Riverdance: The Show (1995) (HD Remaster)

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  • 00:00:00 Reel Around The Sun
    00:07:30 The Heart's Cry
    00:11:32 The Countess Cathleen
    00:17:30 Caoineadh Cú Chulainn - Davy Spillane
    00:21:37 Distant Thunder
    00:23:55 Firedance
    00:29:58 Riverdance
    00:36:48 Lift The Wings - Áine Uí Cheallaigh
    00:42:01 Freedom
    00:46:03 Harlem To Hollywood
    00:52:25 Andalucia
    00:57:17 Macedonia Morning
    01:00:12 The Russian Dervish
    01:06:31 Hope To The Suffering
    01:11:36 Flute Solo - Michael Flatley with Tommy Hayes
    01:14:51 Heartland
    01:24:46 Riverdance International
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ความคิดเห็น • 845

  • @JLBodhran
    @JLBodhran  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Check out this awesome behind-the-scenes Riverdance documentary from 1996, with loads of backstage & rehearsal footage, from the 1994 Interval Act, the 1995 shows with Michael Flatley, and the 1996 New York shows with Colin Dunne, and interviews with everyone involved: th-cam.com/video/MxLZDMXgQPY/w-d-xo.html

    • @katharinabless
      @katharinabless หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was lucky enough to have seen a life show! Not this one, later in Anchorage. Thank you so much for putting it here, It is one of the greatest shows ever!
      It is so powerful when the music and the actors are real life and not silly cartoons and stupid soap operas! The artistic performance and is outstanding. I can't even imagine how much it needed to get this all together for a life performance.
      I think we are lucky that we had still life music and performances, the young people today can't even fathom what this means!

  • @dakid021107
    @dakid021107 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +235

    Who's still watching this Great show in 2024

    • @user-jo7kc2py3f
      @user-jo7kc2py3f 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ja oglądam i zapiera mi oddech

    • @dakid021107
      @dakid021107 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-jo7kc2py3f
      u mnie też jest tak samo, jest pięknie

    • @hisaronu33
      @hisaronu33 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I still watch it constantly as it’s absoutely fantastic and even everyone is fantastic and absoutely brilliant and still a 10/10

    • @SRtruth
      @SRtruth 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Me 💙

    • @bernadetteoneill7319
      @bernadetteoneill7319 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Always. Dance is in my soul

  • @Mizzburlesque
    @Mizzburlesque 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    Who’s watching in 2024!!

  • @francesblabey3055
    @francesblabey3055 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

    Who's watching this in 2024.
    Love it.❤❤❤❤

    • @thegreatselkie6009
      @thegreatselkie6009 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Me! ✋🏻

    • @seanneowen
      @seanneowen 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I am....always! LOVE Riverdance!!

    • @user-pm5qq2kx9r
      @user-pm5qq2kx9r 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      2024❤😅

  • @troupteamawesome
    @troupteamawesome 2 ปีที่แล้ว +617

    I watched this on VHS at least 100 times as a kid. Absolutely amazing!

    • @nickneff6926
      @nickneff6926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      SAME :)

    • @diro9655
      @diro9655 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Im almost 37 - and i swere, this on VHS, the nostalgia, better times.
      Sigh

    • @jeffreykline110
      @jeffreykline110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I'm 28 and this will never get old

    • @mrkbroster87
      @mrkbroster87 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same here ❤ I actually damaged my VHS tape of this I played it so much from 8 years old (when released) to about 13

    • @caseydorn3309
      @caseydorn3309 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same! Such an amazing show

  • @susiejones3634
    @susiejones3634 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +142

    Who's watching this in 2023?

    • @VoyagingBushman
      @VoyagingBushman 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yep Dubstep for about 2 hours worth of driving this morning, Riverdance tonight 😂

    • @cathrynreallydoescare3639
      @cathrynreallydoescare3639 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Absolutely love so beautiful like coming home☺️❤️🩵🇬🇧

    • @augustahoward9815
      @augustahoward9815 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      My mother and I saw it in the late 90s when it came to the Twin Cities. My mom died not too much after we saw it together, so I kind of have an emotional attachment too it.

    • @sharonkrushak8590
      @sharonkrushak8590 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Still watch on a regular basis

    • @hoped6676
      @hoped6676 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Meeee😂😂😂😂

  • @alexisbirts490
    @alexisbirts490 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Riverdance turned 30 yesterday 🥲. This show is still amazing 🙌🏾

  • @ElizabethWoods-xh8uu
    @ElizabethWoods-xh8uu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I'm watching in 2024.

