12:52I'm used to, kind of, I suppose, doing solo work,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55and this week, now, is very much about interaction with other dancers
0:12:55 > 0:12:56and all that kind of stuff, so that's...
0:12:56 > 0:12:59I think that's the challenge, this week, for me.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11The next day, with James out of the picture again,
0:13:11 > 0:13:13it's a good time to go shopping for props
0:13:13 > 0:13:17that will represent electronic pads on each of the dancers' platforms.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20As long as we get to take them off. Yeah.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- We could do one of those things where we, like...- Yeah, slide.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- LAUGHTER - Ow, that kind of hurt.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31SHOES TAP
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- It'd need to be metal, though. - It might look better.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Oh, look, there's, like, a kitchen sink.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45They've got the grated things on it.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Couldn't really buy a kitchen sink, though.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52It'd be a bit silly.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55I'm just looking for something with either, like, a grated panel
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- like that, that door.- Right.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- Chris, we could do an air vent kind of thing.- Oh, yeah?
0:14:03 > 0:14:06That's kind of cool. It'd be great if it was longer, wouldn't it?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- There's bigger ones. There's different sizes.- Is there?
0:14:13 > 0:14:16What do you think about using these for the shoes?
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Yeah, excellent.- There's something different. Did you change your top?
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Does he always go around with a toilet seat on his head?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24We can't use this in the show, though, unfortunately,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- but that's a good idea, I think. - No.- Yeah?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I don't suppose you can dance? We're looking for another dancer.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32We've actually had a phone call this morning from one of our dancers.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34He's hurt his ankle. I don't suppose you...?
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- Disco-dancing championship, 1969. - Disco? That's what... Really?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- That's exactly what we're doing, a disco dance.- Any time, any time.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- OK, great.- Yeah, yeah. - We've got rehearsals this afternoon.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Do you think you can make that or are you working?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- I'll ask my boss. - Great. Nice to have you on board.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- Thanks very much. Is the money good? - The money's brilliant, yeah.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- Oh, then, there you go. - You'll love it.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53You ask and I'll go. See you soon.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Thanks.- Cheers. See you at rehearsals. Don't be late.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59I won't be late. You didn't tell me where?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- Erm...- Don't tell me where.- OK.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Yeah, so we're happy enough with that, are we?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Having eventually settled for corrugated plastic
0:15:09 > 0:15:10and some foam pads,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12it's straight back to rehearsals,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15and even though James is unavailable today,
0:15:15 > 0:15:19a particularly difficult section of the routine is on the agenda.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29This choreography is putting years on me.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I started, I was 24 a couple of days ago.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32I don't know what's happening.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35I don't know, it's just wrinkles and things and...
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- OK, let's go with it. Come on. - Let's do it. You can do it.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41# Da-da-da da-da
0:15:41 > 0:15:42# Da da-da da-da
0:15:42 > 0:15:44# Da-da da-da-da. #
0:15:46 > 0:15:48'The coordination of coordinating your hands and your arms'
0:15:48 > 0:15:52and your feet together, and making that sound really, really crisp,
0:15:52 > 0:15:53with this choreography, is difficult,
0:15:53 > 0:15:55but it's great stuff, though.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58And step, and one, two, three, four, five,
0:15:58 > 0:16:00and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
0:16:00 > 0:16:01- nine, ten.- Ah!
0:16:01 > 0:16:04'One of the reasons why I got these guys involved is'
0:16:04 > 0:16:05cos I know how talented they are,
0:16:05 > 0:16:07and that they've got the rhythm in them.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09You know, a couple of days of practising,
0:16:09 > 0:16:12and then we'll get it. We really will. Like, I've no doubt.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15HE EXHALES
0:16:15 > 0:16:16Now we'll just practise that
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- for the next three days. - We've got it. Yeah, yeah.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38The day before filming,
0:16:38 > 0:16:40and it's all hands on deck for the lads.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42James is back, and with his help,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45the platforms and costumes are pieced together.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52You were all laughing at my gaffer tape idea, huh?
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Chris is happy so we're happy. - Yeah, me too.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57We haven't done the rehearsal, yet.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- LAUGHTER - Uh-oh. He's in good form, anyway.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03- Yeah, yeah.- When you're smiling, we're smiling, Chris.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05But it's not all smiles for Chris -
0:17:05 > 0:17:07with tomorrow's filming looming,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10he's still without a venue in which to shoot the video.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14I've contacted around five to ten venues
0:17:14 > 0:17:17and not one of them's got back yet,
0:17:17 > 0:17:18so I'm just hoping today's the day.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Everyone's worked so hard,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22and obviously we don't want to end up the week
0:17:22 > 0:17:24with no location to film the video.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41It's amazing to actually see the progression in, like,
0:17:41 > 0:17:42two or three days of...
