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   Jean Butler (born March 14, 1971) is an American stepdancer, Irish dancer, choreographer, and actress. She is best known for originating the principal female role in the Irish dance theatrical production Riverdance. In January 2020 it was announced she is a member of the Irish America Hall of Fame, an honor presented by Irish America magazine.

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3. www.express.co.uk › entertainment › theatreRiverdance Queen Jean Butler explains why she left the ...

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   Jean Butler, now 43, was the striking redhead who helped transform a once dying art form into a global brand before falling out with her co-star, whom she accused of hogging the spotlight. By...

4. www.irishtimes.com › culture › stageJean Butler: ‘When I look back at Riverdance, it is at a ...

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   Apr 13, 2013 · Closer to the ground: Jean Butler at home in New York; with Michael Flatley in Riverdance; and in her contemporary dance, Hurry. Photographs: Marcus Yam/The New York Times; Ian Douglas. Keith...

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     Riverdance finale by Michael Flatley & Jean Butler

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     Riverdance: Riverdance - Countess Cathleen 1995

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6. www.youtube.com › watchRiverdance (1995) starring Michael Flatley & Jean Butler

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   Mar 18, 2020 · Riverdance (1995) starring Michael Flatley & Jean Butler. Glen Campbell and Much Much More. 20.4K subscribers. 1.5K. 161K views 4 years ago. Riverdance (1995) starring Michael Flatley &...

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     Riverdance at 30: how Riverdance shaped Irish dance, and reflected a multicultural Australia

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8. www.nytimes.com › 2024/02/13 › artsJean Butler Choreographs the Past and Future of Irish Dance

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   Feb 13, 2024 · Butler’s cast of eight, ages 15 to 70, some Irish, some Irish American, includes four former “Riverdance” performers and a dancer with no ties to Ireland who took up Irish dance simply ...

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   Who is Jean Butler from 'Riverdance'?

   • For Irish dancers, “Riverdance” was cataclysmic. That 1995 production took a form of cultural heritage and, by making it sexier and showier, created a world-conquering, indestructible juggernaut that threatened to trample the gentler values of a tradition. Jean Butler, the female star of that show, has been in recovery ever since.

   Review: A Former ‘Riverdance’ Star Reclaims Irish Heritage

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   Who is Jean Butler?

   • Jean Butler (born March 14, 1971) is an American stepdancer, Irish dancer, choreographer, and actress. She is best known for originating the principal female role in the Irish dance theatrical production Riverdance. In January 2020 it was announced she is a member of the Irish America Hall of Fame, an honor presented by Irish America magazine.

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   Who started Riverdance?

   • But then came Riverdance, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Butler originated the principal female roles and co-choreographed the wildly popular show. She was first exposed to Irish dance by her mother, Josephine, who was born in Mayo, and came to the U.S. at 17.

   Hall of Fame: Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher Jean Butler

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   Did Jean Butler & Michael Flatley transform traditional dance into something else?

   • This was the moment 20 years ago that Jean Butler and Michael Flatley transformed the previously chaste and reserved traditional dance form into something else entirely during the interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.

   Riverdance Queen Jean Butler explains why she left the limelight

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10. www.nytimes.com › 2024/02/16 › artsReview: A Former ‘Riverdance’ Star Reclaims Irish Heritage

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    Feb 16, 2024 · Feb. 16, 2024. For Irish dancers, “Riverdance” was cataclysmic. That 1995 production took a form of cultural heritage and, by making it sexier and showier, created a world-conquering,...

11. www.irishamerica.com › 2020 › 03Hall of Fame: Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher Jean Butler

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    Mar 1, 2020 · It’s been more than two decades now since Jean Butler was, as she referred to herself, “just a gigging Irish dancer.” She was touring with the Chieftains, as well as traveling to Dublin to perform on weekends at the Harcourt Hotel. But then came Riverdance, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.