Beginning

• The first "Riverdance" performance was on April 30, 1994, as part of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. About 300 million viewers worldwide saw the performance.
  
  

Performances

• "Riverdance" performances are largely based in Irish and Celtic folklore.
  
  

America

• In March of 1996, "Riverdance" performed at Radio City Music Hall in New York, marking its first American performance.
  
  

Broadway

• "Riverdance" took over the Gershwin Theater on Broadway in New York City in 2000. The show had an 18-month run.
  
  

Today

• "Riverdance" is now geared toward smaller theaters and productions rather than large halls such as the Radio City Music Hall or Broadway.