0:17:42 > 0:17:44You know, these guys have been working really hard, like.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47They really are getting the grasp of it now.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55I just got a call from one of my friends, who actually know
0:17:55 > 0:17:57a few of the lads, as well,
0:17:57 > 0:18:00and she's managed to hook us up with a location for the shoot.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01Getting to the evening time now,
0:18:01 > 0:18:03and we're doing the video tomorrow,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06so it couldn't have come at a better time.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09We've been lucky to get a videographer involved,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11and he's going to meet us for this recce of the place,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14so we're going to head over there now to check it out.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15We're all really excited.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- Hello. How's it going? - Chris, how's it going?- Hi, Denise.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26I haven't seen you in ages. How are you?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28How's it going? Nice to see you.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31'Chris called me during the week in a panic and he said,'
0:18:31 > 0:18:36you know, "Denise, I don't have a venue to record this video.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37"What am I going to do?"
0:18:37 > 0:18:42So I said, "Well, I know the perfect castle, Chris - Barberstown Castle."
0:18:44 > 0:18:47It has the exact kind of vibe that I was imagining in my head,
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- and it's incredible.- Yeah, well, you kind of said medieval.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- Yeah.- You know, so, that castle kind of vibe...
0:18:52 > 0:18:57'Everyone wants to be part of Chris's project, purely because'
0:18:57 > 0:19:00he works very hard for what he believes in,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03and, you know, he's such a nice guy, as well,
0:19:03 > 0:19:08'and I think it's a mutual respect amongst all the dancers,
0:19:08 > 0:19:13'and Chris has chosen very carefully for this project.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15'You know, you couldn't pick a better team.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17'It's like the dream team.'
0:19:17 > 0:19:19I just, like, got a bit of goose bumps there,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- I'm not going to lie, about this room.- Did you?
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- Coming in here?- Yeah, yeah.- Yeah.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- Yeah.- That backdrop is symmetrical and everything just looks
0:19:26 > 0:19:29perfect there. We could do a run-through now, if you want,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- and get the lads to put their costumes on.- Brilliant.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35I feel quite privileged to actually have the opportunity to
0:19:35 > 0:19:38look at the rehearsal of Fusion Orchestra tonight.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40I think it'll be fantastic.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54MUSIC: Busy Earnin' by Jungle
0:20:00 > 0:20:0310.30am on filming day,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06and while the videographer sets up for the shoot,
0:20:06 > 0:20:08there seems to be a distinct lack of dancers.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13We have up until, I'd say, 4pm, before the light starts changing.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Right, OK. - So if we can get people...
0:20:15 > 0:20:17So we have to get moving, then.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19..yeah, set up by about 12pm.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22OK, I don't think they realised that we needed to be here this early.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24I was hoping they wouldn't arrive any later than 11am,
0:20:24 > 0:20:28and no-one's here yet, so I'm just a bit, you know,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31anxious that they all come in the next 20 minutes.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36# Just busy earnin'
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- # You can't get enough...- #
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- What time's it now, anyway?- 11.50am.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44The lads are only about 50 minutes late.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47It's fine. We are only shooting a video today. It's fine(!)
0:20:47 > 0:20:49# Busy earnin' You can't get enough... #
0:20:49 > 0:20:52It's 12.30pm by the time the stragglers arrive,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54and as they rush into their costumes,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57with no time left for last-minute hiccups,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59there's a last-minute hiccup.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03The coloured tape Chris wanted on the dancers' shoes
0:21:03 > 0:21:05appears to be damaging James's tap boots.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08He's put the tape on and they're his 800 custom-made shoes...
0:21:08 > 0:21:11But I think they got different masking tape
0:21:11 > 0:21:14and I think they're going to be OK.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16I'll send you the bill afterwards.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17'He's not a diva but, he just,'
0:21:17 > 0:21:19he loves these boots that are, kind of,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22that he bought off Beyonce, you know what I mean?
0:21:22 > 0:21:26And he's just a little bit protective about them.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27That's grand, you know?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Time-wise, it'd be good to get going.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- Get going, yeah.- Yeah.- Let's do it.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33We have to get going now, yeah.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34All right, let's go.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Keep it on repeat and let's just keep doing it.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44These are, obviously,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47the self-made or home-made arrows from gaffer tape, you know?
0:21:47 > 0:21:48Huge budget(!)
0:21:48 > 0:21:50'Erm, so, yeah, they just kept falling off,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53'cos we were sweating so much, cos we were doing the routine.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55'We were like, "You've got an arrow." I had three arrows,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58'and somebody else had two arrows, and somebody had no arrows,'
0:21:58 > 0:22:01and somebody had four arrows. I don't know how that happened.
0:22:01 > 0:22:02Erm, so, yeah...
0:22:02 > 0:22:06So we had to, kind of, get somebody to sew them onto us, you know?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09God, we're really selling ourselves, here, aren't we?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16This latest delay has Chris doubting whether there's enough time left
0:22:16 > 0:22:20to get all the filming done before they completely lose daylight.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Do you think there are any opportunities
0:22:21 > 0:22:23to do it in the evening time?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- No, because we've gone this far, now, at this stage.- Yeah.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- I think we should leave it daylight. - All right.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30But we've only just started, really, haven't we?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32We've just done the one wide shot a few times.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- That's all so far.- We need to try and get it done in daylight.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36Do you have to get going, as well?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39I don't need to get going, but it'd be good to do it in daylight,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- since we started in daylight. - My gut feeling is, like,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45to maybe, really, have a think about doing it in the evening time.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47That's just my gut feeling,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- cos I just think we're going to rush it now.- We'll see how we get on.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51Our problem is, if we just see how we get on,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54I think the guys are going to be wrecked from doing that.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- It's just my gut feeling. I don't know.- We'll give it a stab, OK?