  • @raquellydoesntsocialize
    @raquellydoesntsocialize 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    When I was a little girl, I remember watching Michael and Jean walking away at the end of Lift the Wings, and seeing her in that green dress. 4 year old me thought it was the most beautiful dress in the world, and to this day, that humble outfit still remains in my head as one of the most beautiful creations I have ever seen.

  • @amandac3617
    @amandac3617 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    Who’s watching this with me in 2024

  • @patriciaemory7452
    @patriciaemory7452 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    It's 2024,and I am still watching!!!!!

  • @Solus793
    @Solus793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    No words for Jean Butler, what an icon.

  • @gabrielepresby9120
    @gabrielepresby9120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    Years later this still gives me goosebumps

    • @saraallen2491
      @saraallen2491 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too

    • @RJA_World
      @RJA_World ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ❤️

    • @richardjvotedian3638
      @richardjvotedian3638 ปีที่แล้ว

      Birth

    • @ronwebb7925
      @ronwebb7925 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just seen and heard this, just amazing, a very talented musician, I can't stop playing it,

    • @pauljohnston6790
      @pauljohnston6790 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doesn’t get any easier as years go by…..TRUELY AWSOME

  • @etienne69
    @etienne69 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    You can really tell how much influence Michael Flatley had. It was HIS show. It's interesting how the show has since changed.

  • @balusindiancuisine
    @balusindiancuisine 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    Still get chills when Flatley bursts onto the stage full speed at 5:22 and then at 6:23 when he leads the troupe. The music is so epic and has so much emotion it’s just incredible.

  • @TheBotheredBear
    @TheBotheredBear ปีที่แล้ว +103

    I watched this on a crappy burnt to vhs copy as a kid thousands of times! Watching it as an adult and im still brought to tears. It’s all so beautiful to listen to and watch! Thank you for sharing!

    • @URangryX
      @URangryX ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And not a moment was wasted....I'm so glad you got to enjoy this with all of us.

    • @delinarandoma1053
      @delinarandoma1053 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Im not trying to be a smart aleck or mean. Just want to say we called it "taped VHS" or "recorded VHS". Burning a cd or DVD was done on a computer or DVD writer. Most of the time both cassettes and VHS were casually called tapes. Sorry, as someone who was always recording my favorite shows, making mixed tapes and cd's, I had to say something. 😊

  • @pauhvrt9902
    @pauhvrt9902 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    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.

    • @m.forrestal5893
      @m.forrestal5893 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Me to, in July, and yes, a fantastic experience! I was moved to tears several times, at the beauty and talent, and the joy of finally being able to see the show! Michael Flately's "ghost"was everywhere! 😍

    • @dijoxx
      @dijoxx ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too and it was underwhelming. Not very Irish anymore, unfortunately.

    • @marcybrooks3425
      @marcybrooks3425 ปีที่แล้ว

      How would you compare it with the original?

    • @pauhvrt9902
      @pauhvrt9902 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marcybrooks3425
      I was born in 1992 so I have to base my opinion on a show that I actually saw live and one that I’ve seen on video + I don’t remember every detail of the 25 years show but:
      - Seems to me like there are more dancers in the original version, which makes it even more impressive (though this may be due to the size of the stage?)
      - Music is almost identical, but not as much musicians on scene as the original, which I think is a shame. Riverdance is not just about the dancing, the music plays a huge role. Though the musicians in the 25 years were amazing. Also the gospel parts were not in the 25-year show (or at least not like this?) which is a shame because it is amazing. That being said, I prefer the “Harlem to Hollywood” version now. But that is more thanks to the dancers, who had incredible stage presence, than due to the music.
      - The coordination among dancers at some points seems better in the 25 year version I than the original version, but that might be just very subjective.
      - I personally prefer the female main dancer from the 25 years version, but again, that’s my opinion ;-) but she had this energy about her … Though I think I might prefer the male main dancer (is he also the one playing the clarinet at one point??) from the original one (though the male dancer from the recent version is excellent)
      - Also prefer the dancer from Firedance today. This lady has an indescribable aura about her. Mesmerized from start to finish as soon as she stepped on stage. (Not saying that the original version is not as good, but this lady in the recent version had an incredible impact on me)
      All of that being said, I think both versions are amazing and I like the fact that 25 years later, they still stuck to tradition with a little touch of “new”. But you asked for my opinion, so here it is 🙂

