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OK, so, gang, I am here on the Sunshine Coast.

I'm actually very, very excited.

I've got this stunningly camp mocktail.

I'm in the most Aussie bar

I've probably ever seen in my entire life.

I'm here to meet a lady called Jordan.

So basically she runs these amazing, like, adult dance classes.

They've really taken off

To be totally honest,

I have no idea what to expect, but I am very, very excited.

Want to get away from it all?

I mean really get away from it all.

This is bonkers.

SHE SCREAMS

Where the people think a little differently...

The most dangerous thing on a beach

in North Queensland isn't the crocodiles.

It's a coconut - cos that could fall on you.

...and life isn't exactly lived in the slow lane...

Oh!

...more like no lane at all.

Never in my life did I think that I would

be steering a chopper over the Australian desert.

You have to get yourself to Australia.

This is the most wholesome thing I have ever seen in my entire life.

I revelled in the rugged and the glorious landscapes.

Push in. Now.

Let's do it differently.

CHEERING

I love you, Australia.

This is Australia as few get to see her.

Come with me.

Stacey Dooley's Australia Off The Beaten Track.

Hey! Hello, how are you? Jordan, how are you?

I'm good. How are you? Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, Stacey.

How's things?

Jordan dedicates her time to encouraging women

to shimmy and shake their booties out of their comfort zones.

Oh, my God! Jordan, is this you? That's me. Amazing.

She's invited me to join her

and get to know a small community and see how she puts on a show.

We're heading to a town called Kilkivan,

traditionally owned

by the Wakka Wakka and Gubbi Gubbi nations.

Now a dot on the map farming community.

This is Queensland, known for its glorious beaches.

But head inland, over the ranges, and the farming country opens up.

Small town Australia awaits.

And for women especially, that means

a visit by someone like Jordan is a rare treat.

So tell me about your dance company.

So it's 12 years old this year. Babe!

So as soon as I finished school,

I went straight into having my own business.

And it's just, typically, it's kind of, "Ordinary," women.

Absolutely. Everyday women.

Who want to sort of celebrate themselves. That's right.

It feels very sort of empowering. Yeah.

It's about sort of seeing things

and celebrating things through, like, the female gaze.

That's it. Exactly. What a joy. Yeah.

It's honestly, like, you know how they say,

"If you love your job, you won't work a day in your life?"

It's exactly what it feels like because it's just really witnessing

all these women just do the most amazing things.

So we're going to arrive in the bush...

Arrive in the bush. ...we're gonna meet these women.

Yep. You have no idea who these ladies are. Nope.

You will teach them choreography from scratch.

Yes. They'll have never danced before.

Nope. And then we'll see what happens by the end of the week.

That's right. Exactly. Get them in some costumes.

Put them in some heels. Oh! Give them some sparkles.

Bring them a show.

We're bringing them a full show to the bush.

This week is going to be so fun. It's going to be really fun.

And here it is. Kilkivan.

Population - 600 people, give or take.

The locals call it a town, but it feels more like a village.

Wow. This is it. This is us. Kilkivan.

This is Kilkivan, baby. We're here.

That's the general store. That's the general store. Babe!

It's the whole town, yeah? I think this is it.

Wow. This is it.

There's no big supermarket, there's no fast food,

there's no traffic lights.

There's the occasional stray dog.

And the preferred transport is what Aussies call a, "Ute."

It's the bare necessities.

Big, wide streets and historical buildings -

like this gorgeous little church.

Our Wembley Stadium come Sunday's big performance.

Hi. Hello. Welcome to Kilkivan. I'm Stacey.

Stacey, pleased to meet you. How are you? Rosie. I'm Jordan.

Nice to meet you. Jordan, hello. So excited. Nice to see you, Rosie.

Thank you so much for your help. Oh, no problem at all.

I just hope you enjoy the space here.

Yeah. I'm sure it'll be a fantastic show.

Absolutely. I'm looking forward to attending that.

Are you going to come? I certainly am.

Incredible. Amazing! Wouldn't miss this.

We don't often get this kind of thing in Kilkivan.

Rosie, you are in for a treat. Enjoy. Thank you so much.

Make yourselves at home. Thanks, Rosie! Great. OK. Amazing.

