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The DVD debut of Michael Flatley's performance in Riverdance (or at least part of it) is one of the highlights of The Best of Riverdance, a generous survey of the Irish hard-shoe sensation that has riveted live audiences and PBS viewers for a decade. Beginning with the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest performance that led to the full-length stage show, the program compiles a number of highlights from the show's history, taken mostly from three sources. There's the original 1995 televised show starring the flamboyant, record-setting tapper Flatley and his partner, Jean Butler.

Riverdance - Live From New York City - features brand new pieces never seen on video before, including: the joyous and enthralling "American Wake," the rousing "Harbour of the New World," the moving "Homecoming," and the tantalizing duelling of "Trading Taps," alongside classic, timeless pieces such as "Riverdance," "Thunderstorm," and "Heartland."