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00:00Welcome to Florida
00:02Florida life, nothing quite like it
00:03Home to theme parks, golden tans
00:06and 400,000 Brits
00:08I absolutely love it here
00:10Who've made the Sunshine State
00:12their new home
00:13This is what sold me out of it
00:14Who wouldn't want to live here like this
00:18They've swapped drizzly winters
00:20and gas bills for new careers
00:22and seemingly endless fun
00:24in the sun
00:26It's our little piece of paradise
00:28Get it right and life in Florida
00:30can be like a dream come true
00:32Every evening do this
00:34with your glass of wine
00:35But getting here and staying here
00:37takes hard work
00:38I do pinch myself every day
00:41Grit, we just lost the starboard motor
00:43and determination
00:45These are the Brits who've made their own
00:48Escape to Florida
00:54Today on Escape to Florida
01:01Can dance teacher Sarah and her class
01:03make it all right on the night
01:05Can dance teacher Sarah and her class
01:05Guys, what's happened?
01:13Ta-da!
01:14Football club founder Kay
01:16counts down to kick off
01:17We are ready to rock and roll
01:22Morning, morning
01:23Did you guys need this umbrella up?
01:25And can pool attendant Oliver
01:27land his dream job?
01:36Celebration
01:37A picture perfect town
01:39built in the 1990s by Disney
01:41and now home to 13,000 residents
01:44including Sarah from Belfast
01:47and her husband Scott
01:49When I first got to America
01:5013 years ago
01:51I said right I need a kettle
01:52Nobody has kettle in America
01:54I couldn't believe it
01:55Apparently you can make
01:57hot water out of a coffee machine
01:59But that's just wrong
02:01Absolutely wrong
02:02Sarah and Scott met in 2019
02:05at the Lucky Leprechaun Irish pub
02:08This photo was snapped by one
02:10of my friends the first night
02:12that we met
02:12This was probably like
02:13within 15 minutes of meeting you
02:15That's just such a special photo for me
02:18For me it was love at first sight
02:21It was for you too
02:22because you told me that night
02:22I was amazing
02:23You stop and you're like
02:24you're amazing
02:24I was like thanks
02:25Everything came so easily for us
02:27even the first few conversations
02:29that we had
02:29so I had a pretty good feeling about it
02:31They got married in 2022
02:34This is a Piggy Rolla photo
02:36This is Cinderella meets Piggy Blinders
02:38overlooking the city of Belfast
02:39And have now welcomed
02:41two-year-old daughter
02:42Saoirse to the family
02:44Saoirse what?
02:45Where does an alligator go?
02:46Chomp, chomp, chomp
02:47Good girl
02:48Let's go down and see if there's any down here
02:49Growing up
02:51Sarah was a successful Irish dancer
02:53a talent which she turned into her career
02:57I was about 18
02:58and then I took off
03:00various jobs around the world
03:02as a professional dancer
03:03for many years
03:06My job brought me to Florida
03:08and I thought that I was coming to Florida for one year
03:12and I'm here 13 years later
03:14Do you see any turtles?
03:16Sarah now runs an Irish dance school of her own
03:19here in Florida
03:20I spoke to the lawyer
03:21and she said
03:22you're basically the top 1% of your field
03:25you speak Irish
03:26you play Irish music
03:27you're an Irish dancer
03:28you can apply for an 01 visa
03:31which then leads to a green card
03:32and the 01 visa is called Extraordinary Ability
03:37but you have to prove to the American government
03:39that you are the best at what you do
03:41so it took me nearly two years of gathering evidence
03:44for me to have a green card
03:46it felt like the best that I could ever have
03:48for the rest of my life
03:50it opened so many doors
03:51it opened so many opportunities
03:54and it's led to my life here in Florida
03:56with my beautiful family
03:57and a beautiful daughter
03:59and I couldn't ask for anything more
04:00in just four days time
04:02Sarah has the biggest date
04:03in her dance school's calendar
04:05up to gaga
04:07thankfully her mum Eileen
04:08is visiting from Northern Ireland
04:11she's got her rally boots on
04:13yeah
04:13because it's clear with the water
04:14okay
04:15Eileen loves life in Florida
04:16loves her little breaks out here
04:17I love to escape the winter
04:19yeah
04:20the Irish winter
04:21she
04:22tries to come out as much as possible
04:24and we love having her
04:25because all my family are in Ireland
04:27and all Scott's family are in Pittsburgh
04:28so we have no help with the baby
04:30so
04:30we're lucky
04:31but when she goes home I cry
04:33my mum
04:34she's an absolute legend
04:35right okay
04:37what's gaga for her Baba?