Oh, my goodness. No, stop!

Jordan! It is so beautiful. What a space!

It's amazing. Country cabaret. Quite literally.

How beautiful are they? What are you thinking?

I feel like we've got a catwalk here.

Yes, yes. So we can use the catwalk.

Yeah, you could Vogue down there. That's it. Vogue down the catwalk.

Yep. That works.

While the venue needs some glam, I see the vision.

Now all we need are the performers.

Hello. Hello.

A few weeks ago, Jordan put the call out to the women of Kilkivan...

Welcome, girls. ...and they've shown up.

Many have never met socially, let alone danced together.

Don't feel nervous. She's a total pro.

I'm not. You're ready to go, aren't you? I'm on my medication.

I'm fine.

Good for you. You look gorgeous. You look the part.

Exactly. Hello, I'm Stacey. How are you?

Amy. Elise. Elise, I'm Stacey. Lauren.

Nice to meet you. So you fancied this,

and you said, "Come on, girls, let's go along."

Kind of, yeah. What was it that you fancied?

Community. Yeah. And you haven't danced before?

No. I just dance in the cattle yards with my husband.

You do?

You work on a cattle farm? Yeah! What do you girls do?

We're all farmers. All the exact same - farming. You all do farming?

Farming and children. Yeah, yeah.

So this is a million miles away from what you would do day-to-day?

Absolutely. Yeah. Which feels...? I feel like the last

time I probably danced was, like, when I was 16.

No, stop. 17. Yeah? Oh, yeah. Babe.

I'm very excited to see you guys take on this journey.

You should be so proud of yourselves.

I do truly think that.

And I'm really excited to see, in a few days, a transformation.

Just, like, from that moment - walking through the doors,

just then, to our last day together, which I'm really excited for.

Can I just ask, girls, how many of you have danced before?

OK. I love that. So two of you.

THEY LAUGH

Well, you know what? Previous experience isn't necessary.

Not at all. Actually, you love it when people come brand-new?

Absolutely. Also, not to be so cheesy,

but dance is for everyone, isn't it?

Absolutely. Like, it really, really is.

Just live that life, girls.

Have the best, best, best week.

I'm so excited to see you all in action. No? Me too.

Should we start learning these moves?

All right, gorgeous queens,

I'm gonna take you through a little bit of a warm up.

So I want you to find some space on the floor.

And don't be shy and you can come right to the front here, OK?

And if I stand up here, then you'll be able to see. That's it.

We'll do a standing one so that we can move our bodies.

And we're going to shake our hips as well.

Start to roll those shoulders. Nice work. There we go.

Beautiful! You've already got a great rhythm.

Well done. Make sure you're bending those knees, girls. Amazing.

Keep those chins up. There we go.

Push, push, push! Perfect. Now we're just gonna roll it.

Take your time. Yes! So good.

They're actually super game. Everyone's super enthused.

I think it's going to be great.

Only two of them have ever danced before.

What could go wrong?

Jordan believes every woman deserves to feel confident, sexy, and strong.

And she thinks dance can be a game-changer.

Amazing. Let's try body rolls to the side, OK?

Out here, farming women can feel isolated and disconnected

from the world around them.

But she's seen how stepping onto

the dance floor can help women reconnect -

not just with other people, but with themselves.

Beautiful. Shake it out. Well done, guys.

The thing is, it's about feeling daft, but doing it anyway.

And I think they're, like, leaning into it.

Not that I'm a pro by any stretch of the imagination,

but I'm getting good vibes.

Let's start with our right foot out.

Oh, guys. You look beautiful already.

We're doing six clicks.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

Step one, two, three, slap, four.

Sniff your friend. Pop and down.

That's how you do it when you go at the fence, there. Yeah.

Yes, if you were to try and get under a fence.

Just walking through the fence. Just checking the cows!

Swapping paddocks for the dance floor,

these women are finding their cattle-working skills

come in handy in unexpected ways.

So I obviously have had the most

incredible afternoon dancing alongside these impeccable ladies.

I really get the sense that there's this

sort of genuine desire to go

for this and, like, just throw themselves in,

like, lean into it and, you know,

just allow themselves to feel vulnerable,

which is pretty cool.

And I think Sunday, show day, is going to be great.