    • @officerbutton9532
      @officerbutton9532 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@marcybrooks3425 it doesn't. There is no comparison. I saw the original as a kid (I was about 11) and the anniversary show last night. Side by side, the anniversary show is a fraction of its former glory. The music is the same in some places but from the audience it is very clear that this is an incredibly scaled-down version. It's meant to fit into smaller venues, so I understand why it is smaller. But it also FEELS smaller, if that makes sense. Kinda like the difference between going to the Super Bowl vs going to a high school football game in a big city with a dozen high schools and no championship dreams. It was honestly disappointing. I get that you can't make it as big and splashy as the original, but you can try. Feels they didn't. The new kid at the helm is a great dancer, but he just doesn't have the flair and passion of Michael Flatley. He just seemed rather dull and automated. Watching Flatley dance in person was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that simply cannot be matched. The lead male dancer in the anniversary show was very good, but he was very obviously lacking the charm, charisma, and energy of Flatley. The show has replaced Flatley's big solo towards the end with a drum solo and there's much less dancing overall in the new version. Also the new show seems much less cohesive. There's not really storyline in either iteration, because that's the point; it's a series of vignettes rather than a full story. It seems pretty disjointed. The canned music was louder than the singers/dancers at several moments and the lighting team had trouble keeping up. All in all, the anniversary show felt like a really well-funded high school theater production

  • @mrb1011
    @mrb1011 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The nostalgia; VHS, only one TV in the house and mom's reaction every single time; "you're watching Riverdance again?!" The tape was collecting dust the first 3 years we had it till one Saturday morning, I woke up early and while everyone was still sound asleep, I accidentally watched this as I actually wanted to watch Snow White :)
    come to think of it
    ...1995 is just as far away as 2051....

  • @robertlavington2332
    @robertlavington2332 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Thanks for the higher quality upload.
    Here is a group of people who 100% believed in the job they were doing, must have been tough work but magical at the same time. The dedication is evident.
    Nothing has matched this early performance, nothing. The massive high level talent of Flatley and Butler was unparalleled. Pure passion.
    Jean Butler literally floats, amazing. All the other artists, musicians and performers just took it to the top. All those years ago but like new every time I watch it.

    • @TheSanfernan
      @TheSanfernan 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Completely agree.

  • @halo101st9
    @halo101st9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I was in Dublin in February, 1995 visiting my fiancé. Lisa had gotten tickets to an amazing new show at the Point Theater she wanted us to see. I did not really want to go. As it turned out, that show was Riverdance that was in its second week of production. The show was sold out. At the end of each number the cheering and applause was so loud you could not hear anything else. It was the greatest show I had ever seen, then and now.

  • @arielleB789
    @arielleB789 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Growing up my parents didn't allow us to watch TV a lot but I remember being 5 or 6 years old and this being one of the first things I ever watched with my older brother....loved it so much that I wore our vhs out 😂😂
    The way the music made me feel, the graceful movements and the way the dancers all came together like family It made me want to grow up and become an Irish step dancer.....and so I did😂❤

    • @gayleweiss7277
      @gayleweiss7277 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Being of ScotIrish descent on maternal side great grandparents migrated to America from Belfast Northen Ireland this fantastic performance awakened my deep love for the music of my ancestors.

    • @EdDrain
      @EdDrain 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I am so glad you found your joy and stuck with it. I'm sure it comes across in your dance!

  • @URangryX
    @URangryX ปีที่แล้ว +81

    An amazing show to me as a kid...a MINDBLOWING SHOW as an adult!! GOD BLESS everyone connected with RiverDance! Thank you for inspiring a lonely, little boy in the mountains to dance and sing.

  • @elainsmith7711
    @elainsmith7711 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I know its early but happy St Patricks day 2024 is anyone irish and loving this with this lass?....

    • @roloflanagan
      @roloflanagan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Happy St Patrick's Day, saw this show in NYC circa 95. Met Michael in Westport Co Mayo around 2002, he was visiting Matt Molloy his friend from chieftains who has a pub there. He was hands down the best dressed man I've ever met, he oozed class and I'm not easily impressed but told him that when I see him dance the tears roll down my cheeks. Happy St Patrick's day,!!

    • @ZhiyingHarp
      @ZhiyingHarp 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m watching this on St Patrick’s Day. Singapore time.

