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
Steven Vincent (choreographer) Steven Vincent (choreographer) Steven Vincent (born Stephen Vincent DiGiorgio Jr.) is an American choreographer, dancer, teacher and entertainer. He is best known for his role in the 1969 Broadway play, "George M!" with Mickey Rooney and as a recurring choreographer at the Players Theater in Sarasota, Florida. He was born in Schenectady, New York to Emma and Stephen DiGiorgio. He graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1968, where he directed and choreographed an interpretive montage of Broadway shows called, Right Footed Left Overs II. He graduated from Adelphi University, majoring in dance and minoring in dramatic arts. In 1969,