Here we go. Under, two, three, four.

Pop, pop, ta-ta. Yes!

Well done.

To help the women loosen up,

Jordan's organised a little bonding session

for a few of them here

in the Bruar Estate Forest on the edge of town.

It's a great way for me to see the local beauty sites.

It's dense, full of towering eucalyptus trees.

And these dramatic sandstone cliffs

are perfect for what we're about to do.

If the locals think dancing is a challenge,

wait till they try an abseil.

I get the sense, Jordan, that you're feeling a tad anxious.

I absolutely am.

This is high. Oh, my God.

Babe, this... That's high.

Can I tell you something?

I was anticipating maybe half the size. Same.

But you know what? We're not doing it alone.

We're doing it together.

So, babe, talk me through

why you arrange these kinds of activities.

So apart from stepping outside of your comfort zone,

which I'm really strong on,

dance is almost like a team sport, as well.

So working together and getting through something

like this together is really important.

It will just boost their energy and make them feel really

comfortable and supported as a team.

I've heard you say that a couple of times. It's, like, push yourself.

Like, do something that you think you can't do.

Absolutely. Why is that so important to you?

I think it's important, especially for women.

As we get older, I think we do tend to stay in our comfort zones,

or we don't have opportunities to step out of our comfort zone.

So where you can find that opportunity, just do it.

You've just got to grab it. Just do it.

Fine. OK. Well, listen, that's a pep talk if I ever needed one.

Hiya. Hi. Are you all right? How are you feeling?

Nervous. Are you? Yes. Really? Yes.

We wrongly assumed that this would be light-work for you.

No. You're country girls.

You're made of tougher stuff. Yeah. These girls can.

Yeah, they're going to be fine. It's really high.

It's very high. It's very high.

We'll support each other down there. Yeah.

This will be a walk in the park. What's scarier for you?

Dancing in front of nearly 100 people or...?

A crowd in front of me, watching. Really? I'm more than happy...

I don't like heights, but I feel like I'd be happy to drop off there.

But dancing in front of a crowd... Isn't that funny?

But not really, because I suppose it makes sense -

you're comfy where you're comfy. That's right.

I find this much more daunting than dancing.

Absolutely. Me too.

But maybe because I don't know anyone in Kilkivan. So if I'm...

A bit, like, "Do you remember that weird British girl?"

She was here for a couple of days, then she left.

Oh, great. All right. Shall we do it?

Shall we make tracks? Yeah, let's do it. We've got it, girls.

Cool. Thanks, girls. Let's do this!

Very nervous. A good eight out of ten.

Yeah, girl.

Elise is taking one for the team. She's the first over the cliff.

This looks terrifying. Right. Go on, babe.

We're so proud of you. Feel like you're gonna vom?.

Can you do a little twerk down the bottom? Yeah!

Need to go through the routine on the way down there.

Absolutely. Great. You're nailing it. Oh, my God.

Jordan's bonding activity

has us precariously hanging over the edge of a cliff.

Elise has made it down.

Next up, Lauren.

I'm, like, about to cry. You're good. You can do it.

Lauren, talk me through

why you decided to sort of go for this?

Because I feel like the idea

of dancing in front of people, you're, like...

There are moments you're thinking,

"What on earth have I signed up for?"

I guess this year for me, or the last two years,

has been, mentally, a bit of a challenge.

I've got three boys, a ten-year-old, a seven-year-old and a six-year-old,

and they have taken everything out of me,

which is absolutely fine, but I feel like they're old enough now

where I can go and find me again

and put myself out of my own comfort zone to do things.

Nice and gentle, yeah. And just... Yeah.

And also prove to them that even though I am a mum,

I can do things for myself.

You've got this, Loz.

And also complete something for myself, as well. Babe.

So you moved out here because, what, your husband works with cattle?

So, yes, and even though I'm comfortable on the farm

and I'm happy and I'm content, for me, getting out of

that and doing the things that scare me

and daunt me, like these things,

I think that's a good thing to show them that,

yeah, we can do other things than just that, as well.

I so hear that. Yeah.

And, like, I have one little girl and it's hard graft, right?

Absolutely. You adore them. They're your worlds.

But having three boys, sometimes on your own...