04:39she had seven children
04:41and while she had seven children
04:43she worked a full-time job as a teacher
04:45now that I have my own child
04:47I'm in awe of how many children that she had
04:49and what she was able to bring us up
04:50and we all survived
04:51Sorcha put the tablecloth back
04:53well
04:54mum I didn't want
04:55look you're gonna get stained
04:56it doesn't matter
04:57we'll put it in the washing machine
04:59Sorcha pick up your yogurt
05:00thank you
05:00it's not a good idea Sarah
05:01mummy wise up
05:03seriously
05:03she offered me so many opportunities
05:05and any auditions that I had
05:07she would drive me
05:08in a heartbeat
05:09you danced on the Great Wall
05:10I remember
05:11I've got a photo of that
05:12this is me dancing on the Great Wall of China
05:16that's right
05:16I've seen that
05:18it was actually during
05:18it must have been during the winter
05:20because you're all wrapped up
05:22it was so cold
05:22it's one of the shows
05:22today Sarah is off to make sure
05:24that her students are performance ready
05:27tell Gaga we have a very busy day today
05:31baby day
05:31baby day
05:33what are you going to do Sorcha
05:35we have the very last rehearsal for St Patrick's Day
05:38at class
05:39we have to go to class
05:40and we have to teach all the boys and girls how to dance
05:43don't we
05:43St Patrick's Day
05:44it's our biggest and best day of year here in America
05:47it's also our busiest day
05:49so we are stretched so thin
05:51the school are doing several performances that day
05:54with the final one at the same Orlando Irish bar where Sarah met Scott
05:59where is the performance?
06:02it's in a lucky leprechaun
06:03oh right on St Patrick's Day
06:04it's going to be bummed
06:05I know it's going to be jammed
06:06why on earth St Patrick's Day is so huge in America?
06:11they actually celebrate St Patrick's Day bigger here than they do in Ireland
06:15hello
06:16it's a special place for Sarah
06:18but today
06:18her attention is firmly on getting the students ready to perform
06:22the girls are all nervous
06:24it's their first time working together with the harder steps and the harder choreography
06:27but we just need to get into the class
06:29get working with the dancers and hopefully it all goes well
06:38Orlando in central Florida
06:40the theme park capital of the world
06:45where it's guaranteed sunshine 233 days a year
06:50but not today
06:51well whenever you see the trees start doing this
06:54when you see the everything start waving and getting a little bit crazy
06:58you know that means there's a storm coming
07:04sound effects
07:06but it'll take more than a bit of rain to rattle Stoke-born Kay
07:10there's my life here
07:12Kay came to America in 2004 having already led a full life in the UK
07:17I'm one of five children
07:20I quit school at 17
07:22I was a very rebellious teenager
07:25sorry mum and dad
07:27she now has four grown-up children of her own and a busy work life
07:31I had three totally different careers
07:33I worked in a bank
07:34then I owned preschools
07:36and then started a team
07:37there's definitely a pattern there of
07:40this one doesn't quite fit in the mould
07:42that team is Orlando City
07:44a major league soccer team based in downtown Orlando
07:48and today they've got a big game on
07:50I am one of the founders of the team
07:52one of the people who brought soccer to Orlando
07:57we're playing Montreal tonight and I have a good feeling
07:59I think we're going to win
08:01the other founder was her now ex-husband
08:04one of the biggest challenges for me was when me and my ex-husband split up
08:10we'd done all the hard work
08:12we'd started a team
08:13we'd gotten into major league soccer
08:15we'd started a women's team in 2016
08:18and now we were opening a stadium
08:21that was a really challenging time
08:23the marriage didn't last
08:25but Kay's passion for soccer did
08:27and now what Kay says goes
08:29purple is my favourite colour for sure
08:32he took the decision to step away from the club
08:35and so for me it was
08:37how do I now navigate this new world
08:39where you know we were always around together
08:43everyone knew us as a couple
08:44and all of a sudden I now became the face of the club
08:49there are very often occasions
08:52especially driving into the stadium
08:54where I have a pinch me moment of
08:57oh my gosh we did this
08:59like this isn't just a place that I work in
09:02this is somewhere that I helped to design and build
09:05and bring to life
09:06the club she founded is now worth half a billion dollars
09:11and currently sits above David Beckham's Inter Miami in the league
09:15but today is match day and Kay doesn't rest on her laurels
09:20there you go if you need to learn any new languages
09:24if you want to know how to dribble the ball
09:26in French, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian
09:28on a game day especially obviously leading up
09:31is just checking in with some of the different departments
09:34Michelle is the queen of merch
09:36so this whole project is a series of a minimum of 13 different garments
09:41that you can select your graphic and put it on baby gear, t-shirts, women's gear, tank tops, sweatshirts
09:47very cool
09:48well I know some of the academy coaches just had girls
09:51so we should be sending them some of the Marta ones for sure
09:55tonight's kickoff is five hours away
09:57and it's time for Kay to make sure everything in this stadium is match ready
10:02we want everyone who comes to the game tonight to go
10:04wow that was even if we lost
10:06it was still a great experience
10:19St Pete Beach on Florida's Gulf Coast has 35 miles of white sandy beaches
10:26but today London born Donna and Dan
10:30and their two sons
10:3219 year old Oliver and 14 year old Billy
10:35Oliver!
