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
Irma Suarez Ruiz add new choreography works to the company’s repertoire. Ruiz continues to perform with the Ensemble Español Company throughout the season and at the annual American Spanish Dance and Music Festival. She has toured internationally with the company to Australia, Poland, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, and China. Irma Suarez Ruiz Irma Suarez Ruiz (born 1959) is an American dancer, educator, choreographer, director, and costume designer. She is the Artistic Director for the Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, Illinois. Born in Chicago, Ruiz (of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent) moved to Mexico City to