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
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".