  • @cnzhk5925
    @cnzhk5925 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    It takes dedication and self-discipline to achieve such perfection. Hats off to each and every one of the dancers involved👍👏 I'm watching this in 2024. I'm sure people will be watching this in awe for many years to come 🥳💞

  • @KirkMoss
    @KirkMoss ปีที่แล้ว +29

    We wore out our VHS copy growing up… Not enough people talk about Spillane’s performance. It’s almost at the level of Tolkien world-building in a music format. 20 years later, and the first few lines of Caoineadh Cú Chulainn still nearly bring me to tears. I can’t hear a single performance on uilleann pipes without immediately thinking of Spillane.

    • @rhonafenwick5643
      @rhonafenwick5643 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Davy Spillane's Caoineadh is, for my money, one of the most spellbinding musical performances ever recorded. Absolute emotional perfection

    • @richgouette
      @richgouette 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Watching Brian O' Brien play this in Riverdance started my journey with piping.. magnificent piece of music

    • @Ramberta
      @Ramberta 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      20 years later this still brings me to tears every time i listen to it alone! it's that good.

  • @MegaLJ3
    @MegaLJ3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    River Dance is the best thing that hit the music and dance world in the last 100 years. I watch it over and over and saw two live perforances.

    • @blueinthenite6195
      @blueinthenite6195 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too! Three live performances and watched VHS tape until disintegration.

    • @arminhanik4207
      @arminhanik4207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100 years, eh?
      Goodness, you must have been sleeping.

    • @Avatarman2rescue
      @Avatarman2rescue 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@arminhanik4207Name something comparable, or better. Ballet, and opera don't count. You can't can you.

  • @brt5273
    @brt5273 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Haven't seen this in quite a few years. Brings back all the old thrill. Maria Pages' Fire Dance is the highlight of the show for me.

    • @scooby91981
      @scooby91981 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s a bit strange to watch this without commercial break with some dude, asking you to make donations 😂
      And I really wanted to make a check or money order to get a coffee cup. Oh well, I guess I’ll just have to go on Amazon. 😅

  • @laurapreston348
    @laurapreston348 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Still teary eyed after all this time!
    River dance grows deeper in my spirit with with every year and every note and precious precision taps.

  • @ram10rod
    @ram10rod 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    This is the Best version you can listen to it was recorded in 1995 with the original dancers, singers and musicians that first brought it to beautiful Life.

    • @paulhanson2785
      @paulhanson2785 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Riverdance is phenomenal

  • @user-yz9eo9iq4d
    @user-yz9eo9iq4d 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    明日、25年ぶりに東京公演を見に行きます!
    再び日本に来てくれてありがとう!

  • @corneliuswells182
    @corneliuswells182 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I saw the Rockettes at Radio City when I was very young, I played classical music throughout school, earned my BFA from VCU in Lighting and Sound Design… as far as performing groups go these guys make everyone look like they are going in reverse at 3x the speed of sound. Theses guys are a MACHINE, absolutely beautiful, poetry in motion.❤

  • @janetleishman3776
    @janetleishman3776 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    The beautiful haunting music draws your soul to Ireland

    • @RottenApple672
      @RottenApple672 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good thing im Irish and I don't dance like that

    • @reneaguilar3471
      @reneaguilar3471 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RottenApple672 explain that .

  • @bellerain381
    @bellerain381 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    This has been music for my soul since I was four years old! I’ve loved Irish music for so long and I believe this is what sparked it! ❤
    This will always bring tears to my eyes!!!

  • @BarryCorbin2024
    @BarryCorbin2024 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    We have the original PBS VHS tape from 1995, and hadn't watched it in probably 15+ years or so. This remaster is fantastic!! We watched it on our Samsung 55" curved screen tv last night and couldn't get over how sharp the picture was. Plus, this is the full uncut version and had scenes that weren't included in the VHS tape we have. Well done, and thank you!

    • @Riceball01
      @Riceball01 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have copy on DVD, I've seen it in person, and I have the soundtrack on CD' that's how much I love shit show.

    • @andrewanderson2539
      @andrewanderson2539 ปีที่แล้ว

      😢❤😢😅

    • @andrewanderson2539
      @andrewanderson2539 ปีที่แล้ว

      😢😂❤

    • @musicman8942
      @musicman8942 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Where did you get a dvd of this? It's never been released on dvd here in the US.

