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The piece was co-choreographed by Butler with Michael Flatley. The response was so explosive that it was extended into a full show, starring Butler and Flatley. The show toured throughout 1995. After Flatley abruptly left the show over creative control disputes in October 1995, Butler was joined by long-time friend Colin Dunne.
Riverdance is a theatrical show that consists mainly of traditional Irish music and dance.With a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval act during the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, featuring Irish dancing champions Jean Butler, Michael Flatley and the vocal ensemble Anúna.
Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958) [1] is an American former professional performer and choreographer of Irish dance.Flatley is credited with reinventing traditional Irish dance by incorporating new rhythms, syncopation, and upper body movements, which were previously absent from the dance.
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The ensemble and the three main characters are introduced during the surreal prologue: Finn McCool (a non-dancing role played by Tony Kemp), high king of Ireland; Diarmuid (Colin Dunne), captain of the Fianna—Finn's army; and Grania (Jean Butler), Finn's betrothed. The scene fades away and the prologue breaks open into the Court of Finn ...
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"Riverdance" was composed by Bill Whelan and was first recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland, in March 1993. [2] The song's inspiration came from the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, when Ireland, as the competition's hosting country, organised an interval act called "Timedance", a Baroque-influenced ballet composed by Whelan and Dónal Lunny and performed by Planxty.
His father Michael Sr. decided the boy needed to learn to defend himself, and Flatley wound up falling in love with boxing. He competed in the 1975 Chicago Golden Gloves and considered turning pro ...