Oh, absolutely. ...it must be utterly bonkers.

But I love that I can teach them that it's OK to be yourself.

It's OK to be you.

So, yeah, I guess it's for my own mental health,

but it's also for them - coming forward to, like,

you don't just have to be stuck at the farm,

doing the farm work, doing this, and that's it.

You can have a life outside of that and you can...

Whatever you put your mind to, I guess you can do. Yeah.

You're there, Lozie. You're there, you're there. Just sit back.

SHE LAUGHS

Well, I can't just watch the ladies go over the edge.

Yep, I'm giving it a go, too. I feel all right.

I can't say that I'm, like, so chill,

but I can't say I'm, like, rattling with nerves.

I'm, like, middle of the road. I'm...

There's not a world I'm not doing it

because I'll be so annoyed at myself if I miss out.

In these situations, you always have to try and be courageous.

I just think, "Try." Isn't it?

Just try. And I say that to my little girl.

"Try. If you don't like it, you've tried."

So that's where we are.

All right. You've got it.

Go, Queen.

You can do it, Stace. Ooh...

I'm proud of you already. Oh, sis.

Oh, my God, I didn't think I'd be this dramatic.

You can do it. You can do it. You can do it.

Breathe through your belly. I'm so panicked. Isn't that mad?

Go, Stacey! You can do it.

You've got this. This is bonkers. You can do it!

Small steps.

SHE SCREAMS

I'm over!

CHEERING

Well done, Stace!

Oh, my God. Get it girl. Oh, my God, I'm so brave.

Wow!

Up, like, further up the hill. Lean back. Lean right back.

Oh, my God, girls. Look at you go.

Nailed it. Babe, that was scarier than I thought.

Oh, girls.

Now, Amy, she's never danced and she's never abseiled.

Keep your feet side-by-side rather than one...

SHE SCREAMS

We can literally feel her fear.

That's it. I'm terrified. You can do it, babe.

Come on, Ame. You've got this. Just sit back.

You've got this.

Once you get past there, you're fine. Keep going, girl.

Don't look down. Yeah.

Baby, steps. You're nearly there, Ame. Keep going back.

Doing awesome, mate.

Just slide that left hand a bit further away.

You're doing really well. Keep going.

Oh, my God! Amy! That's it. Small steps.

SHE SCREAMS

You can do it. Just keep going.

Just keep going, I promise.

Oh, my God! I can't do it.

You need to step down. You're nearly there.

That's it. Left foot down. You're nearly over the edge.

Come on, Ame! You've got this. Oh, my God.

It's OK, babe. No! No!

Amy, you're actually over. If you just... It's like walking now.

You've got it, babe. Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. That's it. Awesome.

Yeah, you've got it, Ames. You're over the edge.

You're really good now.

She would have not done anything like this - ever.

Oh, my God. You're doing it! I can't breathe.

You're doing it. Are you looking down?

No. I'll tell you when to look down.

Oh, Amy, well done. You're there now.

Well done!

Made it!

Well done.

You absolutely did it. Well done. Well done.

See you girls in class! Let's go, Jordan!

Wow. That's good. Nice one.

There's such a sense of pride and achievement

as all of us make it down that cliff.

CHEERING

Group hug. Yeah, girls!

Well done, girls.

Amy, you did it. I did. You absolutely smashed it.

You were so apprehensive. I was terrified.

Was there a moment where you thought,

"Actually, I'm not going to be able to do it?" Yeah.

I'm so pleased the pair of us just did it.

We would have been so annoyed with ourselves...

We would have. ...if we hadn't have done it.

Elise and Lauren were telling me that

actually, you're big on the bikes.

Yeah, I like to ride dirt bikes.

So tell me a bit more about your riding. When did you start?

Oh, we started just as kids, like, riding around

on our property and stuff like that.

And then I didn't ride for a really long time.

And when I became a single parent, I thought,

"I'm going to get my independence back and just be badass,"

and bought myself a motorbike

and I scoot off and ride by myself.

And, yeah, it's fun. It's incredible. Incredible.

Yeah. Have you ever come off a bike? Yes, I have. Lots of times.

One time in particular it was pretty bad, though.

I was just going over, like, a 40 foot table top

and landed on my head and had a traumatic brain injury.

