Riverdance River Liffey, led by Jean Butler and Padraic Moyles. 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
Jacques d'Amboise (dancer) 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 role of the "Starlight Carnival" barker, in which he partnered Susan