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Bergen Teen Is 5th Best Irish Dancer In The World... And She's Jewish Bergen Teen Is 5th Best Irish Dancer In The World... And She's Jewish
Bergen Teen Is 5th Best Irish Dancer In The World... And She's Jewish Julia Mastrangelo of Ridgewood has all the makings of an Irish dancer. She's got the moves. She's got the pin-straight red hair. She's got the zeal. There's just one thing that sets her apart. "My last name gives it away," said Mastrangelo, 16. "Usually everyone's name is Irish. And then there's me." She's Jewish-Italian -- only a quarter Irish. But that's never mattered to Mastrangelo. She started when she was seven years old, after her mom saw dancers from the JIG Factory perform at the Ridgewood tree lighting. "She originally thought I would do ballet,"…

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by Cecilia Levine