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
Adam Cooper (dancer) the Rain" (2005) Nominated for What's Onstage Award for choreography of the 2004 "Grand Hotel" for The Donmar Warehouse. (2005) Nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for choreography of the 2004 "Grand Hotel" for The Donmar Warehouse. (2013) Nominated for What's Onstage Award as Best Actor in a Musical for "Singin in the Rain" Adam Cooper (dancer) Adam Cooper (born 22 July 1971) is an English actor, choreographer, dancer and theatre director. He currently works as both a performer and choreographer in musical theatre, and has choreographed and/or starred in award-winning shows such as "On Your Toes", "Singin' in the