Amy! So, yeah, it was not a good time.

I had a three-year-old son, single parent,

and couldn't talk properly,

couldn't communicate,

couldn't understand what people were saying to me.

Yeah, it was pretty wild.

Had 24-hour care for a month. Wow. Yeah.

When was that? Eight years ago, now. OK.

Yeah. And now, like, completely recovered?

Not completely recovered. I do still struggle with my memory,

which is something that I'm a little bit worried about,

learning to dance - if I can, like, remember what to do.

But I'm heaps better than what I was, obviously.

I thought you looked amazing. I'm not saying that to be polite.

I thought you looked totally brilliant.

And I'm excited for Sunday. Yeah. I think it's gonna be good.

Yeah. It's gonna be packed.

And you're going to be front and centre.

No, I'll be at the back.

You're going to be front and centre. I see it now.

Right, let's go.

I'm loving the chance to get to know Kilkivan

and its women outside of the dance rehearsals.

This afternoon, Rani has suggested I drop by.

Taking the time

to wander through town feels like a real treat.

It's quaint,

with all the quintessential old-world charm you'd expect,

and at the heart of it,

an irresistible, tight-knit community.

It's gorgeous, no?

Hiya, Rani. Oh, hi, Stace! How are you?

Nice to see you. You really look the business.

Oh, thank you. You look fantastic.

Oh, yeah. You are a woman who knows what to do.

Rani volunteers with the SES, the State Emergency Service.

Country towns like this rely on people

like Rani jumping into her uniform at a minute's notice

for support during local emergencies.

We're actually matching, Rani, look.

Oh, how twee. Yeah, and I had no idea.

That's just a beautiful coincidence, that.

I think that's very, very smart of you. Female intuition.

Talk me through your role here. Like, what does it involve?

Well, I've been in Kilkivan nearly ten years.

OK. And I joined SES not long after,

because in Yeppoon, I was in the coastguard.

OK. In Cairns, I was in the rural firies.

So I thought, "Well, I'll give SES a go. Might have different skills."

So what's your role? What do you have to do, day-to-day?

Floods, lost people.

When there are cyclones, and things, people lose their roofs.

We put tarpaulins on their roofs. My main thing I've been

doing probably is finding lost people.

The state forest is popular with hikers.

Occasionally, they lose their way.

And that's when Rani and the SES team form a search party.

She's a dedicated volunteer

and knows the region like the back of her hand.

And that local knowledge is about to pay off.

There's one main street, and it only takes

about five minutes to walk to the other end of town.

I'm starting to see why Jordan bringing her dance class here

feels so exciting.

Things we take for granted

in the city might take a bit more effort here.

The showgirls are coming to Kilkivan.

Yes, we are, for one night only. You don't want to miss out.

Dress code - country glam. Brilliant. Yeah.

I reckon that's great. Doors open at 5:00. Should we go...?

So, what do you want to do?

Do you want to just sort of stick them all over?

Yeah... Well, yeah. A pub would be a good spot.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We can go there.

And the post office. She's always really good.

Let me hold these. You go and get changed.

I'll wait for you. Oh, lovely. Thank you.

Thank you, Rani.

I love it when something feels a bit too ambitious.

And the reality is, we've got these women,

brilliant women, enthused women,

but only two of them have ever danced before.

The rest of them have no idea what to expect,

and they're going for it anyway.

And I love that. It's going to be great.

So, Rani,

how are you feeling, personally, about the show on Sunday?

Gah, it's a hoot. Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it.

I'd prefer to be in the audience. I don't believe that.

Oh... I think you're a showman.

Yeah, well, I don't show as much as I used to.

Oh, really? No, I'm only joking.

Oh, I was going to say - that sounds very exciting.

And you're how old now, Rani? 76 next month.

Are you? You look absolutely beautiful.

Don't go to Specsavers.

You're going to be the oldest lady there.

Representing,

going for it onstage - in your costume, in your heels.

OK, just have the CPR machine ready.

I'll be stage left with the defib, Rani. That's it.

What I love is, we're all just, you know,

your average mums, grandmas, whatever.

And from the show... There's nothing average about being a mum.

I saw the show, once, itself. You did?

Yeah. That's why I'm doing it.

