Irish Dance and the Flatley Factor
March 17th, 2010 by Gregg Senko
Four years is not that long when you think about and in that amount of time from now, Riverdance will become 20 years old. Where has the time gone? The year was 1994 and a little something known as the Eurovision Song Contest, a competition that is a fixture in Europe, was being hosted by Ireland. As host, it was their duty to provide a piece of entertainment with hopes of impressing audience members and television viewers alike. Continue reading ‘Irish Dance and the Flatley Factor’
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