The Heartbeat of Home - A new generation of Irish Dancing

Its almost been 20 years since Riverdance hit our television screens, during the interval of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. It was an electrifying performance, recognised globally and really showed off our deep Irish culture and unique style of dance.

Last night I attended Heartbeat from Home at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, an Irish dancing show from the producers of Riverdance. The show started at 7.30pm sharp and was approx 2 hours in duration. I would also like to say thanks to RSVP Magazine as I won the tickets from their competition!

Heartbeat of Home Webpage

I have been to several other shows internationally such as "O" Cirque du Soleil in the Bellagio and "KA" Cirque du Soleil in the MGM Grand which are big headline shows. Las Vegas has some of the best shows in the world and comparing Heartbeat of Home to these, it was better than "O" and on par with KA.

The range of dance moves in Heartbeat of Home was varied, extensive and was very polished. The amount of work that has gone into the choreography is incredible and you can clearly see this from the spectacular performance. There was some nice little subtle elements in the show which reminded me of Riverdance, such as the Spanish dancing and the American element.

The show that we attended was being filmed for a DVD, which I will definitely get when it becomes available. It was that good you could watch it over and over!

Heartbeat of Home headlines in Dublin tonight for the last time and moves to China, Canada and the USA. We were seated in the STALLs which were great seats. If you don't have plans tonight, I recommend going to see this show as I have a strong feeling it will be the next big international sensation!

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