Oh, so you were a fan? I was. Right from the start.

Yeah. So the idea that you can now be actively involved...

I know! ..feels enormous! It's a buzz.

You can be one of the stars. Oh, well, I don't know about that.

Don't push it.

I bet you know everyone in this town.

No, I don't. Most people? No.

There's only 600 of you.

We're armed with a stack of flyers.

And guided by Rani, we're doing the rounds.

We want to fill every seat.

Next stop, the local pub. It's in the centre of town,

and the perfect place to spread the word.

It's a shame I'll miss the pig races.

Hiya. Hi. Hello. Hello. How's it going?

Hi, John. How are you? Good. I'm Stacey.

Hi, Stacey, I'm Karen. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

How's things? Hello, Rani, Stacey. How are you, John?

Lovely to meet you. Nice to see you also, yeah.

So where will we put these? Will you put three up?

We'll put three up.

We'll put one in the front bar. Yeah.

Toilets are always a good spot. You angel.

Is that all right? We can do that. Terrific. Thank you. Thank you.

Stick them on. We'll let everybody know. Monday at 5:00. See you there?

Look forward to it. You dream. We'll be there.

No worries. See you, Rani. Thank you.

Lovely to meet you. Cheers! Thank you.

Good luck. Thank you!

There's no time to slow down.

This afternoon, we were throwing ourselves over a cliff.

This evening, we rehearse.

Pop, two, three.

Four, step right.

Pressure's on with the performance day fast approaching.

Stuart Queen's, get back out there!

What a stunner of a morning.

Kilkivan's putting on quite the show for me today.

One of the ladies I met yesterday, Jules,

has invited me to join her and a few of her friends for a horse ride.

Hiya, Jules. Morning, Stace.

I'm good.

How about this, isn't it amazing?

Look at us with the hats on.

You look incredible. Oh, thank you.

This is so exciting for me because I cannot tell you...

...there's not a world where I would be doing this in the UK.

No? This feels very, very like

country bush Aussie.

It is and it's a great weekend.

Talk me through how long you've been riding?

Oh, well, I grew up on the coast,

but then moved to the country.

So I really started at about 30...

I mean, listen, I haven't got a passion for horses,

but those that have, they say that they become such

a sort of fundamental part of your life.

Yeah, definitely, you've got a sense of freedom

when you're on the horse and riding around the farm.

And, yeah, you just feel...

I think just being outside in nature as well...

...having that time just alone, it is beautiful.

All right, will we get me on this horse?

Yeah.

Good girl, good girl.

Penny.

Good girl, Penny.

There you go.

First border crossing.

Oh, is that right?

Is that right? No, for you!

Oh, yes! Jeez, yeah, yeah, yeah.

This is a farming community.

And horses are a big part of that life.

But for Jules, it's also a chance to slow down.

Oh, jeez, look at this, Jules, eh? Done.

It's beautiful out here.

Absolutely stunning.

It is stunning.

It's like you're the only one in the world.

Yeah, so it's like, when am I going to do this?

Do you know what I mean? Yeah.

Like, for me, this is once in a lifetime stuff.

I know and we take it for granted. Right.

Yeah, what a way to live.

You're the real deal, Jules.

You're a proper country cowgirl.

I don't know about that.

How have...

...the last few years, Jules been for you?

They've been challenging.

Um, I've certainly had my fair share of,

um, adversities.

I have the well, my family

on my mum's side has the BRCA gene, the breast cancer gene.

Yes. So my mom had breast cancer the first time at 40.

My mum passed away from the same cancer as James. Jules!

So...

James was Jules's husband.

My husband passed away 18 months ago.

He had terminal cancer.

So I've been put into a spin of...

...running the farm and focusing on the kids.

But he's...

...blessed me with a beautiful family.

Like I'm seriously the luckiest person alive.

My step kids love me, I love them.

All the kids get along and my grandkids,

I've got four, five grandkids. Jules...

Yeah. You're a nan?

Yeah, I'm a... I'm a grammy.

Grammy.

Um...

A glam-ma.

Yeah, I'm a grammy, so...

...yeah, it's a very blessed in that sense.

You yourself, you had surgery?

Yes, I did.

Once we had the genetic testing done.