10:37are starting their day in the pool
10:38I feel blessed every single day
10:42it's everyone's dream to live somewhere like Florida
10:45they moved to the Sunshine State four years ago
10:48this is our home now
10:51we absolutely love living here
10:53my kids absolutely love it
10:56they are thriving
10:58I mean it makes me emotional thinking about it
11:01it's a great life to live and it's very fun
11:03it's a good life but it all needs paying for
11:07go
11:10Donna works as a beauty journalist
11:12Dan recently got a job as a realtor
11:14it's now Oliver's turn
11:21he studies accountancy at the University of Tampa
11:25I finished finals at my college about 2-3 weeks ago
11:29and now he looks to his future
11:31and this life he's grown to love
11:34starting with a summer job
11:36I can work like well full time like 5-6 days a week
11:39just to try and make as much money as I can
11:41before I go back to school
11:43so yeah this is my uniform
11:46my name tag that has my hometown on it
11:49so people are like
11:49oh my gosh are you from Australia
11:51I'm like no
11:52read the name tag
11:53I'm from London
11:55and where better to spend the summer
11:57than as a pool attendant
11:58at the local luxury hotel
12:00the hotel is really convenient
12:03as you can see
12:04I can see it from my bedroom
12:06the hotel is more than just a workplace for Oliver
12:11me and my brother have been coming to the hotel since we were born
12:14my mum I think first came here when she was about 3 or 4
12:18this job is an important step as he builds his future in his adopted home
12:23when we moved here I was 16
12:25it was a good point in my life
12:26like good just natural break as well
12:28like I wasn't too young wasn't too old
12:29I feel like I slept with him pretty well
12:31obviously I jumped straight into high school
12:33made loads of friends
12:34being like the English guy
12:36everyone was like oh like who's this
12:37like let me let me let me go speak to him
12:40it's just a great place
12:41I'm not complaining and I never want to move away
12:44getting paid to hang out by a Florida pool might sound like a dream come true
12:49but Oliver has other plans
12:51I know how fortunate I am
12:54we all have one life
12:54so like I might as well do something that I want to do
12:57and also something I'm good at
12:58and just maximise it
13:00to convert his green card to citizenship
13:03Oliver needs a steady well-paying job
13:06my ambition is to graduate college
13:09have an internship or two while I'm in college
13:12and then hopefully graduate and have something set up for me
13:15so this summer he's applied for a highly sought after internship
13:19with a global accountancy firm
13:21Oliver's going for this internship
13:24I'm thinking actually this could be beneficial to me
13:28because he could become my accountant
13:30but then I'm a bit worried about him seeing my accounts
13:34because he's far more responsible than I am
13:37the internship I've applied for is in the finance industry
13:40I did two interviews the last two weeks
13:43and they said it to expect to hear back within two to three weeks
13:46so I'm sure it's coming close to that time
13:50I'm a bit nervous you never know these things
13:52I mean there's like usually a 1% chance of getting it
13:57usually about 35,000 people apply to the company
14:00and then only 350 people get positions
14:03Oliver's doing really well
14:06hopefully going to get this internship
14:08but while he waits for news on a summer internship
14:13you should eat something because it's going to be really hot today
14:17really nice
14:18are they?
14:19Oliver is off to work at the hotel
14:21to earn himself some dollars poolside
14:23love you, have a good day
14:24love you
14:25bye
14:31it's four hours to kick off at Orlando City Football Club
14:35and founder Kay is making sure that her teams on and off the pitch
14:40are ready to win
14:42this particular section of the office is always the loudest
14:48we're getting ready for the game tonight
14:50we're playing Montreal
14:51there's just a hive of activity always on a game day
14:55people don't realize that behind the team
14:57there's about another 150 people
14:59who are actually getting everything ready
15:03leading up is just checking the kits
15:06how's it going?
15:07are we going to be a sellout?
15:08and then is there someone in one of the suites
15:11that you would like me to just swing by and say hi?
15:15the 31 suites at the stadium cost up to six and a half thousand dollars
15:19to hire per game
15:21and it's important business for the club
15:24obviously they are the people who are paying the most to come to a game
15:28make sure they feel welcome
15:30check that the suites are all clean and ready and set up
15:35hello ladies
15:36hello how are you doing?
15:38how are we?
15:39all right
15:40good, good
15:41getting ready for the game
15:42and you'll see straight up in my head
15:45none of those sticky fingerprints on there
15:47no this is awesome
15:49so thank you so much both of you
15:52always a lot to do before a game
15:53yep absolutely
15:55and thank goodness for people like these two
15:57because they're the ones who keep it all going
15:59and are behind the scenes
16:01the unsung heroes of Orlando City
16:04Kay's next stop is the locker room
16:06to visit Ricardo, the club's sporting director
16:09hey, how are you?
16:11I'm good, how are you doing?
