Five Glasgow girls are set to represent Scotland on a global stage when they take part in the Dance World Cup this summer in Portugal.
Lily Gow, 13, Daisy Robertson, 9, Zoe Kirkpatrick-Brown, 9, Rae Hamill, 8, and Ella Fleming, 7, all from Cambuslang will battle it out with 62 countries and 120,000 competitors.
Daisy's proud mum, Emma, believes the girls' dedication to dance has paid off.
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She told Glasgow Live: "There's five mums and we are all absolutely ecstatic about it.
"The girls' coaches, who have worked so hard with them, are excited as well. They came to the children's homes to tell them they got through.
"We are all just so delighted for them. Each of them have worked so hard and they really deserve it."
To qualify for the prestigious competition prospective competitors needed to submit a video for each category they were applying for.
Only the top four of each style would be selected to represent their country.
Emma said: "Daisy submitted four and came first in her age category for Scotland for each one submitted.
"She also had the highest scoring solo in her age group for all the styles, she scored 90 per cent. Luckily that mean she doesn't have to pay any fees in Portugal.
"They need to pay a fee for every dance they do and they need to pay an entry fee as well."
Each of the girls flying to Braga are students at the Dance Elite Studio run by Amy McCabe.
Emma is adamant that without the dance guru's help the girls would never have had the opportunity to perform to the world.
The mum said: "She knows all the girls so well. She knows what they need, how to make them better and what they need.
"These girls have done this because of all her hard work. Daisy is in the studio six days a week and nine times out of ten we have a competition on Sunday.
"It really is a lot of training and a lot of dedication for someone so young. The other girls are doing the same so they really have worked for it."
It isn't just coaches and dancers who have dedicated so much to ensuring they perform at the highest level.
The parents have sacrificed a lot of time for their daughters' hobby, however, it has all been worth it.
Emma explained: "Everyday is all about who is doing the dance run, who is picking them up?
"But you just need to watch them to see how much they love it and that makes it worth it.
"This is the first time we've entered into the Dance World Cup and we didn't think for a second that we were going to even qualify. We just thought it would be good for them to give it a shot and get some feedback to see what they need to improve.
"For them to qualify is really an incredible achievement."
The mums and their potential world champions will set off for Portugal on June 30, however, there is still a lot of money to be raised prior to them stepping foot on the plane.
The mum said: "We are now a group of five mums trying to get sponsorship and organising fundraising opportunities.
"So we really have pulled together as a team to get funds to help us on our way because it is very costly.
"We've put sponsorship money towards the girls' Team Scotland tracksuit. The girls have also got entry fees and individual fees for each dance they are doing.
"The obviously there is flights, costumes, accommodation which all adds up."
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