Michael Ryan Flatley born 16 July 1958 is an Irish American step dancer writer flautist choreographer and occasional television presenter who became internationally known through his theatre musicals Riverdance Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames Michael Flatley shot to fame during the interval of the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 Michael Flatley returned to the stage in 2009 for a limited run of the Hyde Park version of Feet of Flames in Taiwan From the south side of Chicago his parents were from County Sligo and County CarlowFlatley began dancing lessons at 11 and in 1975 became the first nonEuropean resident to win the AllIreland World Championship for Irish dance As a trained amateur boxer Flatley was defeated by Kenneth Reed of the Windy City Gym in a Chicago Golden Gloves Tourmanment bout on February 25 1975 Flatley is also a proficient flute player having twice won the AllIreland Competition In dance Flatley was taught by Dennis Dennehy at the Dennehy School of Irish Dance in Chicago then went on to producing his own show After graduating from Brother Rice High School on Chicagos Southwest Side he opened a dance schoolMichael Flatley return was met with multiple standing ovations Michael Flatley is back to hit the stage in UK this year with Lord of the Dance Michael Flatley Tickets are available at Sold Out Ticket Market
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