16:12strategizing
16:13yeah, just thinking about the team
16:15yeah
16:16as we always do
16:17Ricardo is one of the people who brings all the amazing players
16:20that come to play for Orlando City
16:22again ready for the game
16:24Montreal
16:25good points baby
16:25yeah, I think so
16:28Kay's teams have a keen eye for talent
16:30with players like former world player of the year Kaka
16:34US women's icon Alex Morgan
16:36and England Lionesses goalkeeper Anna Morehouse
16:39having played for them
16:41all the names are on top of each locker
16:44our two DPs
16:45so Marco Pasulic and Martin O'Heda
16:49their names are over there
16:50and they are killing it right now
16:53so DP stands for designated player
16:55and each team is allowed three on their squad
16:59they can be paid outside of the salary cap
17:02so that's how you can have
17:04some of those really big marquee players
17:06I mean Lionel Messi is an obvious one
17:09plays for our rivals down the road
17:12Orlando City is part of Major League Soccer
17:15the US equivalent to the English Premier League
17:17but still no detail is too small to escape founder Kay
17:22this is why there's carpet
17:24because cleats, boots
17:27you would slip on this floor
17:29so imagine you're a player
17:31and here we go
17:33we're heading down the tunnel
17:36Kay heads pitch side
17:37the stadium holds 25,000 fans
17:40similar in size to the home ground
17:42of English team Crystal Palace
17:44but here it's a lot hotter
17:47so kickoff is at 7.30
17:49and anyone who's ever lived in Orlando
17:52will know
17:53it will
17:54it's
17:54we can't do the 3 o'clock kickoff
17:56it's hot as blazes
17:58at that time
17:59the supporters will soon arrive
18:01to begin their pre-mash festivities
18:03and this whole stadium will come alive
18:11in celebration
18:14it's the final day of preparation for dance school owner Sarah
18:20step
18:20down
18:22up
18:23down
18:23St Patrick's Day is just four days away
18:27the biggest date in her school's calendar
18:29St Patrick's night is very important
18:32everything has to run smoothly
18:34I want us to look really good together
18:36and if you're unsure of anything
18:38today is the day to tell me
18:39it's the last rehearsal before St Patrick's Day
18:42last rehearsals are always the most important time
18:45and I'm going to put all the dancers through their steps
18:47it's going to make sure they're in sync
18:49and they look good together
18:50and they know what they're doing
18:51and that they are confident and ready for their performance
18:54bring it out
18:55skip one
18:56don't rush
18:56don't rush that okay
18:58five, six, seven
19:00go
19:00jump, jump
19:01point half back
19:02right foot
19:03left foot
19:04right foot
19:05good girl
19:06right foot
19:07left foot
19:08go
19:08jump, jump
19:09Irish dancing is actually huge in America
19:12there are more dance schools in America
19:14than there are in Ireland and the UK
19:17the second time you do it
19:18you have to do it in the left foot
19:19as a business it's fantastic
19:20because
19:22there's
19:23hardly any Irish people who teach Irish dancing
19:25in Florida
19:26I was able to grow the business really big
19:28because there was a need for it
19:30but I've actually formed a community
19:32of expats
19:33and they were looking for more than just
19:35you know a dance class for their kids
19:37they wanted to be around
19:38a community of people who
19:40had similar upbringings to themselves
19:42I started with one child
19:44and one location
19:45ten years later
19:46I have 13 locations
19:48over two states
19:50and I have four teachers that work for me
19:52over a hundred and fifty students
19:55every year the top dancers in the school
19:57get to go to world championships
20:00this year Emma is one of the girls
20:02going to the world championships
20:03here it is
20:07it's here bring it in bring it in
20:09and for the occasion
20:11she's bought a unique dress to dance in
20:13the girls that get to go
20:15get a special thing called a solo dress
20:18oh
20:23oh my god it's gorgeous
20:25it's really pretty
20:27it's a dress that they design
20:29they pick the colours
20:30and we work with these top designers in Ireland
20:32oh my god it's stunning
20:35it's absolutely gorgeous
20:36they cost anywhere between
20:38two and a half thousand dollars to four thousand dollars
20:40so it's a massive financial commitment
20:44Emma
20:44do you love that?
20:46yeah
20:46oh wow where's the crown?
20:49let's see the crown
20:51oh my view it is so gorgeous
20:53oh best of luck in it
20:54girls what do you think?
20:56isn't it stunning?
20:56so great
20:57so gorgeous
20:58the highlight of St Patrick's Day
21:01will see Sarah's top students perform
21:03at an Irish bar in Orlando
21:05as soon as you walk out
21:06really confident
21:07walk
21:09in the performance
21:10there's six girls
21:11they would be my championship dancers
21:13there is Emily
21:15Gabby
21:16Amelia
21:17Emma
21:18Abigail
21:19and Natalie
21:19some of them are a little more nervous than others
21:21but they'll all get there
21:23they're good great dancers and great great girls
21:26shoulder to shoulder
21:27did you move?
21:28don't move
21:29ok
21:29the kids are working on a show piece called Summer Storm
21:32it's a pretty intricate piece
21:35it's up there on a professional level
21:36where it's steps that I would have learnt
21:38back in the day when I was in a professional show
21:40do it by yourself
21:43do you understand?
21:44do you hear that?
21:44you're missing a down
21:46so Emma do it again
21:49but this rehearsal is nowhere near Sarah's standards
21:57girls
21:57what's happening?
21:58it was only eight points
22:00we do eight points
22:01we do eight points
22:01right but then
22:02why is there three people in dancing?
22:04after we do the songs
22:04then it's eight points
22:05girls
22:06have you not wrote this?
22:07what's going on?