The recommendations is for a full hysterectomy

and a double mastectomy.

Um... Did you follow that advice, yeah?

Yeah, I did.

I'm not saying...

I mean, I'd breast fed five kids so who needs them?

And listen, I breast-fed the baby and now they're down here.

They're like empty crisp packets. Yeah.

So actually, you're better off without them.

Come on. But, um...

I'm not just saying this to like, be polite

because it's the thing you say when somebody's gone through that,

you are so beautiful and I think you're so chic.

I think like a flat chest is chic as hell.

Yeah. I do.

It took me a little while at the start to wear certain things.

Because it's an adjustment. Yeah.

I mean, my boobs are so tiny anyway, but I quite like that.

Yeah. My mum's got massive boobs and they look like a hassle.

I feel I couldn't be doing with it, especially in this heat.

Well, I can wear anything. That's it.

I can wear any shirts.

I don't have to worry about getting perved on.

Yeah. There's nothing to perv.

What are you looking at?

Hey? Look it up, look up here.

So you're starting to feel really comfy now?

Yeah, in my body, I am.

How are you feeling about wearing the costume on Sunday?

Cos it's quite revealing. It doesn't bother me.

Good.

I want to be a role model, too.

I think if you say no or... You've got to keep pushing

yourself in life, don't you?

Otherwise you never change or grow.

You just stay the same.

Jules reminds me that tomorrow's cabaret show

isn't just about dance.

It's a celebration of vulnerability, courage, and bringing together

a community of women of all different backgrounds.

But before we get back to rehearsals,

I need to check out this event that Kilkivan is known for.

No, it's not the pig racing.

I am here at the Kilkivan great horse rides.

It's very, very exciting.

I've never seen so many people, I've been here a week.

I didn't know this many people lived in Kilkivan.

In a couple of minutes' time, you're going to see hundreds

of horses...

...and a couple of our girls on those horses.

The 30km horse ride starts on the outskirts of town.

Argh.

Beautiful.

Everyone joins in either riding or watching.

No invitations necessary.

The ride is a huge part of this town's identity and history.

A celebration of the region.

I think it's pretty impressive.

What do you think, ladies and gentlemen?

I have never in my life been to anything like this.

That's really cool.

Whoo!

Whoo!

Yeah, Jules, work it, baby!

Shake it baby.

In a town this small, the women are probably going

to know everyone in the audience.

So it's back to the hall for a final rehearsal to make sure

that everyone's feeling as confident as possible.

OK, Queens, are you ready?

Tomorrow, it's showtime.

After a week of intense rehearsals

and bonding, show day is finally here.

The women are arriving, there's plenty of nerves

and excitement in the air.

Here they are, the stars of the day.

How are you feeling? Nervous, but excited. How are you Superstar?

Babe, are you all right? I'm good.

Very excited. It's going to be so fun.

I think there's, like, a loose schedule, but I don't really

know what's going on.

Jordan's just... Just run with it. Yeah, Jordan's like,

"We're going to do this number, then that number."

I'm like, OK, cool, I'll just... I'll just wait for the girls.

I'll make sure the girls are OK.

All right, OK.

Hello, beautiful girls, how are you?

Are you excited? Yes.

Yes, are you a little bit nervous?

Do you think we need to do,

is we need to turn this into a bit of an extravaganza for tonight.

So can I have some help doing that? What do you need to do Jules?

We need to stick up some sequins, some lights,

some sparkles. Yeah.

And transform this room, how does that sound?

Should we do it? All right, let's go.

Before tonight's show, this place needs its makeover,

so it's all hands on deck.

It's turned into a renovation show.

That green bit.

Will you do one thing for me, Jim?

Looks good, give us a twirl.

Ronnie from Kilkivan!

Are you going to put the fringe curtains on the ends?

Yeah.

We've jazzed it up as best we can,

and I've officially retired as a set designer

to pursue my true calling as a make-up artist.

OK, close your eyes.

And for Lauren, it's so far from her life

with her boys on the farm.

So how are you feeling, babe?

I'm actually excited today.

Good. And I just love that, like, yeah,

everyone is their own person.

And I guess like all different shapes and sizes

and it's all about like the experience of it.

I think it's less about perfection and more about

celebrating yourself. 100%.

