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
Jeff Calhoun (choreographer) Award nominations, including Best Musical and Best Director of a Musical for Calhoun. Next on Calhoun's plate is the first revival of Jekyll & Hyde (musical). The much-anticipated production, starring Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox, will play a 25-week national tour before landing on Broadway in Spring 2013. Calhoun is also set to direct the UK tour of "9 to 5" in Fall 2012. Jeff Calhoun (choreographer) Jeff Calhoun (born 1960) is an American director, choreographer, producer and dancer. As a student at Richland High School, now Pine-Richland High School (Gibsonia, PA; North of Pittsburgh), Calhoun was interested in both