Irish tap dance?

Personally, I think riverdance is better.

First of all, we should understand that Irish tap dance is only a branch of tap dance. The most important feature is that the dancer keeps her upper body still and her arms akimbo (it should be noted here that McFletcher, the first male lead dancer in riverdance, didn't actually dance the standard Irish tap dance, and his dance steps were learned in the United States, so his hands often move when dancing). Apart from Irish tap dance, there are many other branches of tap dance, but it is only because several major tap dances on tour in the world are based on Irish tap dance that they are more famous.

The main differences between these two dance programs are as follows:

The rhythm of the dance is the Irish tap dance that runs through the whole arrangement. Irish tap dance, whether it is a group dance or a solo dance, is the main dance, and the music is also an Irish element, such as using the harp.

Riverdance combines many non-Irish tap dancing elements, most of which are Irish tap dancing, and some of which are flamenco and American tap dancing (black dancers) (one chapter in riverdance's nineteen chapters is flamenco's solo dance, and the other chapter is flamenco's duet with the leading actor's Irish tap dancing; Similarly, there is also a chapter about the solo dance of American tap dance and the opponent dance of Irish tap dance with the protagonist. These four chapters are all wonderful. Musically, riverdance is also diverse, including the introduction of a large number of percussion instruments and the use of saxophone and violin ensemble in American tap dance chapters.

In addition, from the perspective of influence, the influence of riverdance is far greater than the soul of dance. From the appearance of riverdance in 1994 to the performance of the full version in 1995, he kept three teams touring all over the world and trained a large number of tap dancing stars. "Dancing Soul" 1999 began to perform, and the original performance place was Norway. When they went to CCTV, their fame abroad was very limited. There is only one team on the tour now.