25 years of 'Riverdance'

[@pauhvrt9902]

Recently went to Dublin and saw the Riverdance 25 years anniversary show at Gaiety Theatre, one of the most incredible shows I have ever seen.

[@martinpatrick1746]

The former theater the Pointe Theater where the first live performance of Riverdance was staged.

[@GunnerM60]

Finally a good quality video of "Anna Livia"! I love this acapella choreography SO MUCH!!!

[@So_Sag]

I have loved Riverdance since I was a child! Ahhh nostalgia!

[@Julia-vk5eo]

Me 2❤❤❤ Went to my 7th show last week

[@tee5096]

Same

[@marlayneboblett1267]

Still as exciting and heart pounding as ever. My blood flow increases with my Irish ancestry in watching the precision of this group. Love them all.

[@kimf442]

Yes 🙌

[@MetalHeadBabe777]

Go Morgan yay!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉 You should definitely be the leading lady💚💚💚

[@katewild2194]

We say Michael Flatley in the London River dance show many years ago. I think the whole audience had goose pimples. An extraordinary show. A massive thank you to all the casts of the various shows. God bless you all!

[@Will-j8q1w]

Michael Flatley rocks!

[@emeidocathail7808]

Great to see Morgan Bullock still giving it socks .. well done lady.

[@Wafaloo]

Giving it socks?

[@emeidocathail7808]

@@Wafaloo an Irishism .. means making big effort and doing great

[@wingrider1004]

I grew up with Jean Butler as the lead and I have tickets for the Atlanta show this month...gonna love it.

[@Will-j8q1w]

Love Jean...she has the moves!!!

[@jakerodriguez6552]

I still don’t know why she left her show behind

[@wingrider1004]

@@jakerodriguez6552 she said the constant shows, the repetition was getting to her...plus, even as young as she was, her joints were becoming problematic. She also sought more creativity in her dancing. She was spectacular in Riverdance. The best.

[@jakerodriguez6552]

@@wingrider1004 I agree with her even if she’s Irish or American

[@thedashinbetween]

Epic seeing the girls have a piece like distant thunder/thunderstorm

[@GunnerM60]

It's why Ana Livia is now my 2nd favorite choreography in the show. DT has always been my favorite, & I was ecstatic when I got to learn it attending the Riverdance Summer School in 2016!

[@elizabethhair9017]

I didn't see the very first performance during the Eurovision (though I since have) but my dad was saying how there was this dancing and they were all legs. It came on the news and my parents called me through, thinking I'd laugh at it like they had, but I was captivated and loved it - went on to buy Riverdance, Feet of Flames, Gold and even see a version Maltese performers did here on our island. Definitely something I wish I'd learned in Dance class when I lived in Ireland.❤

[@AlexisRoark]

Go, Morgan!! Woohoo!!!

[@Mark_R_Tho]

That’s my friend!!!! Yaaaaas

[@fell_ink3862]

I went to the live thing as a school field trip it was such a good sight to see! I loved it

[@Gensei-Kihara]

Morgan Bullock made it! yay!!!

[@lijen3096]

Just saw thus in Dublin a month ago and it was amazing!!!

[@Laura-ux8vt]

Beautiful!! Love it!

[@JasmineJrArmstrong-z3n]

wonderful dance 💙💙💙💜💜💜

[@SusanPetriello-g3s]

River dance

[@SusanPetriello-g3s]

River dance

[@martinpatrick1746]

25 yrs on riverdance back on stage with a fresh reimagined show and the music by Bill W.

[@colinwhite5355]

Remember watching this show years ago. Very high stage and front row seats - lots of bobbing heads, torsos and arms. Great music but no legs or feet. Complained, so they moved us right to the back in the balcony. Dancing ants. Still unforgettable.

[@jamesschmehl5972]

RiverDance will always be RiverDance.

[@Peace444all]

They must have crazy amazing leg muscles

[@chrismiller520]

They come to Braunschweig, Germany ! Yeah!!!

[@izoriacurtis9061]

Love it

[@CallemJayNZ]

Cool to see a black woman in the group, i know there's a couple of Asian girls that perform too. Probably even more diverse now, which makes sense. Riverdance has become a global phenomenon. Being mixed race (Predominanly Maori and Irish with some Croatian) and also having practiced Irish dancing from when i was four until i was eighteen, i wish i had of gone to Ireland to try out for Riverdance after i finished school. The Irish dancing style that we have here in New Zealand and Australia apparently has some highland influences which have made our style "Down Under " unique in its own right, i thought when i was younger that it would count against me if i were to ever try out professionally.

[@jerrygil1965]

That was special

[@dancerman1138]

Less is more in this case brilliant

[@pierredur]

How in the world did that girl do that!!!

[@nancymolina10195]

There she is, the first black girl that went viral, 😅except I was super busy n didn’t saw the Riverdance full video for their 25 anniversary.

