Riverdance Riverdance Riverdance is a theatrical show consisting mainly of traditional Irish music and dance. With a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval performance act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, featuring Irish dancing champions Jean Butler and Michael Flatley. Shortly afterwards, husband and wife production team John McColgan and Moya Doherty expanded it into a stage show, which opened in Dublin on 9 February 1995. Since then, the show has visited over 450 venues worldwide and been seen by over 25 million people, making it one of the most successful dance productions in the world. "Riverdance"
Ted Louis Levy Ted Louis Levy Ted Louis Levy (born April 25, 1960) is an American tap dancer, singer, choreographer, and director. He is widely celebrated as one of America’s premier tap dance artists. Levy was born in 1960 in Chicago, Illinois. His mother, Dolly, had been a chorus dancer at the Club DeLisa on the South Side. From 1980 to 1984, Levy served in the United States Navy. In 1985, Levy began his performing career in the Chicago production of "Shoot Me While I'm Happy" at the Victory Gardens Theater. In 1989, he debuted on Broadway in the musical "Black and Blue".