22:09no
22:09that's the wrong dance
22:11you can't get your dances mixed up
22:12this is eight points
22:13this is summer storm
22:14it makes me look bad as a teacher
22:16I just need them to be together
22:17and for it to look professional
22:19I'm just worried that it'll fall apart
22:20if one person makes a mistake
22:22it looks terrible
22:24it's really important
22:25that we get summer storm correct
22:26it's a new dance
22:27but it has to be perfect
22:29I need you to focus
22:30I need you to practice
22:31we need to go home
22:31and if you have any questions
22:33just need to let me know now
22:33because this is the last chance you have
22:35can you record like the last bit?
22:39the last 16 bars
22:40we can record it
22:41but I don't want you to rely on the video
22:42I need you to do it up
22:43I'm practicing it
22:44and so Sarah steps up
22:46to show them how it should be done
22:48I think the girls are under pressure
22:50I'm just worried that
22:51they can get the steps
22:52for the St. Patrick's Day performance
22:54but the question is
22:56will they be show ready
22:57in four days time?
23:11at the stadium
23:13it's three hours before kickoff
23:16and soccer club founder Kay
23:18is joining fans to share in the buzz
23:21how are you?
23:22I'm good, how are you doing?
23:23well
23:23she is at a tailgate
23:25an American sports tradition
23:27where fans gather together before the game
23:30so tailgates are pretty much the equivalent
23:33of going to the pub before the game
23:34having a drink
23:35chatting with your mates
23:36talking about what the game is going to be like
23:38who's going to win
23:40everyone comes to Orlando to vacation
23:42or to be a tourist
23:43but then they fall in love with a certain aspect
23:44and then they move here
23:46and then you become another thread
23:49in the fabric of the tapestry of the town
23:51you guys are like
23:52this is who you are
23:53and this is how we show up
23:54and this is how we support and celebrate our club
23:58so
23:58all good teams are built on the people who make the team
24:02yes
24:03and this is I think truly a community
24:05yeah
24:06yeah
24:06there's no team without the supporters
24:09without the people
24:10without the people
24:10without the people
24:11I love meeting with the supporters
24:15especially the ones who've been there since the beginning
24:17who believed in us when we were still
24:20a teeny tiny minor league team
24:22but who believed in the journey
24:24and have stayed with us
24:26and here they still are
24:27bringing the noise
24:28coming to games
24:32back inside the stadium
24:33it's time to check on the food stalls and vendors
24:37I've seen the people in the stands wearing these
24:41what the heck
24:42no thank you
24:43it's hilarious when like the 10 year old kids have it
24:45yeah
24:46it's down there somewhere
24:47on match days
24:49sales of merchandise
24:50food and drink
24:51account for nearly a fifth of the club's income
24:54here's everyone getting ready
24:56we got people bringing ice and water
24:58we got people getting ready with the food
25:00there's going to be thousands of customers arriving
25:03very very soon
25:04so it's getting being as ready as you can be
25:07for when they get here
25:08I am very excited
25:10yeah it's game day
25:11game day
25:13like woohoo
25:13can't wait
25:14the fans are queuing
25:16eager to get in and claim their spot
25:19this is the supporter section
25:21also known as the wall
25:22and it's where the most passionate
25:25the fans who want to jump and dance and sing and chant
25:28for the whole 90 minutes
25:30this is where they will be
25:32match days are one of the favorite things
25:35that shared experience
25:37I think it's something as humans
25:39it's what you want
25:42OMG
25:42look at this dude
25:44give me a high five
25:45whooshka
25:46come on
25:47all of a sudden you're a tribe
25:48and it doesn't matter what country you come from
25:52what culture you have
25:53you are all together supporting one thing
25:59whose number is it
26:00Kyle Smith
26:01oh Kyle
26:03to the fans
26:05Kay is an icon of the club
26:07part of my role here
26:10is obviously still very much involved in the community
26:12but it's all about getting the word out there
26:16and for people to perceive and know that Orlando City and Orlando Pride are right here
26:23in your community
26:25community is hugely important to me
26:28number one your fans are the heartbeat of your club
26:32there is no team without the supporters
26:36she's from the beginning
26:37Kay was before any of us
26:38it was their idea that got us our dream essentially
26:41up here in Orlando
26:42oh it's everything
26:43I literally gauge our schedules
26:46we have five children total
26:47all of our lives are scheduled around these games all the time
26:50with kickoff approaching the stadium is filling up fast
26:54and Kay is in constant demand
26:57can we get a quick picture together?
26:59of course
27:01thank you
27:02thank you
27:02the atmosphere has changed
27:05like it's everyone's excited
27:07you can feel it going on in the background
27:08there's noise
27:10there's bustle and hustle
27:12it's great
27:13it's so cool
27:14all these people are here
27:16because we started a little old team
27:18back in 2011
27:19the game is about to start
27:22and Kay needs to hurry and take her seat
27:31in celebration
27:33dance school owner Sarah
27:35is up and getting set
27:36for the busiest day of her year
27:38today is St Patrick's Day
27:40our favourite day of the year isn't it?
27:44it's our favourite day of the year say yay!
27:48can you say yay?
27:49so she's wearing a shamrock shirt
27:51and then we're going to change into a pretty pretty dress aren't we?
