This new piece, which is being introduced into an existing item in the show, a choral number called Shivna, gives the female lead dancer an opportunity to show off her grace and elegance in this beautiful soft-shoe number. Riverdance were excited to premiere the number in the Shannon Company when it commenced its autumn tour in Costa Mesa, receiving its first performance on Friday 28th October.

Like an Energizer bunny with killer calf muscles and especially good posture, Riverdance just keeps on going.
The latest touring production bills itself as the Farewell Tour! but no closing date has been announced. As long as fans of Irish dance continue to flock to theaters, Riverdance will likely endure.

Drumroll Please….Congratulations to Kincaid Stringer of the Hession School in Galway, Ireland – Irish Dance Magazine’s 2011 MAN OF THE YEAR.

Kincaid hails from from Dallas, Texas but moved to the Hession School while attending University. His journey through dancing is riveting and one you simply can’t miss reading about in Irish Dance Magazine’s December 2011 issue.

Orange County Register talks to dance captain Niamh O’Connor, who holds the record for most “Riverdance” appearances.

“At first, we didn’t know much about (the rigors of) touring and doing eight shows a week and the whole physicality of it. We just put our shoes on and danced! “

This week was very busy for Fiona McCabe and the Riverdance cast! Visits to Soweto, the former house of Nelson and Winnie Mandella, the house of Bishop Desmond Tutu, the famous Sakhumzi Shebeen, the Hector Pieterson Museum, the National Park in Pilanesberg and Sun City – and a Riverdance workshop!

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see one of the world’s top composers in an intimate setting for an unforgettable evening of live music and dance.
Grammy award-winning Riverdance composer Bill Whelan and worldrenowned fiddler Athena Tergis return to the Irish Arts Center, New York for four unforgettable performances with a live orchestra and special guests including Riverdance star Mick Donegan and singer Morgan Crowley.

Few shows have touched audiences like Riverdance. The thunderous celebration of joyful music, song and dance will play across California this fall.

On Thursday, 28 September 2011, Riverdance leads Padraic Moyles and Maria Buffini as well as dance captain, Niamh O’Connor assisted by Fiona McCabe conducted an onstage dance workshop with 18 Pretoria University of Technology Musical Theatre students at the Teatro at Montecasino.

Reviewing Riverdance is like going to a beloved restaurant, gobbling down your favourite dish of the past seven years and being asked to write a review.
by Leon van Nierop, Artslink.co.za – Artslink