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World Fastest step dancer(Guinness record), producer, choreographer and flute player Michael Ryan Flatley was born July 16, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois. Native irish, he always included elements of celtic folklore in his works. Michael begun in Chieftains, then he became lead dancer and choreographer of Riverdance show (1994). After leaving Riverdance in october 1995, he created his most famous Lord of the Dance show (1996), that became platinum in Britain, USA and Australia. Success of LotD was followed by Feet of Flames (1998). In 2005 Michael retuned to stage with a new show Celtic Tiger. |
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News in english
about Michael Flatley
(July / 2009)
Praise the Lord Date: 08 Jul 2009
Las Vegas Weekly -
Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance is a welcome change from the latest Cirque shows' overstaged, under-choreographed spectacles. Loosely held together by its Irish folklore-based, good-versus-evil plot, the show revolves around Irish step dancing and its modern variations.
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Michael Flatley may take judge's seat on 'Dancing with the Stars' Date: 12 Jul 2009
Irish Central -
Multiple sources confirmed to IrishCentral what has been a flurry of Internet buzz — that Flatley is being considered as a replacement for judge Len Goodman , who recently announced that he was recovering from treatment for prostate cancer.
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Michael Flatley may take judge's seat on 'Dancing with the Stars' Date: 12 Jul 2009
Irish Central -
Lord of the Dance Michael Flatley, the man who singlehandedly turned Irish dance into the phenomenon that it is, may be joining the judging panel of the TV hit "Dancing with the Stars."
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HOW OLD?! Date: 16 Jul 2009
Pioneer Press -
Singer William Bell is 70. Actor-singer Ruben Blades is 61. Drummer Stewart Copeland of the Police is 57. Dancer Michael Flatley is 51. Actress Phoebe Cates is 46. Country singer Craig Morgan is 45. Actor Daryl "Chill" Mitchell ("Ed") is 44. Actor Will Ferrell is 42. Actress Rain Pryor ("Head of the Class") is 40. Actor Corey Feldman is 38. Singer-guitarist Ed Kowalczyk of Live is 38. Singer ...
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Celebrity birthdays on July 16 Date: 16 Jul 2009
Miami Herald -
Singer William Bell is 70. Actor-singer Ruben Blades is 61. Drummer Stewart Copeland of The Police is 57. Dancer Michael Flatley is 51. Actress Phoebe Cates (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) is 46. Country singer Craig Morgan is 45. Actor Will Ferrell is 42. Actor Corey Feldman (The Lost Boys) is 38. Singer Ryan McCombs of Drowning Pool is 35. Actress AnnaLynne McCord (90210) is 22.
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Flatley Wins Again Date: 23 Jul 2009
Irish Central -
FINALLY, justice has been served for Michael Flatley , who suffered through the indignity of having his sterling reputation dragged through the mud by a gold-digger who falsely charged that he raped her in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2002. The rape claim never saw the light of day in a criminal courtroom, of course - the so-called "victim," Tyna Robertson , was unable to fool police - but ...
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City set for Lord of the Dance Date: 23 Jul 2009
Edinburgh Evening News -
MICHAEL Flatley's Lord of the Dance is heading for the Capital later this year.
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All in the Flatley Family Date: 23 Jul 2009
Irish Central -
YES, yes, all babies are cutie pies, but isn't Michael Flatley Junior especially adorable? The little cap, the pint-sized jeans, the kissable face . . . all he needs now is a pair of customized dancing shoes, which we're sure are on the way given his phenomenal gene pool!
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