Which Irish dancing champion originated the principal female role of Riverdance?
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Riverdance Riverdance is a theatrical show consisting mainly of traditional Irish music and dance. Featuring Irish dancing champions Jean Butler and Michael Flatley, and with a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval performance act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. Shortly afterwards, husband and wife production team John McColgan and Moya Doherty expanded it into a stage show, which opened in Dublin on 9 February 1995. Since then, the show has visited over 450 venues worldwide and been seen by over 25 million people, making it one of the most successful dance productions in the world.
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Jean Butler Jean Butler (born March 14, 1971), is an American stepdancer, choreographer, and actress. She is best known for originating the principal female role in the Irish dance theatrical production "Riverdance".
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Emma Slater Emma Louise Slater (born 25 December 1988) is an English professional dancer/choreographer. She is best known for her appearances on "Dancing with the Stars".
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Lisa Kelly Lisa Ann Kelly or Lisa Olivia Mary Sinead Kelly (Irish: Laoise Ní Cheallaigh, born May 7, 1977) is a singer of both classical and Celtic music. She has taken part in many musical theatre productions and concerts, and is a founding and former member of the musical group Celtic Woman.
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Shanti Lowry Shanti Lowry (born Shanti Misha Lowry; April 2, 1982) is an American actress and dancer. She is best known for her roles as the Treasure Chest Dancer in the 2003 film "", and the recurring role as Dionne Taylor on the television series "The Game". She is sometimes credited as Shati Lowry.
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Becca Tobin Rebecca Grace "Becca" Tobin (born January 18, 1986) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She is best known for having portrayed Kitty Wilde in the Fox comedy-drama television series "Glee".
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Bríd Brennan Bríd Brennan (born 1953) is a Northern Irish actress of film, stage and television, best known for her theatre work. She originated the role of Agnes in critically acclaimed performances of Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa" for which she won a Tony Award.
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Shreela Ghosh Shreela Ghosh (born 25 September 1962 in Assam, India), a former dancer, actress and reporter, became publicly known in the United Kingdom when she was cast as Naima Jeffery in 1985, one of the original characters in BBC's soap opera, "EastEnders". She has since given up performing to work as an arts executive. She was the first programme director for Arts and Heritage at the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, and went on to become the Deputy Director for the Institute of International Visual Arts (InIVA). She now is the Director of the Free Word Centre.
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River Clarin The River Clarin (Irish: "Abhainn an Chláirín" ) is a fast-flowing river in Ireland, flowing through southern County Galway.
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Sarah Wildor Sarah Wildor (born 1972) is an actress and a dancer. She is most noted as a former principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, a leading international ballet company based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
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Holly Cruikshank Holly Cruikshank (born June 18, 1973) is an American dancer. She is known for her role as Brenda in the Billy Joel/Twyla Tharp musical "Movin' Out", and has also danced lead roles in two other Tony-award winning Broadway musicals: "Fosse" and "Contact". She has appeared as one of the house dancers on the NBC variety-competition show, "The Singing Bee".
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Ann O'Connor Ann O'Connor (born 3 June 1952) is an Irish former swimmer. She competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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Casey-Lee Jolleys Casey-Lee Jolleys (born 1974) is a British actress, dancer and performer.
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Fiona O'Shaughnessy O'Shaughnessy was born in Galway, County Galway. Her family moved to Reading, Berkshire when she was 9. She studied ballet, tap, modern and jazz dance, throughout her school years in Reading, UK. She returned to Galway a decade later where she pursued a career in theatre. Merging with other Galweigan actors, who were happy to collaborate to create original pieces of theatre, she performed, often at lunchtime at The Kings Head, and during The Arts Festival in the old Druid Theatre Building, to supportive Galway locals and tourists.
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Tempest Storm Tempest Storm (born Annie Blanche Banks, February 29, 1928), and dubbed the Queen of Exotic Dancers is a burlesque star and motion picture actress. Along with Lili St. Cyr, Sally Rand, and Blaze Starr, she was one of the best known burlesque performers of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Her career as an exotic dancer spanned more than 60 years and she was still performing in the early 21st century.
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Holly Jack Holly Jack is a Scottish actress and acting coach, best known for her role as Nicole Brodie in the BBC Scotland soap opera, "River City", in which she joined as a series regular in October 2010. In November 2013, she announced that she was leaving the show. In July 2014, it was announced that Jack would be joining the cast of "Waterloo Road" as a new student.
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Antoinette Sibley Dame Antoinette Sibley, DBE (born 27 February 1939) is a British prima ballerina. She joined the Royal Ballet from the Royal Ballet School in 1956 and became a soloist in 1960. She was celebrated for her partnership with Anthony Dowell. After her retirement from dancing in 1989 she became President of the Royal Academy of Dance in 1991, and guest coach at the Royal Ballet (1991) and Governor, Royal Ballet Board (2000).
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Ireland in the Eurovision Young Dancers Ireland has participated in the Eurovision Young Dancers 1 time since its debut in 2001.
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Miss Universe Ireland 2010 Miss Universe Ireland 2010 was held in June 20, 2010 in the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. There was county pageants from March to June 1. The winner represented Ireland at Miss Universe 2010.
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Michelle Johnston Michelle Johnston (born October 4, 1964) is an American dancer, actress and film director. She rose up the ranks from chorus gypsy to choreographer of film and TV and featured performer herself.
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StarDance 6 (Czech Republic) The sixth season of "StarDance (Czech Republic)" debuted on Česká televize on November 2, 2013. Eight celebrities were paired with eight professional ballroom dancers. Marek Eben and Tereza Kostková were the hosts for this season.
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Kelly Ripa Kelly Maria Ripa (born October 2, 1970) is an American actress, dancer, talk show host, and television producer.