Riverdance is nearing the end of the road in North America. The show, currently on a 82 city farewell tour, ends its box-office busting run in the US this June.
The show has been touring continuously in North America since 1996, sometimes with two companies simultaneously. While organizers insist there's still interest in the US, new markets beckon in South America, India and China.
The American touring company includes six principal dancers, 18 troupe dancers, a live five-piece band, flamenco dancer and two American tap dancers, one of whom is also a baritone soloist.
Meanwhile the man most likely to be the next leader of China, Vice-President Xi Jinping, attended a special performance of the show in Dublin yesterday. Riverdance is a major draw in his homeland.