[@fabioalbertolopezbarrrera1699]

🥰

[@zaulaa]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@andresvalentin6924]

Irish dancing isn't exclusive to white people anymore than breakdancing is exclusive to black people. As a Puerto Rican, if a Japanese person wanted to learn how to dance Salsa, I wouldn't have a problem with it as long as they respect my culture.

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

Agreed but where is this comment coming from

[@2023Mermaid]

That has nothing to do with the video.

[@marykelly4063]

You mean irish people not white people! There are loads of 'white people' dances this one is unique to the island of ireland

[@Strangerthings_-cj1me]

Anyone know the name of the song they are dancing to?

[@ayesha_jane]

Anna Livia

[@Strangerthings_-cj1me]

That’s the name of the song? “Translate to English”? Do you know the artist/composer?

[@miaow8670]

The song is a bit of a mystery. It has no official name to my knowledge, and it's apparently also nowhere on the internet as a separate track (except for DVD or video recordings of the choreography). Not even on Spotify, and not even on Riverdance's 25th Anniversary's official music CD. It's nowhere to be seen in the soundtrack playlists of the newer Riverdance performances, and not even its lyrics are nowhere to be found. Which is both curious and sad because I would absolutely love to get hold of this song and play it on an infinite loop. I'm not sure but perhaps part of the reason is that it isn't a classic song, but rather just an acapella with a heavily irregular rhythm and a collection of essentially nonsensical lyrics, inspired by or taken from James Joyce's famous novel Finnegans Wake. But since the choreography is called "Anna Livia" and that's also the most recurring phrase in the lyrics, I would guess that's also (supposed to be) the song's official title. Though it's nowhere to be get. I imagine the leading composer is the same as the traditional one for the entirety of Riverdance's musical score ever, so Bill Whelan.

[@eligiusemil295]

Chandler Bing would sh*t his pants…

[@omarcogle1965]

But he worried about Michael Flatley.

[@melissatrent8409]

If amie mae isn’t lead it should be Morgan bullock!

[@gaetanomaximus8650]

She will be, I'm sure.

[@lisagrace6471]

I like this lead better- she has so much grace and command of movements.

[@jennyb7745]

Fantastic dancers, but where's the music . . . . ?

[@Vee6969]

Love 3X this channel besides Joseph Morris Channel kzbin.info and Dolly Vision Channel kzbin.info.. All these infotainment channels kept me alive during the pandemic..lol❤️

[@jakerodriguez6552]

morgan shouldve took the lead

[@martywood9299]

riverdance women are so hot

[@jocosus3]

Impressive dancing, music not so much. #IrishMusicIsBetterThanThis

[@GunnerM60]

It's more meant to be an acapella number. The music is in the beats of their feet.

[@miaow8670]

The music is absolutely stunning. Just that it's not supposed to be traditional Irish music at all. It's an experimental song meant to evoke James Joyce's novel Finnegans Wake, one of the most famous and convoluted avant-garde literary works ever to be written. Which the song does perfectly.

[@JoshWager-h1y]

Worst Riverdance thing lond sound never seen never 👎 Irish dance ing Josh

[@Sarah-yj6yl]

Terrible music for river dance

[@lisagrace6471]

Yeah, I LOVED the choreography, but did not like this song...

[@frisbeetarian34]

This isn't Irish dancing.

[@miaow8670]

It literally IS. Former Irish dancer here, did that for 7 years. The only nonstandard thing is the song and the rhythm. Which isn't an obstacle though, Irish dancing is a very flexible type of dance and it can be danced to virtually any music and any rhythm (and it very often is, even in Irish dance shows actually).

[@reggieshark]

Hey there's no Black Irish who's she lol 😆

[@marykay7878]

why not, maybe one parent is african-american and the other is irish-american :)

[@melissatrent8409]

Maybe Irish dancing isn’t limited to whites only! Morgan Bullock has amazing energy and exceptional talent.

[@wickedrocketelvispel]

I hope you’re being sarcastic, trolling, or that you’re at least not serious.

[@ghillies4life]

Morgan Bullock. That's who she is. Also, since if we're being obnoxious on purpose, there are a whole group of Irish people called the Black Irish that have dark hair and blue eyes. But, also, there are also African origin people who have lived in Ireland for generations. But, Morgan Bullock is American.

[@ElizaHamilton1780]

You racist fuck. Who do you think you are?

[@mitchelll3879]

Good grief how stupid this stuff is

[@bluechip297]

Then don't watch it, you gobdaw.

[@GunnerM60]

Personally it says to me like you're just jealous that you can't do this.

[@mkeibergin3775]

Stupid people usually recognize their own stupidity in not recognizing class stuff that is beyond the reach of their own tiny little brains. Mitchell, it must be horrible to be trapped in your prejudiced little mind , afraid to face up to the real world and except the world as it really is, you must be a very unhappy individual hiding under your stairs as the world goes by.