27:54to match mummy's eyes
27:56yeah
27:57so we have a very busy day
27:59so mummy has to get her makeup on
28:01with Sarah and her students performing at three shows today
28:05mum Eileen is making sure that she is fueled up with an Ulster fry
28:10we have the black pudding and the white pudding and the sausages potato bread
28:14and the soda bread
28:16so it's
28:17and of course the eggs
28:18they go last
28:20they're made
28:20made to order
28:22so
28:23this is not the healthiest of breakfast I have to tell you
28:26but it's a one off
28:28with brother Michael over from Belfast
28:30you usually take two eggs
28:31do you want another one?
28:32you might stop it
28:33you have your own breakfast
28:34do you want?
28:35no Michael here take another egg
28:36Sarah has all the comforts of home
28:38St Patrick's Day
28:40it's also a day where I would feel really homesick
28:42I feel really homesick for home
28:44even though I've been out here 13 years and living in Florida
28:47I still call the UK and Ireland home
28:49because of my performance schedule
28:51we'll have a breakfast together
28:52just so I can feel less homesick
28:54and a little bit of Ireland before the craziness of America starts again
28:58has Sorcha been eating her breakfast?
29:00yeah she's been a good girl
29:00so I have to run up and get changed
29:02and then I'm heading out for the first performance
29:03so you're in charge of Sorcha
29:06today Sarah's schedule is packed so she needs to get going
29:11mummy loves you
29:12see you later
29:14first up for Sarah is a show at a local nursing home
29:18hi Tyler
29:21we love going to the nursing home Windsor
29:22it's such a beautiful beautiful resort
29:25we love to go and visit all the elderly and retired people
29:28and bring some joy to them
29:30we have some of our little beginners here
29:32we're going to go along and they're all going to say their names
29:34so what's your name?
29:35what's your name?
29:36I don't know
29:37Anastasia
29:38and how old are you Anastasia?
29:41I don't know what my number
29:43she doesn't know how old she is
29:46across the US St Patrick's Day gives Irish Americans the chance to honour their heritage
29:52and then to start our show a little Irish drum and Irish shoe piece
30:02Americans make such a big deal out of St Patrick's Day because it's a link and it shows who they
30:08are and their heritage
30:09America is a melting pot of so many different cultures
30:12people on St Patrick's Day love to show that their ancestors came from Ireland
30:21while Sarah and her students entertain the residents of the nursing home
30:26husband Scott is out shopping
30:30I'm looking for some flowers
30:32do you have tulips?
30:34yes sir we do
30:35pink, purple
30:36thank you
30:37it is St Patty's Day
30:38so it's a crazy day for Sarah and for us in general
30:41but it's also the day we met
30:43you don't have green ones for St Patrick's Day do you?
30:45unfortunately no
30:46no? ok
30:47we have carnations green
30:49ah she'll kill me if it's not tulips
30:51ah no so we have to do tulips
30:52to celebrate it and to maybe surprise her a little later on
30:56I was going to go get her some flowers and a gift to her at the Lucky Leprechaun which is
30:59where we met
31:00the little St Patrick's things
31:02oh look at this wow
31:03there you go
31:04we're going to act like this was all my idea obviously
31:06you guys can be my witnesses am I right?
31:08yes sir
31:08ok
31:09she got me some tulips
31:11she hooked me up with some shamrock
31:12so I think we're good there
31:14Scott is all set for their anniversary
31:18Sarah though still has a few more performances before she can celebrate
31:23you too
31:24say that to yourself
31:25thank you
31:26bye
31:34over in St Pete Beach
31:36hotel pool attendant Oliver is reporting for duty
31:40morning morning
31:43lovely day Al
31:44he works at the Don Cesar Hotel fondly known as the Pink Palace
31:49a landmark on the Gulf Coast that has welcomed guests since 1928
31:54how are we doing today good?
31:55we are living the dream coming here
31:58we love coming here
31:59hotel is iconic
32:00not a bad place to be
32:01a lot of guests that come for the Pink Palace vibe and aesthetic
32:05but it's also very expensive so people do expect very good service very good experience
32:10you guys need anything?
32:11let us know
32:13the hotel has two pools on this shift Oliver's covering the south pool
32:18this is obviously my office
32:20this is Reggie
32:21yeah I was the person who trained here
32:23so we have 60 beds out here
32:25what we do is we keep the pool in check
32:27we do all the umbrellas
32:29we set people up in the morning
32:30we're kind of the muscles of the operation
32:33and Oliver is clearly keen to get those muscles working
32:36so before you open it I'm going to move it forward just so you actually get some shade
32:40perfect
32:42as well as a free workout the job here also gives Oliver some financial independence
32:48working at the hotels since I got my green card I was like I just want to get a job
32:51finally
32:51because throughout high school some of my friends had jobs some of them didn't
32:54but not being able to get a job was just making me want a job even more just have my
32:59own money
33:00and today proud parents Donna and Dan have made the short walk over to the hotel to see Oliver
33:07oh they've got rid of the fish tanks
33:10that's a shame
33:11do you remember?