  • @jesssalyer5334
    @jesssalyer5334 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    My dear departed mom loved watching this and I sat with her every time she wanted to watch it again 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕. Great memories

  • @thestarsnatcher
    @thestarsnatcher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    an actual miracle that someone finally posted this at 720p. thank you!!!

    • @margaretessay6002
      @margaretessay6002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes indeed ...wonderful precision spectacular dancing... wonderful memories of seeing

    • @margaretessay6002
      @margaretessay6002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Riverdance in Johannesburg South Africa 🇿🇦

    • @waxkopp
      @waxkopp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, there are still good people in the world, thank God.😀

    • @coup919062
      @coup919062 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This was on replay constantly on VHS in the mid-‘90s. So nice to see again

    • @barnabus8489
      @barnabus8489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right?? I've been searching for so long ;-;

  • @nogardamai5684
    @nogardamai5684 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I'm so glad this is on youtube since I have no way to play my old VHS! It's Bill Whelan's music just as much as the dancing that makes this version of the show so incredible, the feeling and drive and excitement behind the songs and the rhythms just never gets old!!

  • @luciamartins1404
    @luciamartins1404 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I still watch all M Flatley's on DVD in 2024 and I still cry!!!!!!!! Love them!!!!!!!

  • @allybridgett
    @allybridgett 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This came out the year I was born, and we had a copy on VHS, and was the closest thing I had to my Celtic heritage growing up in Australia. My sister and I used to watch this regularly as kids, in absolute awe of the dancers! It was so influential it made us take up tap dancing for a few years. So grateful a quality version is available to take me on this massive nostalgia trip! Every performance still gives me goosebumps!

    • @christianloper9483
      @christianloper9483 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same for me on all three counts, except I grew up in Idaho USA! I have a great deal of Celtic heritage and this music and dancing was more enchanting than anything in the world. I would have taken Irish dancing but I was too remote to find a class. At least we can watch it here :)

  • @nicolecosby-cummings1351
    @nicolecosby-cummings1351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    We saw this show live here in the US. Absolutely amazing dancers & beautiful music !!!

  • @user-bj8tw6zz4i
    @user-bj8tw6zz4i 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Мама в 1995 году на кассете принесла это шоу домой.Мне было тогда 17 лет.Сейчас мне 46 и я плачу.Я как будто вернулась в то прекрасное время,где я учусь в университете,я полна планов и надежд и мамочка жива.Спасибо создателям шоу.😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @CaresinVerse
    @CaresinVerse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    GREATEST SHOW EVER! So grateful it is here to enjoy over and over!!❣️

  • @GamerGirlJuly1982
    @GamerGirlJuly1982 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I was just 13 years old when my teacher at school Mrs. Lumsden put this show on for the friday afternoon assembly and to say I loved it is an understatement!

  • @57629589
    @57629589 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My daughter was born the year this came out. When she couldn't sleep I'd pop the tape in and we would rock all night long.

    • @stlouisrocker100
      @stlouisrocker100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're a good dad.

    • @WorldifySanity
      @WorldifySanity ปีที่แล้ว

      @@stlouisrocker100 If he were a good guy he wouldn't have made a person who will suffer and die.

  • @TheSanfernan
    @TheSanfernan 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was in awe when I saw this show for the first time in 95. Coming from a background of being a ballet dancer, I can appreciate the effort put forward by each and everyone who participated in Riverdance. To me, nothing has compared in beauty and excellence.

  • @darkstarbrett
    @darkstarbrett หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is one of the best things about the nineties. Creatively.

  • @dannypowell8080
    @dannypowell8080 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What a fantastic show riverdance is and long may it continue for many many years to come

  • @foivoslegrand5445
    @foivoslegrand5445 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Δεν υπάρχουν λόγια για να χαρακτηρίσει κανείς αυτή την αριστουργηματική παράσταση!
    Οποιοδήποτε θερμό λόγο και έπαινο να πει κανείς, είναι λίγος!
    Ο Michael Flatley είναι πάνω από καταπληκτικός και στο ίδιο επίπεδο κινούνται και η Jean Butler και η Anuna.
    Αλλά και οι υπόλοιποι χορευτές, χορεύτριες, τραγουδίστριες και μουσικοί είναι πραγματικά υπέροχοι.
    Αυτά το απίστευτο καλλιτεχνικό επίτευγμα έφερε το Riverdance στην κορυφή των πολιτισμικών εκδηλώσεων σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο.

