she's stunning

I'm a metal head from Ireland and I still come back to Riverdance. There's something metal about it.

Gets me every time. Synchronised perfection always does that.

I agree with you too Colin Dunne 💯

Riverdance isn't destined to make you burst in tears. You are destined to burst in tears when you hear Riverdance. Let's make that clear. The ego LOL

Does bullying a stranger on the internet help you feel better about yourself? I’d ‘LOL’ but that would make me look as foolish as you. No thanks. @@dontfearthereaper2887

Me too!

Irish dancing in goes back a couple of hundred of years.

I beg to differ. It was all about Michael Flatley from the beginning. The promoters were idiots to push him out.

@@user-yx8bh9gu4t Though there is still debate about this, there are quite some stories that tell that Michael left himself, after a dispute about the show and its ingredients. But it doesn't matter. Michael went on to do his thing, became very big on his own and Riverdance was nothing more than a stepping stone for him. I do feel Jean does not receive the credit she deserves for her role in Riverdance and everything that started with the Eurovision Song Contest interval-act.

Yea unfortunately she didn't stand longevity... Flatley did of course because he created this and revolutionized Irish dancing.

absolutely Jean Butler is the queen. she is Tatiana

She's married!

@@sidgillespie5879 shes saying that jean inspired her to be a dancer not romantically...

@@macaelatice-loma1048 I think I was joking back then.

She is the one and only

You mean irish culture yes it is beautiful

I am English, but I get goosebumps watching these clips. Jean Butler will never be surpassed as the female lead dancer, as far as I am concerned, and as much as I like Michael Flatley's charisma, Colin Dunne was technically a superior dancer. Jean was always so elegant and had that quintessential Celtic, Irish beauty to her.

Im only 1% Irish (mostly Ukranian), and when I was a teen, I literally bought tap shoes and a wooden board to tap dance along with Riverdance. I can't believe my parents never complained.

Colin Dunne just stood in and took the place... Flatley is who deserves the credit. Dunne just dances.... Flatley is the creator and the better dancer. just saying....

@@featherfawn9343 I disagree

Jean Butler has said, ‘Michael is good, Colin is superior.”@@featherfawn9343

Not in the same league as Flatley.

No, Colin is not in the same league as Flatley. Colin is so much better. Flatley’s ego gets in his way. @@Sanctified57

@@Quaker-tc8ue I agree regarding the character assessment of Flatley but that shouldn’t colour one’s opinion of him as a dancer. let’s be real Colin Dunne is far inferior to Flatley it’s not even close. Flatley is indeed narcissistic type but what a showman, a force of nature, what charisma, what energy, and incredible talent and technique. He was and still is The Lord of The Dance. Shame he and Jean Butler didn’t hit it off on a personal level, but they had wonderful chemistry when performing together

What bullsh*t! You need to fall out of love with Michael, accept that his flash is nothing, while Colin’s substance is superior. Jean Butler, who has danced with both men in Riverdance, and personal feelings aside, has said, ‘Colin is the better dancer.’ I have seen much better dancers, in different genres, than Michael, so no, he is NOT ‘lord of the dance.’ It’s you, two years later, still looking a fool. @@Sanctified57

My beloved Daddy was never one to watch "dance" but when the full TV show was on, he was mesmerized - it seemed he wasn't even breathing while his eyes never moved from the screen. He was no sissy, but after the finale of the show, he looked at me with tears in his eyes and said "I didn't think there was anybody could do that!" I'd say his very core, his soul, was truly stirred. I know there is UK blood ibn us but what part and how much UK I'm not sure but from his reaction, I'm positive there's Irish in us!!

@@Calliope0954 Absolutely love your comment!

Truly it does

I must have Irish roots from a past life because it definitely stirs my soul.

I think Letterman is missing that gene! LOL

That's all he ever says/said... never liked the guy. Totally disingenuous. Neither funny, nor charismatic. And, so void of any awareness of Riverdance's origins mixed in with his own inept ego, he can't fathom that the pronunciation he persists with is so blatantly ignorant, that it only serves to spotlight his vacant and abrasive crassness.

Very nice lol

​@@ZooxMazearen't you being just a wee bit harsh now? To me, he didn't come across as indifferent or dismissive of the cultural origins of the performance. Maybe he'd seen their rehearsals in studio leading up to its airing live and being that its a chat show, it's a very confined space and his show has a full line up of other guests to get to.

Maurice Brown

Best female dancer. Michael Flatley was the best ever male dancer, and even better than Butler

Is the view up your axx that comfortable? @@Sanctified57

Perfectly said!

