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Jean Butler (born March 14, 1971) is an American stepdancer, Irish dancer, choreographer, and actress. She is best known for originating the principal female role in the Irish dance theatrical production Riverdance .
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.
"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.
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The success of the Riverdance show after its debut at the interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest drastically transformed Irish dance in its style, popularity, and relationship to traditional Irish arts. [36] Within the two-year timeframe of the first Riverdance the number of competitors at Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne increased by 25% ...