Michael Flatley
Birth Place: Chicago, IL, USA
A TASTE OF IRELAND Will Bring Irish Dance to Uniontown's State Theatre (Mar 23, 2026)
Michael Flatley's LORD OF THE DANCE Bringing 30th Anniversary Tour to Bradford Live (Mar 17, 2026)
A TASTE OF IRELAND Brings Irish Dance Champions to Prestonsburg (Feb 17, 2026)
BIO
Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958) is an Irish-American dancer and musician. He became known for creating and performing in Irish dance shows Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, Feet of Flames, Celtic Tiger Live and Michael Flatley's Christmas Dance Spectacular. Flatley's shows have played to more than 60 million people in 60 countries and have grossed more than $1 billion. His career also includes work as an actor, writer, director, producer, and philanthropist.
Flatley is credited with reinventing traditional Irish dance by incorporating new rhythms, syncopation, and upper body movements, which were previously absent from the dance, as well as including influences from tap and contemporary dance. He formerly held the Guinness World Record for tap dancing 35 times per second and his feet were at one time insured for $57.6 million. Flatley retired from dance in 2016 due to constant spinal, knee, foot, and rib pain but remains active in the music business.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Michael Flatley has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Michael Flatley has not appeared in the West End.
Michael Flatley has written 2 shows including Lord of the Dance (Conceiver), Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games (Creator).
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