In the beginning, I didn't really know what I'd signed up for.

And then I figured it all out.

And I think when we were shown the costumes...

...that like, shook me.

What you felt? Oh, completely out of my comfort zone.

I genuinely thought, like, I wasn't going to keep going.

No way. I don't normally wear bikinis,

so I'm like, done.

I was like, no, no, no, we can do this, we can do it.

We can do hard things. But do you know what, when we put it all on

because of the stockings and everything, I felt like glamorous.

As she should. And I felt good, and then we walked

in here and I was like, yeah, I'm here, I'm done.

I'm going to, I'm going to complete it.

I'm going to do the whole thing.

So is it fair to say that this has been like,

pretty monumental for you?

Absolutely, I don't normally cry.

And when we finished the little practice in there, I had, like,

I genuinely welled up and I was like,

I can actually do this and I'm going to do it.

So, yeah, absolutely, yeah.

I've got tears in my eyes now. I'm so proud of you.

So, yeah, I'm...

I'm actually genuinely excited to do tonight.

I'm not nervous, I'm... I'm ready to go.

Who's ready to party?

CHEERING

You look stunning. Thank you very much.

Excited? I wish you were doing it with us.

Really? It's your day, it's your moment.

You're fun, it's so nice.

I am fun, but it's your moment. Come in.

I'm ready to go.

She's ready. Ready to rumble. Nervous, apprehensive?

No, I'm not, actually, no.

Just revved up? Excited, ready just to go out there.

They're coming through now, the hall's filling up.

And the lady goes, "Oh, we've not had anything like this ever."

Like we should be having more of this.

This is so great for the town.

This is so great for Kilkivan. It is.

And for us, like, we don't get anything like this.

Yeah, I know, yeah.

Luscious. Lashes.

Honestly, I think the whole town will come next time to dance.

Yeah. Yeah, I do, I do.

There's not enough of this, women empowering women.

What a ride. I know!

Girls have the best time ever!

I'm made up, it's a packed house out there.

A few of Jordan's other troops are warming up the crowd

for the main attraction.

And now it's time for our incredible women to shine.

You have welcomed me so warmly.

It has been a total delight to get to know your women,

to get to know your town, to get to know your home.

You're all here this evening, I'm sure to celebrate your loved ones,

the women of Kilkivan.

They have been an utter scream from start to finish.

I have grown very fond of all of them.

They work incredibly hard.

They're brilliant mums, they're brilliant partners.

They're brilliant farmers.

Ladies and gents...

...boys and girls...

The people of the great place that is Kilkivan...

CHEERING AND WHISTLING

...make as much noise as you possibly can

for the Kilkivan Ladies!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

MUSIC STARTS

♪ Baby

♪ Maybe it's a tattoos

♪ Underneath my shirt?

♪ Maybe it's the perfume,

♪ Baby got a new scent

♪ Cause patience is a virtue

♪ And I ain't done yet

♪ Get yourself together, girl

♪ Get in your bag

♪ Wait, they don't clap

♪ Let them all know that it's the comeback

♪ It's a glow up, you can hashtag that

♪ Upgrade, new style

♪ Glow up,

♪ New wave, who's that

♪ Glow up

♪ Tryna count me out

♪ But I'm begging you

♪ Gotta brand-new style and an attitude

♪ So I better glow, glow, glow

♪ Glow up

♪ Great new style

♪ Glow up.

♪ New wave, who's that?

♪ Glow up

♪ Better glow, glow, glow

♪ Glow up

♪ Glow #.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Kilkivan has been unbelievable.

It has been such a brilliant week.

You know, I've hung out with lovely women.

I've just hung out with great girls.

I've been abseiling...

Oh, my God, girls.

...I've been dancing all week and it's been wonderful.

I've been down the pub, I mean, I've met everyone

and that's country life, that's bush life.

You've got to look after each other.

There is a... There is a sort of sense of self-reliance,

but not in a selfish way.

It's like you look after yourself and then you check on

your neighbours.

Um...

It's like, you know, we're all in this together, isn't it?

It's been such a treat to spend time with these amazing women.

They've left a real mark on me.

And this is exactly the kind of experience I hoped

to have when I ventured off the beaten track in Australia.

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