Irish stepdance many this was a betrayal of tradition, but to some it was a way of expanding Irish culture and became widely accepted. Following after Riverdance was Lord of the Dance and many other theatrical productions based on Irish stepdance. Michael Flatley, an Irish stepdancer, became a well known name within these shows. Two types of shoes are worn in Irish stepdance; hard shoes, which make sounds similar to tap shoes, and soft shoes (called Ghillies), which are similar to ballet slippers. The dances for soft shoe and hard shoe are generally different and go by different names. Different music with
Jeff Calhoun (choreographer) Award nominations, including Best Musical and Best Director of a Musical for Calhoun. Next on Calhoun's plate is the first revival of Jekyll & Hyde (musical). The much-anticipated production, starring Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox, will play a 25-week national tour before landing on Broadway in Spring 2013. Calhoun is also set to direct the UK tour of "9 to 5" in Fall 2012. Jeff Calhoun (choreographer) Jeff Calhoun (born 1960) is an American director, choreographer, producer and dancer. As a student at Richland High School, now Pine-Richland High School (Gibsonia, PA; North of Pittsburgh), Calhoun was interested in both