In 19, Flatley won twice in the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil concert flute competitions. In 1975, at age 17, Flatley was the first American to win a World Irish Dance title at Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne, the Irish dancing championships. He attended Brother Rice High School, an all-boys Catholic private school. Dennehy at the Dennehy School of Irish Dance. In Chicago, Flatley began dance lessons at age eleven with Dennis G. When Michael was two months old, the family moved from Detroit to Chicago's South Side. They eventually had five children: Anne-Marie, Michael, Eliza, Thomasina, and Patrick. Michael and Eilish met at an Irish dance in Detroit, and were married in that city on August 25, 1956. Michael was a plumber from County Sligo, and Eilish was a gifted step dancer from County Carlow whose mother, Hannah Ryan, was a champion dancer. Michael Ryan Flatley was born on July 16, 1958, the second of five children born to Irish parents Michael James Flatley and Elisabeth "Eilish" Flatley ( née Ryan), both of whom had emigrated to the United States in 1947. Flatley retired from dance in 2016 due to constant spinal, knee, foot, and rib pain. 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. His career also includes work as an actor, writer, director, producer, and philanthropist.įlatley 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.
Flatley's shows have played to more than 60 million people in 60 countries and have grossed more than $1 billion. 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. Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958) is an Irish-American dancer and musician.
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