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
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".