Traditional Irish dancing is practiced by Irish Catholic families. Lexie and his daughter are Protestant, but Lexie relents and encourages his daughter. Self-taught, Laura enters a dance contest across the River Foyle in a Catholic district.
Irish Catholic families engage in traditional Irish dancing. Although Lexie is Protestant and initially reluctant, he eventually encourages his daughter to participate. Laura, who learned on her own, competes in a dance contest near the River Foyle in a district with a high concentration of Catholics.