Yes, i remember watching it. She was having pain in one of her knees, she was possibly going to have to drop out of the show. I also remember a sequence about ‘the floor at Radio City Music Hall,’ it was so much different than floors they were accustomed to dancing…very early on, some of the dancers were having muscle strains. As a i recall, a massage therapist was ‘hired’ to help deal with it, and a ‘manager’ said, ‘just take it easy as best as you can.’

Michael only has room for Michael.

Totally disagree. Dunne looks wooden and lacks charisma, in trying to copy Michael Flatleys moves. There was genuine chemistry and flair with Flatley and Butler, even though she didn’t like him. Say what you will about Flatleys arrogance, but he was head and shoulders above the rest, and took the whole dance genre to another level with Lord of The Dance troupe.

Still trying to figure out who the real villain in the riverdance saga is. Jean and Michael have very different perspectives on what went down. I wish we could hear a non-biased rundown.

@@Sanctified57 Agree with this comment Wooden

Colin and Jean are nearer in age so be more charisma . MF was 38 she was 24 in 1996

Maria Buffini does a good job also...Please see her dancing Riverdance for Queen Elizabeth.

saw RD and LOD in SFO years ago------Trump should appoint jean butler as the US ambassador to Ireland........JB would do a GREAT job for Trump and Ireland----------ERIN-GOGH- BRAGH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-------JB has to be the classiest woman in the world............another Jackie Kennedy-

Tadju50 by

The audience was getting just a "taste" of what they'd see at Radio City Music Hall!

True... but under the circumstances... they more than excelled. It was quite a PEEK! ; )

Infinite loop, she is awesome!

Infinite loop m

We're Talking Most Lovely and Talented here.

What´s the name of the song???

You would need the Riverdance New York video where the track names might be listed on the cover.

Celts actually ranged from Spain and France to the Germanic World and of course the islands. Can also be linked back to the Indo-European cultural family.

I'm guessing people wanted to see Flatley and not a stand in......

Flatley’s ego gets in his way.

Never too late to start ;) I started at age 23 and 5,5 years later, I'm still at it. But, I will never reach this level (I think... I also thought I would never be able to take more than 5 classes or so as this would prove to be to hard... I'm now on my way learning the first (very hard!) steps in Intermediate level...)

@@weeardguy 💕💕💕💕

Yes. Unlike Flatley, Colin doesn’t let his ego get in the way….

Agreed. Flatley was the catalyst. Such a shame he left, and his loss is quite apparent in this rather staid performance here

Yes ! This Riverdance, is like an army without a Captain... or a Kingdom with only a Queen... and not the rightful King by her side. Flatley, was the spark that ignited the flames !! He was mind-bogglingly awesome, and totally raised the bar to a spectacular, even unsurpassable, never-before-achieved height ! What a presence !! @%☆

@@ZooxMaze yeah he was amazing

Agreed. There's nobody but Michael Flatley and Daire Nolan

I’m sure you don’t care how foolish you sound. @@Sanctified57

Waléria Saraiva my father was in the original! He’s right next to Jean in the 1994 Riverdance.

@@bruh0-037 OMG... wow.. so excellent.

The Ed Sullivan Theater is where this was taped. The home of Late Show with David Letterman and now the home of Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The theater was transformed in 1993 for Dave, and it still is a theater, but now a TV Theater. So space is limited. It was never designed for this type of performance.

@@johnking5174 Somehow they pulled it off though

Who built NYC/ Chicago/ RMS Titanic and so on.....for many years ....Surely NOT TurfGuy family ......My mother gave wads of cash to the IRA, in Boston in the early 70's, because the Brits. treated her and her family so terribly bad in St. John, N.B.---------Take a trip to anywhere that celebrates St. Patrick's Day and say what you said above and bring your own "body bag"

well for the most part, they don't.

edward martis Vast majority of Irish people did not support the IRA during the troubles

HourglassShrugged The IRA wanted to overthrow the Irish Republic. If most of us had supported the IRA, then the Irish Republic would no longer exist.

your talking about the irish civil war you buck eejit gracey by the way our a west brit

marilyn so well said!

Nahh shaking your butt is real dancing not this

Erm, no. There was special flooring laid down to protect the studio floor and probably to make it easier for them to dance.

@@Quaker-tc8ueThanks, you must be a wow at parties.

A truth you don’t like makes me a nasty person? You must be a nitwit, daily.@@TheLastAngryMan01

God bless the Celts.

@@jasonwilson2763 right on there 🙏❤🇬🇧🇬🇧

Sadly not quite the same magic, post Flatley

@@Sanctified57 maybe not but still magic in it's own rights nonetheless. 🙏❤🙏🇬🇧👍Aug 2021

Colin is a much better dancer than Flatley can ever hope to be. Flatley’s ego gets in his way. @@paulcrisp9861