Jean Butler, now 43, was the striking redhead who helped transform a once ... whom she accused of hogging the spotlight. By 1996 the Riverdance phenomenon was dancing on without either of them ...

In the same way children in Canada seem to be born with ice skates on their feet, it would seem as if many children in ...

Butler, the Irish American from Long Island who worked up a storm with her Irish dance moves on "Riverdance" back in 1994, told Irish Times reporter Roisin Ingle last week that her days of ...

Jean Butler may have put her ghillies to rest in 2010, but the Riverdance lead lady's mark on the Irish dance world won't be fading any time soon. On Jan. 7, Butler allowed a small audience at ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Julian Erskine last saw the American touring company of "Riverdance," he had to smile ... lasted despite losing original stars Jean Butler and Michael Flatley, who also ...

Riverdance star Jean Butler narrowly avoided a wardrobe malfunction in front of 300 million viewers during the iconic Eurovision interval dance it has been revealed. The new RTE documentary ...

After leaving Riverdance, its former female lead, Jean Butler, and Dunne developed “Dancing on Dangerous Grounds,” a show that won good reviews but closed in 2000. Dunne landed at the ...

Ambassadors from all 193 members of the UN were invited to a special 25th anniversary performance of Riverdance at Radio City Music Hall. The show’s original female lead Jean Butler addressed ...

The Riverdance troupe, which "has transformed from ... American dancers Michael Flatley and Jean Butler were among the original performers who captured the Eurovision audience when they delivered ...