The Official Blog - Riverdance

Grand affair for Riverdance and Sands Theater opening

The Riverdance opening night was a doubly auspicious one as it was also the first show to be staged in the newly opened Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands.

Members of the theatre and creative industry were in attendance to watch the extraordinary performance in this new theatre.

Lead Dancer Chloey Turner

Chloey Turner’s love affair with Riverdance is the story of a lifelong dream come true.

Born in England, Turner, 23, saw Riverdance on TV when she was a child. From that moment she wanted to be a part of the show.

Irish tap dancing heats up the stage at Marina Bay Sands

Interview with Lead Dancer Padraic Moyles
A large bucket of ice for sore legs after every show.

Every dancer soaks his or her legs in ice when they get off-stage – an essential practice among the dancers of the Riverdance company.

And it is probably one of the things that has kept lead dancer Padraic Moyles’s legs intact for the past 13 years that he has been with the show.

Meet the Stars of Riverdance

Wearing a black V-neck blouse, light-wash jeans and black ballet flats, 23-year-old Chloey Turner is the picture of a young dancer at the height of her dancing career…
It has been ten years since Riverdance was first performed in Singapore, and the show may not be back for a long time..

Riverdance bursts onto the stage in Singapore

“It has been 10 years since Singapore has welcomed Riverdance to its shores, and I can’t think of a better show to open such a spectacular venue. Riverdance really is a unique spectacle of unbelievable talent which I’m sure will capture the imagination and thrill audiences across Southeast Asia” says Milan Rokic, Managing Director of BASE Entertainment Asia

Riverdance Tours Australia for the Last Time

For the first time in eight years the pounding feet and swirling music of Riverdance, that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe returns to Australia for a national tour opening in Perth in March 2011 then touring to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Extra Riverdance show for Cape Town

An extra Grandwest Riverdance performance has been added in response to exceptional demand on Wednesday 23 February 2011.

MNET, 567 Cape Talk and Big Concerts are delighted to announce that an extra midweek performance of the original Irish dance spectacular Riverdance has been added to its Cape Town season.