Riverdance from the packed theatre of 4,000 people. The performance is often considered the most well known interval act in Eurovision Song Contest history. Riverdance was later performed as an interval act at both the "" (2005) and "Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits" (2015) events. Lead dancers Michael Flatley and Jean Butler transformed the previously chaste and reserved traditional dance form into something else entirely. The song "Riverdance" was released as a single and entered the Irish Singles Chart at No. 1 right after the Eurovision debut, staying there for 18 weeks—the longest amount of time a song has ever topped
Jacques d'Amboise (dancer) Kelly Crandall. Carolyn George died on February 10, 2009, aged 81. Jacques d'Amboise (dancer) Jacques d'Amboise (born July 28, 1934) is an American danseur and choreographer. D'Amboise was born as Joseph Jacques Ahearn in Dedham, Massachusetts. He was a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, where ballets were created especially for him by choreographer George Balanchine. D'Amboise also choreographed ballets for the New York City Ballet. As well as ballets, d'Amboise danced in films, including "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", where he played the part of Ephraim, one of the brothers—and "Carousel" (1956), where he danced the ballet