25 years of 'Riverdance' 

Giving it socks?

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

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

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!

Yes 🙌

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

Agreed but where is this comment coming from

That has nothing to do with the video.

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

Michael Flatley rocks!

But he worried about Michael Flatley.

She will be, I'm sure.

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

Anna Livia

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

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.

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

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.

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

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).

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

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

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

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.

You racist fuck. Who do you think you are?

Then don't watch it, you gobdaw.

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

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.