  • @Braveheart0484
    @Braveheart0484 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Watched this with my Grandmother a few years before she passed away. She was in awe and really enjoyed it. I have to be honest I love it too. I can picture her sitting in her chair at my Grandmother's house watching the Tube TV memorized at this performance. She would look at me and say, "how can they do that." It's awesome.

  • @jimenabronfman6522
    @jimenabronfman6522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Can't believe I have tickets for this show, next August, in Dublin !!!!!!!! Cheers from Chile !

  • @elizabethmullhall8226
    @elizabethmullhall8226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    23:55 Maria Pages - so expressive, exciting, elegant a dancer. Such a joy to watch 💃

    • @abluecassette
      @abluecassette 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Isn't she brilliant? :)

    • @toAdmiller
      @toAdmiller 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's amazing how many of her joints she is using to express herself the entire time...the DETAIL...She is NEVER mailing it in...She is always ALL in.,!

  • @robertdouglas6979
    @robertdouglas6979 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Watched this when it hit pbs and was completely blown away by the dancers and the music just goosebumps so good

  • @DustinBlaise
    @DustinBlaise ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Born in 1990, this was one of my favorite VHS tapes growing up as a kid. Even in later years when CDs were more popular, I had the CD Soundtrack of this show and would listen to it all the time. Whether it be on my bike to and from school, while cleaning the Kitchen after Dinner or when in bed with my boombox next to my bed. I feel this show is what really made me enjoy the music of other cultures outside of America whether it be Celtic, K/J-Pop or even Bollywood. This is the show and music that started the journey of Cultural Music Fascination for me.

  • @kellygirlaj
    @kellygirlaj 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My son saw this on VHS when he was almost a year old and he has been fascinated by this style of dancing ever since. He even got himself a pair of shoes in case Riverdance called. We went to see this show in Hartford, CT and I half expected him to get on stage.

  • @Ultra_Fine_Point
    @Ultra_Fine_Point 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Saw "Riverdance" as a kid back at Freedom Hall, Johnson City, TN!! LIFE CHANGING!! What a lovely show, made me so proud to be Scoth-Irish!!

  • @Smartys11808
    @Smartys11808 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    My childhood coming back to life ❤

  • @Orwadarwish
    @Orwadarwish ปีที่แล้ว +14

    In the part of the world where I live we can't dream of watching them alive so to find them on TH-cam with such high quality is a privilege... Really thanks and i would appreciate another works

  • @evora9081
    @evora9081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    God bless Michael Flately for giving us Lord of The Dance and Riverdance

    • @ColleenRogersAKANeedlenurse
      @ColleenRogersAKANeedlenurse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well it wasn’t actually Flately who brought Riverdance to life, it was Moya and Michael

    • @elizabethmullhall8226
      @elizabethmullhall8226 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      ...but Michael Flately made it sing

    • @dragons_red
      @dragons_red ปีที่แล้ว

      @@elizabethmullhall8226 i think that overstates things a bit. He was great, but everyone in this show was great, especially the music and general production.

  • @blazethecat363
    @blazethecat363 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    thank you for uploading this piece of my childhood. I grew up watching this on VHS and it sparked my passion for all things Celtic which lead to me discovering my own celtic heritage.

  • @simonharwar8083
    @simonharwar8083 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I first saw this around 20 years ago and it just blew me away . it never gets old . so good.

  • @genesispulido8254
    @genesispulido8254 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was my childhood. My father used to watch this all the time when I was a kid. He would tell me how much he desired to be a part of Riverdance. I’m glad I can hold on to these good memories. Back when times were much simpler.

    • @bellerain381
      @bellerain381 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I used to watch this with both my mom and dad! I used to try to get them to dance with me along with the dancers! 😂😂

  • @thereserystedt3883
    @thereserystedt3883 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The best version of the show if you ask me. I still have my recording from tv to VHS from 1995 🤩

  • @sparky5363
    @sparky5363 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I saw it in LA when it first showed here and I was practically Irish dancing up the aisle when the show ended. Sadly Michael Flately had left the show so soon after it made its debut. I did get to see him in his own production but didn't enjoy it nearly as much as Riverdance. To this day I am blown away by not only the performances in Riverdance but by Bill Whelan's incredible music.

