15 Years Ago: Riverdance 1995

Riverdance was first introduced during the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. The video shows a performance from the next year in 1995. I remember how quickly this show became popular in America, and people couldn't get enough of this show. Little girls across America started taking Irish step dancing classes. The claddagh became popular in jewelry. 

I loved this show, I loved the music, I loved the dancing, and I STILL love it fifteen years later. In fact, I can't believe it has been fifteen years already. As I watched this video, I was just as drawn in as I ever was. Jean Butler is the soloist in this video. She was born in 1971, so she was only 24 years old here, although she had studied Irish dancing since the age of 4. No wonder her feet seem to move on their own! 

Ten more days until St. Patrick's Day! 

Thank you to maralan51 for posting this Riverdance video on YouTube.