33:12yeah
33:12this hotel holds a special place in their hearts
33:16the hotel means so much to me
33:18it's been in my life pretty much all my life since I was four years old
33:22I have so many amazing memories there
33:25my first holiday with Dan there
33:27I still can't believe my parents invited him on a Christmas holiday
33:31three months after we started dating
33:33and today they're feeling nostalgic
33:36would you mind taking a picture of us?
33:39of course
33:39so this is me and my husband
33:41so we're going to try and recreate this picture
33:43try and make us look 30 years younger
33:46it's 33 years ago
33:47the picture means a lot to me to tell the truth
33:50it's one of them pictures we always look back on and laugh
33:53it's one of them special pictures to us
33:54it's just the history
33:55it's just the history with Oliver working there now
33:58and it's just going back full circle
34:03that's so funny
34:04can we have a look?
34:04have a look
34:05that's quite good isn't it?
34:1133 years on from that photo they're back
34:16we've been here for ages
34:17no apologies
34:21I distinctly remember taking Oliver there
34:25because it's a happy memory
34:26we first went to the hotel with him when he was four months old
34:31he's now almost 20
34:35still actually can't believe
34:37when I'm sitting here
34:39that Oliver is working here
34:42he's just taken our order
34:44it all comes full circle doesn't it?
34:47being a pool attendant isn't his dream career
34:50but the internship he's applied for is
34:53if Oliver gets the internship
34:56I'll just feel so happy for him
34:58relieved and proud
34:59talking of the devil
35:01thank you
35:01buttered chicken
35:02buttered lettuce with a grilled chicken
35:04blacked chicken
35:05and chicken goose deal
35:06oh nice
35:08with only 1% of applicants accepted
35:11Oliver winning an internship
35:13would be his chance of a bright future
35:16if I get the internship at 50-60 hours a week
35:18you have to stay driven to stay in America
35:20everyone's competing for the same thing
35:22and it's essentially like the American dream
35:24so just try and be better than the person next to you
35:26and work harder
35:27and your dreams will come true
35:30but until he hears back
35:32Oliver is gonna carry on earning his money poolside
35:35how are we doing over here good?
35:37umbrella good?
35:38good
35:38of course
35:39if I get the internship
35:40I'll be very happy
35:56over in Orlando
35:58the game is about to begin
36:00and club founder Kay is at time for a quick outfit change
36:03ta da!
36:06now I feel better
36:07now I'm ready
36:08I don't have a lot of superstitions
36:10I do obviously always like to wear my jersey
36:13the same sneakers
36:14so we are ready to rock and roll
36:17dressed in her club shirt Kay is ready to cheer the team on
36:21but first it's time for that all American tradition
36:24singing the national anthem
36:26here to perform
36:28God bless America
36:30please welcome
36:31Avalon School of Music
36:34Orlando City are playing Montreal
36:36so obviously a Canadian team
36:38and I think something British fans find different
36:41is we do the anthem before every game
36:45so both anthems will be sung
36:48as the smoke clears
36:50the match gets underway
36:51Kay watches from a team suite
36:53with her colleague Louise
36:56come on let's go
37:00come on
37:02oh my god
37:04it's a dream
37:05and you've got to get everyone on board
37:08and I think that's one of the most incredible pieces of this whole journey
37:14is all the people we brought along with us
37:16who bought into that dream
37:18it was a lot of hard work
37:21but we were building towards something huge
37:25oh
37:27oh
37:29yes exactly
37:30vamos
37:32while the action plays out on the pitch
37:34Kay's job continues as she checks on the VIP suites
37:38we are going to another suite
37:41because we have some special guests in there tonight
37:44from our early days of the club
37:49oh my god
37:50wow
37:53it's an English reunion
37:55I know
37:56you're like
37:57here we are
37:57we're all back together again
37:59the band's back together
37:59the band is back together
38:01hi Timmy
38:02this is Adrian Heath
38:03who was our first ever coach
38:05we love him
38:06we always love when he comes back to the club
38:08so this guy here scored the first ever goal
38:11in Orlando City
38:12Lewis Neal
38:13he's another UK escapee
38:15from the beginning
38:16we were building at that time
38:18and so
38:19everyone got really close
38:21because we were all in this big dream together
38:24that we were going to get this club
38:26to be an MLS club
38:28Kay did a really good job in the very early days
38:30from a community spirit standpoint
38:32if it wasn't for Kay
38:33at that time
38:35building that type of momentum for us as a club
38:37that community spirit
38:38I don't know where we
38:40I don't think we'd be here today
38:41with where we're at
38:41that's
38:42that's how much
38:43an influence Kay's had on the club
38:45and how we've got here
38:46and why this
38:47it's here really
38:49it's not long before Orlando City take the lead
39:04the game ends with a one all draw
39:07but for Kay the day is still a success
39:10another result we wanted
39:11three points would be better than one
39:14you just have to pick yourself up and move on
39:16and get on with the next game
39:18I'm proud of Orlando
39:20but I'm proud of
39:21having a team
39:24building a team
39:25that puts community
39:27front and center
39:28of everything that we do
39:29it's the gift that keeps on giving
39:31I love this team
39:33I love this community
39:35and this has been just
39:37one of the best things that's ever happened to me
39:46in St Pete Beach
39:49Oliver has been working the summer as a pool attendant
39:52but he's been holding out hope
39:54that he'll receive a coveted internship
39:56at a global accountancy firm
39:59nice quarter zip
40:00and there's good news
40:02I got the internship
40:03today it's my first day
40:05so yeah it's pretty nerve-wracking
40:06I'm choosing my first outfit for the day
40:09choosing what I'm going to wear
40:10hopefully I'll prove myself during
40:11during the next ten weeks
40:13and secure an opportunity for me to come back
40:16to work there full time
40:17nervous?