    • @jadeybridger
      @jadeybridger 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They tried to steal the show from him and he refused ,so they fired him

  • @Wagpc
    @Wagpc ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Michael Flatley really did have feet of flames, the original is still the best..he and Jean Butler❤👍Magical and amazing🔥🔥

  • @pauljohnston6790
    @pauljohnston6790 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    From the very first time I watched RIVERDANCE, each & every time since I have held my breath in awe of this truely beautiful demonstration of Irish dance. I’m not getting any younger as time goes by, but I still at each & every time I play the video, or any part of the video, proudly shed tears of utter joy, listening to the dance so wonderfully portrayed by the master, Jean & the team, I’m honoured to say I’m Irish, & this dance is timeless….

    • @BernadetaPieta-ji6iv
      @BernadetaPieta-ji6iv ปีที่แล้ว

      Cudowny śpiew,cudowny
      cały zespół,wszystkiego
      dobrego pozdrawiam
      z. POLSKI.

  • @joshingram7703
    @joshingram7703 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    my mom is german-irish. i grew up on Celtic music. this show premiering was a huge deal for her. i asked a lot of questions naturally!! So proud of my Scots-Irish heritage. Thank you for showing the entire show on youtube. So soothing for me. I play it while cleaning\ doing college homework or around my birthday in April. Sincerest thanks. Victoria Elisabeth Ingram!!

  • @michellewidner9991
    @michellewidner9991 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    More than 20 years later this is still the most moving thing I've ever watched in person or online or on TV. What genius. How beautiful.

  • @MauroDanielMezaZamora1998
    @MauroDanielMezaZamora1998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Remembering when I watched "Riverdance: The Show" and it first ever aired as part of KPBS San Diego's December 1996 Membership Campaign, Circa Tuesday December 3rd, 1996!! YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN WITH YOUR SUPPORT!!

  • @trident2020
    @trident2020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Wow, I just found this video on TH-cam today. I saw the original TV broadcast back when it first aired in New York PBS and I didn't know that there were all those other performances that were cut out of the broadcast and the VHS tape afterwards. I'm seeing the full Riverdance show on here for the first time now! What a shame that the African American singers (except for just the one song they sang) and the 3 tap dancers were not seen at all by the PBS audience back then. And years after they still were not included, as if they didn't even exist. They must have felt terribly cheated at how they were edited out. Thank you for posting this original full version of Riverdance 1995 in 720p with the great Michael Flatley and Jean Butler and ALL of the wonderful singers and dancers who performed on that stage. Much appreciated!

    • @zaulaa
      @zaulaa ปีที่แล้ว

      PBS in California did show the black performances back in 1997 or so.

    • @WorldifySanity
      @WorldifySanity ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zaulaa But why were they edited out?

  • @patlongworth5998
    @patlongworth5998 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Never gets old!! Absolutely love every performer & musician!!!

  • @debbievm2579
    @debbievm2579 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I told several people you have to see them , yes in NYC they did. Brillant strong they were shocked what a great time they had bought booklet s & several cd's Thankyou I never got the chance but I knew no one would be disappointed .

  • @dmaschy599
    @dmaschy599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I saw river dance at the Fox Theater in St.Louis back in the nineties.I thought it was fabulous.You couldn't get any more people in there if you tried.(never forget)

  • @juya12345
    @juya12345 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was blessed to work with this company for the past three days in RENO. Great show for their 25th anniversary. I wish them all the best. ❤

  • @milo_thatch_incarnate
    @milo_thatch_incarnate หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you SO much for posting this!! I grew up watching this show on VHS at my grandmother's house, and hearing the full show again -- this specific version from 1995, exactly the same as when I was a child -- is giving me full-body goosebumps.
    (Also, come on, admit it, who else tried to dance like them when you were alone, and tripped over your own feet 😂✋)

  • @mydashcam4258
    @mydashcam4258 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Flawless and Timeless! I've watched them since 1995 hundreds of times and never got bored. Once again now.

  • @jessescottscptt6477
    @jessescottscptt6477 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you, Michael, flatly for bringing the lord of the dance to our screens over the years. Your dance is magic. God bless Ireland 🇮🇪 I've got a lot of irish ancestry. I love your music, Michael, flatly. Thank you again, and God bless you, bye .

  • @abluecassette
    @abluecassette 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My sister and I used to watch this a million times as kids in the 90s (good old VHS). We used to imitate the Russian dancers and some of their moves for our parents hahaha. Such a beautiful show with wonderful dancers and musicians. Absolutely timeless!

