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
Charles Moore (dancer) internationally. Currently, the Charles Moore Dance Theatre is one of the oldest not-for-profit Blacks Arts Organization in Brooklyn. Moore married Ella Thompson, also a dancer, in 1960 after meeting at the Dunham School of Dance and Theater. Together, they had one son, Anthony. On January 23, 1986, Moore passed away at his home in Brooklyn after a long illness at the age of 58. Charles Moore (dancer) Charles Moore (May 22, 1928 - January 23, 1986) was an African-American dancer, choreographer, teacher and founder of The Charles Moore Dance Theatre in Brooklyn, New York. Moore was born in Cleveland, Ohio.