40:18I mean it's just
40:20I messed up today
40:21I messed up everything
40:22oh no
40:23no
40:23just be yourself
40:25that's the main thing
40:27so it's a really big thing
40:29that Oliver's secured this internship
40:31so early on in his college career
40:35and I think this is a really good sign for him
40:38and his future
40:39don't forget to ring me
40:41will you be able to ring me?
40:43I'll ring you at lunch
40:44that's probably the only time
40:45I mean I'll be in a room with 300 other people
40:47so I don't want to just stop while I call my mum
40:49this is my first step essentially in securing my future here in Florida
40:53I don't want to go home
40:55be yourself
40:56go and show them
40:57show them what you're made of
40:58show them what this Brit is made of
41:01this Brit
41:02okay
41:03I'll use them words when I get there
41:05alright love you
41:06alright
41:07I'll be home at like
41:08five six
41:09alright well you drive carefully
41:18200 miles east and it's the last performance of a hectic St Patrick's Day for dance school owner Sarah
41:25we are finally here at the last gig of the night
41:29this is the lucky leprechaun on international drive
41:32I'm absolutely exhausted
41:33we've been performing all day
41:35and she's worried about this performance after a shaky final rehearsal
41:40I hope the three girls who were struggling in rehearsals actually have their stuff together
41:45and they know what they're doing and they're focused and they can put it off tonight
41:49how are you feeling?
41:51good
41:51okay so you're okay and you're happy to go?
41:54yeah
41:54are you tired?
41:56no
41:56no?
41:57are you buzzing?
41:58are you excited?
42:00fired up?
42:01okay
42:02and Sarah has a surprise for the girls
42:04she's going to join them on stage
42:06I'm going to jump in at the end
42:08so what spot do you start in the double travel step?
42:10it'll be her first dance in public for three years
42:14the last time I performed in front of an audience
42:16would have been probably my wedding day
42:19I didn't dance while I was pregnant
42:21and then I had the baby and just trying to get back in shape
42:24so I haven't danced in a while
42:27hands up
42:28okay she's being heavy she's as fast as possible
42:30go go yeah right now
42:32with the show just moments away
42:34how are the nerves?
42:35we're going to make Miss Sarah really proud with this
42:38we've been working really hard on it
42:39so we're going to see that all tonight
42:41for today's performance
42:43I feel pretty confident
42:44we all know what we're doing
42:45we've been practicing it for a while all together
42:47we should be fine
42:50husband Scots and daughter Saoirse are here to lend their support
42:53and it's the moment of truth
42:55can the girls do Sarah proud?
42:57okay happy St Patrick's Day everybody
43:00some of these girls are travelling to Ireland in April
43:03to perform in the World Championships
43:07we really hope you enjoy it
43:09please welcome on stage our performance troupe doing Summer Storm
43:13whoo-hoo
43:13whoo-hoo
43:14whoo-hoo
43:15whoo-hoo
43:22whoo-hoo
43:23Irish chanson it's my whole life
43:25it's the core of who I am
43:27and I feel like I was born to come to America
43:30and share my passion of Irish culture with the youth
43:42I've come here
43:43America gave me my green card
43:44and welcomed me with open arms
43:46and has let me pursue my passion overseas
43:49that I would not have been able to be as successful at home
43:54and I'm so thankful for that
44:04the performance is over
44:06is Sarah happy?
44:08I'm absolutely really really proud of the girls
44:10they pulled it off
44:11they were fantastic
44:12the crowd went absolutely wild
44:14they loved it
44:15and I haven't danced in three years
44:18and I got up and danced tonight
44:19and I think they love that even more
44:21and I'm really happy with how it went
44:23it went excellent
44:24gorgeous
44:24it was really amazing
44:25it was really amazing
44:26I came into Sarah really proud
44:27she's so proud of us
44:28you can tell by her expressions
44:30she loved it
44:30after finishing a full day of performances
44:32Sarah can join Scott to mark the anniversary
44:35of when they first met six years ago
44:38right here in this bar
44:40your flowers
44:41the perennos
44:42thank you so much
44:43and they actually got tulips
44:44put in a lot of work for those
44:46oh my god there's all shamrocks
44:48these are so cute
44:49and they're white
44:50and they're like pink and white
44:51they're so beautiful
44:52thank you so much
44:53this is like the nicest
44:55okay you've ever got mine
44:57I'm living the American dream
44:58I definitely am
44:59if you're gonna leave your home town
45:01you're gonna leave it for a better life
45:02I love you
45:03I love you too
45:04happy to see you
45:04happy to see you
45:06happy to see you
45:19happy to see you
45:23day
45:24bye
45:36that was one of the most famous
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