0:23:01 > 0:23:06I feel like if I go against my gut feeling then I'm going to regret it.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07Am I wrong? Do you think I'm wrong?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Tell me if I am and tell me to... - Well, it's a beautiful day.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- It's a beautiful day...- Yeah.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15..so it's not going to be dark until 4pm or, I think, probably 5pm.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18I don't know.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- Am I just stressing out too much? - Yeah.- All right, let's go for it.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24'I've been involved in the professional scene,
0:23:24 > 0:23:26'I suppose, for the last 15 years, you know,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29'and I know what it's like to be in Chris's boots,
0:23:29 > 0:23:32'and you can't really show your hand.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35'You have to be constantly positive.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36'As much pressure as he may be under,
0:23:36 > 0:23:38'you have to stay unbelievably positive,'
0:23:38 > 0:23:41for the other four or five, and for the crew and everybody around you,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44and the ambience, and the ethos, and the whole, kind of,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46atmosphere of the project, you know, to stay...
0:23:46 > 0:23:49to stay up there and to keep the energy levels really high,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51erm, and he's doing it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05It's gone 4pm, so kind of pushing it now at this stage,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07but hopefully we'll get it done. I say we will.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10We only have close-ups to do, and then maybe a faraway shot,
0:24:10 > 0:24:11so hopefully we'll get there.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20The day has been fantastic. It's...
0:24:20 > 0:24:23A few challenges, obviously, with the trying to get the shoot in
0:24:23 > 0:24:24before the sun goes down,
0:24:24 > 0:24:26but I think we've achieved it.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Like, it is current. It's now.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31It's not anything that's back in, you know, the early 2000s.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34This is now 2015, so it's really current,
0:24:34 > 0:24:37and, yeah, I think we'll have a massive impact.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- Shall we?- Job done. - Absolute pleasure.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- Well done, Chris. Well done, man. - Oh...- All right?
0:24:47 > 0:24:49That is it, isn't it? That's the last..
0:24:49 > 0:24:52'It's kind of surreal, when you've finished something like this.'
0:24:52 > 0:24:54I do feel relieved, but it's almost like...
0:24:54 > 0:24:55Now it's like, ah, looking back on
0:24:55 > 0:24:58how good everything was. Like, my feet are killing me.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01The lads are also, like, really tired and sore and hungry,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04but I'm so happy with how the filming went today.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09'We're going to have a massive expectation from the video.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12'The reaction already, just seeing the cast that I've put together,'
0:25:12 > 0:25:14has been, like, wow, you know,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16like, a sort of dream team for this sort of stuff,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18so people are going to be talking about it
0:25:18 > 0:25:21through the dancing world, the Irish dancing world,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24and, obviously, they're going to be expecting it to be brilliant.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36Tonight's the launch.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I don't know if it's nerves or, just, anxious or excitement,
0:25:39 > 0:25:41or, like, I just need a drink,
0:25:41 > 0:25:42or I'm hungry, but, you know,
0:25:42 > 0:25:44I'm definitely feeling something, anyway,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47and I'm very excited for everyone to come in and see the video.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49So, guys, just sit wherever you like.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51It's just going to be me and Brian here, out of the five of us.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53The lads have had to get back to work,
0:25:53 > 0:25:55after I dragged them away all week,
0:25:55 > 0:25:57but they'll be here with us in spirit, and no matter,
0:25:57 > 0:25:59you know, what the response is from everyone else,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I think the result is something that we're really proud of.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04MUSIC: Symphony No 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven
0:26:36 > 0:26:39MUSIC: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Well, the sort of views we get
0:26:41 > 0:26:42for Fusion Fighters videos
0:26:42 > 0:26:44at the moment is anywhere from,
0:26:44 > 0:26:47you know, 5,000 to 25,000 views,
0:26:47 > 0:26:48so, I think, for this video,
0:26:48 > 0:26:51you know, obviously, we're always aiming to get more,
0:26:51 > 0:26:53and, you know, reach a bigger audience,
0:26:53 > 0:26:57so we'd love to try and beat that 25,000-view mark.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15The goal is for us to be a part of history, I suppose.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18To make and develop this new, unique style,
0:27:18 > 0:27:1920 years on from when
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Riverdance has inspired us.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22It is an addiction, really,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24but it's driven by, like,
0:27:24 > 0:27:25a huge passion that I have to
0:27:25 > 0:27:28succeed and to make it work.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31MUSIC: Winter from Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Oh...
0:27:44 > 0:27:45Oh!
0:27:47 > 0:27:50CHEERING AND WHISTLING
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Fusion Orchestra has gone on to be Chris's most-watched video yet.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02It currently has 36,000 views and counting.