  • @JBrierley02
    @JBrierley02 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As a younger man, that haunting song of the low whistle by Davy Spillane at the start captured me right away. I eventually ended up finding out who made it and saving up to get one myself.

  • @user-dh8hu1jz3g
    @user-dh8hu1jz3g 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was there watching it live.. amazing evening.

  • @johncollins7363
    @johncollins7363 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I got to the watch the river dance this year when I was in Ireland. I had a great time in Ireland I felt very welcome . I enjoyed visiting Dublin Galway Killarney and kilrush.

  • @JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet
    @JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The rehearsals must have been immense!!

  • @WildDancer101
    @WildDancer101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The quality reminds me of the American VHS edit of this show, when it sounded clear and looked great on old 90s TVs at the time. Good times watching that as a kid.

    • @George.Andrews.
      @George.Andrews. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was lost in the music especially when the spanish guitar was played and it was only coming from my Samsung phone speaker

  • @laurenrampolla4884
    @laurenrampolla4884 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    my dad had a VHS tape of this and we watched it multiple times while i was growing up. the magic is still there all these years later

  • @user-mk3nr7og5b
    @user-mk3nr7og5b 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Saw this show in Ahoy Rotterdam and I’m still love to watch it back 😊

  • @kathywoodhouse1759
    @kathywoodhouse1759 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I saw the live show years ago with Michael Flately at the Stanley Theatre in Utica. It was the most spectacular show I had ever seen. They are all brilliant actresses and actors. A show to be seen at least once in your lifr

    • @JLBodhran
      @JLBodhran  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That wasn't Riverdance then, sorry to say.

  • @edsteadham4085
    @edsteadham4085 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man o man. I do wish I could say I was just a little bit Irish after watching this! Ireland you owe the world nuthin cuz you gave us riverdance!

  • @cgage_01
    @cgage_01 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Can't get enough of this. So clean and pure by today's standards. Thanks for posting it

  • @robinolsen-scribner2641
    @robinolsen-scribner2641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    One of the best shows I've ever seen. Wonderful variety of music and dance, outstanding talent. Everyone appeared to be having a marvelous time performing. Loved it!

    • @RottenApple672
      @RottenApple672 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wish I could dance like that but I have a sore ankle

  • @MsDavisPhotography
    @MsDavisPhotography 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a great download. When this premiered on PBS here in NYC. OMG what a sensation. Gobsmacked for sure.

  • @nicolemurray2212
    @nicolemurray2212 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Have been in absolute awe of this treasure since I was a toddler. I enjoyed watching it with my dad and grandma and since they’ve been gone, this will always have a place in my heart in connection to the memory of them ❣️ chills and goosebumps every single time. What a beautiful story

  • @lumumbamyeza5846
    @lumumbamyeza5846 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    still loving it March 20 2024! Love the outfits

  • @NOTWGirl180
    @NOTWGirl180 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Goosebumps and tears every single time, still after 20 years!

  • @tawnywitch
    @tawnywitch 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Seen this live 5 times, cant wait for it to come to my area again

  • @laurafrankow6562
    @laurafrankow6562 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Saw this in person a long time ago. Fabulous show.

  • @jamesdalton1386
    @jamesdalton1386 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    it is virtually impossible to not love this, so good

  • @01chittock
    @01chittock 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    And who doesn’t like this?? Then I would say your vibrations are low! Growing up in the 60s 70s we did country dancing at school, and have to say the only time I smiled and laughed so hard as a child. Dancing is great for the soul! Going to have to go see this…..and thoughts are with Michael and his family at this hard time! Prayers 🙏🏻

  • @johanbadenhorst7456
    @johanbadenhorst7456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    River dance 1995 I found to be absolutely exhilarating and fresh, exotic and greatly inspirational and also impressive in dancing, footwork, and kicking up and much more !
    I was blessed by it !
    Johan Badenhorst
    Theatre Designer,
    South Africa.

  • @janeelfgren
    @janeelfgren ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I saw Riverdance in Stockholm, Sweden, many years ago. FANTASTIC !!!
    🇮🇪💚🍀💚🇮🇪

  • @SheShe1963
    @SheShe1963 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This to me has to be the most emotional and beautiful thing to behold ….. I thank you sir ❤️❤️❤️❤️🥱

  • @rubytroy7756
    @rubytroy7756 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Watched this live performance 🎭 in London….. God knows how many years ago now ….. there was standing ovation 👏 after standing ovation 👏 nobody had ever seen or heard anything like it before….❤❤❤