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<span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span><i>A Night to Remember, Dangerous Games</i></span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-A_Night_to_Remember,_Dangerous_Games-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Injuries,_farewell_tour,_and_retirement" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Injuries,_farewell_tour,_and_retirement"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span>Injuries, farewell tour, and retirement</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Injuries,_farewell_tour,_and_retirement-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Later_work" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Later_work"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>Later work</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Later_work-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_ventures" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%AC%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BB_%CE%A6%CE%BB%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%8A" title="Μάικλ Φλάτλεϊ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μάικλ Φλάτλεϊ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84_%D9%81%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%84%DB%8C" title="مایکل فلتلی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="مایکل فلتلی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%9C_%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%99" title="מייקל פלטלי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מייקל פלטלי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%84_%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%89" title="مايكل فلاتلى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="مايكل فلاتلى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC" title="マイケル・フラットレー – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="マイケル・フラットレー" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ryan_Flatley" title="Michael Ryan Flatley – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Michael Ryan Flatley" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BB%D1%8D%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B8,_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%BB" title="Флэтли, Майкл – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Флэтли, Майкл" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9%DA%B5_%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%84%DB%8C" title="مایکڵ فلاتلی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="مایکڵ فلاتلی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Flatley" title="Michael Flatley – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Michael Flatley" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Michael Flatley</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Flatley_alone_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flatley_alone_cropped.jpg/220px-Flatley_alone_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="364" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flatley_alone_cropped.jpg/330px-Flatley_alone_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flatley_alone_cropped.jpg/440px-Flatley_alone_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="683" data-file-height="1129" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Flatley on stage, 2009</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Michael Ryan Flatley</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1958-07-16</span>) </span>July 16, 1958<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 66)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Dancer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1969–2016 <small>(dancing)</small><br />1971–present <small>(music)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Riverdance" title="Riverdance">Riverdance</a> <small>(1994–2016)</small></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Lord_of_the_Dance_(musical)" title="Lord of the Dance (musical)">Lord of the Dance</a> <small>(1996–2022)</small></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Feet_of_Flames" title="Feet of Flames">Feet of Flames</a> <small>(1998–2001)</small></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Tiger_Live" title="Celtic Tiger Live">Celtic Tiger Live</a> <small>(2004–2007)</small></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Beata Dziąba</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1986; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1997)<wbr /></div></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Niamh O'Brien</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="October 14, 2006">2006</span>)<wbr /></div></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.michaelflatley.com/">www<wbr />.michaelflatley<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Michael Ryan Flatley</b> (born July 16, 1958)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American former professional performer and choreographer of <a href="/wiki/Irish_dance" title="Irish dance">Irish dance</a>. Flatley is credited with reinventing traditional Irish dance by incorporating new rhythms, syncopation, and upper body movements, which were previously absent from the dance. He created and performed in <a href="/wiki/Irish_dance" title="Irish dance">Irish dance</a> shows <i><a href="/wiki/Riverdance" title="Riverdance">Riverdance</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Lord_of_the_Dance_(musical)" title="Lord of the Dance (musical)">Lord of the Dance</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Feet_of_Flames" title="Feet of Flames">Feet of Flames</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Tiger_Live" title="Celtic Tiger Live">Celtic Tiger Live</a></i> and <i>Michael Flatley's Christmas Dance Spectacular</i>. Flatley's shows have played to more than 60 million people in 60 countries and have grossed more than $1 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-halloffame_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-halloffame-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also been an actor, writer, director, producer, musician, and philanthropist. </p><p>Flatley formerly held the <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Record" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness World Record">Guinness World Record</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-retire_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retire-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2023, he was treated for "an aggressive cancer", which is now in remission. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 (<i>née</i> Ryan), both of whom had emigrated to the United States in 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mystory_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mystory-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michael was a plumber from <a href="/wiki/County_Sligo" title="County Sligo">County Sligo</a>, and Eilish was a gifted <a href="/wiki/Step_dance" title="Step dance">step dancer</a> from <a href="/wiki/County_Carlow" title="County Carlow">County Carlow</a> whose mother, Hannah Ryan, was a champion dancer.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michael and Eilish met at an Irish dance in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-birth_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-birth-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and were married in that city on August 25, 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-mystory_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mystory-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They eventually had five children: Anne-Marie, Michael, Eliza, Thomasina, and Patrick.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Michael was two months old, the family moved from Detroit to <a href="/wiki/South_Side,_Chicago" title="South Side, Chicago">Chicago's South Side</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mystory_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mystory-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In Chicago, Flatley began dance lessons at age eleven with Dennis G. Dennehy at the Dennehy School of Irish Dance.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Brother_Rice_High_School_(Chicago)" title="Brother Rice High School (Chicago)">Brother Rice High School</a>, an all-boys Catholic private school.<sup id="cite_ref-mystory_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mystory-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1975, at age 17, Flatley was the first American to win a World Irish Dance title at <a href="/wiki/Oireachtas_Rince_na_Cruinne" title="Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne">Oireachtas Rince na Cruinne</a>, the Irish dancing championships.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1975 and 1976, Flatley won twice in the All-Ireland <a href="/wiki/Fleadh_Cheoil" title="Fleadh Cheoil">Fleadh Cheoil</a> concert flute competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-LODMS_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LODMS-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1970s, Flatley competed in the <a href="/wiki/Amateur_boxing" title="Amateur boxing">amateur boxing</a> <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Golden_Gloves" title="Chicago Golden Gloves">Chicago Golden Gloves</a> tournament in the 126 pound novice division and won the middleweight division of the Chicago Golden Gloves Boxing Championship. He recorded five knock-out victories. Flatley stated that he continued to flirt with the idea of becoming a professional into the early 1980s, but ultimately stayed with a career in dance. In this early stage of his career he was described as "the white <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>" by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Hollywood_Reporter" title="The Hollywood Reporter">The Hollywood Reporter</a></i>, the "<a href="/wiki/Rudolph_Nureyev" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudolph Nureyev">Rudolph Nureyev</a> of Irish dance" by the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Herald-Examiner" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Herald-Examiner">Los Angeles Herald-Examiner</a></i>, and the <i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Post">Washington Post</a></i> compared his feet to "the hands of <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Horowitz" title="Vladimir Horowitz">Vladimir Horowitz</a> in power and agility".<sup id="cite_ref-Prescott_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prescott-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later became a philanthropic donor to the Golden Gloves organization.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023 Flatley was one of four fighters to be named a Titan of Chicago Golden Gloves Boxing during their 100th Anniversary celebrations.<sup id="cite_ref-tough_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tough-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_career">Early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After graduating high school, Flatley worked in various fields, including as a stockbroker, a blackjack gambler, and a flautist.<sup id="cite_ref-flat_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flat-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1978 to 1979, Flatley toured with <a href="/wiki/Green_Fields_of_America" title="Green Fields of America">Green Fields of America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1980s, he toured with <a href="/wiki/The_Chieftains" title="The Chieftains">The Chieftains</a>, though he was turned down when he requested to become a full-time member of the band.<sup id="cite_ref-flat_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flat-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Riverdance"><i>Riverdance</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Riverdance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After attracting the attention of <a href="/wiki/President_of_Ireland" title="President of Ireland">President of Ireland</a> <a href="/wiki/Mary_Robinson" title="Mary Robinson">Mary Robinson</a> and dance-show producers, Flatley was invited to help create an intermission show for the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1994" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1994">1994 Eurovision Song Contest</a>. He performed in a 7-minute show titled "<a href="/wiki/Riverdance_(song)" title="Riverdance (song)">Riverdance</a>" for the interval act of the contest, which was held in Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-Riverdance_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riverdance-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After receiving worldwide acclaim, Flatley pushed to turn the show into a full-length production, which became <i><a href="/wiki/Riverdance" title="Riverdance">Riverdance</a></i>. The show was produced by <a href="/wiki/Moya_Doherty" title="Moya Doherty">Moya Doherty</a>, with principal choreography and lead performances by Flatley and <a href="/wiki/Jean_Butler" title="Jean Butler">Jean Butler</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Riverdance_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Riverdance-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It debuted in February of 1995 at the <a href="/wiki/Point_Theatre" title="Point Theatre">Point Theatre</a> in Dublin.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 1995, after the show sold out, Flatley left <i>Riverdance</i> to pursue what would eventually become <i>Lord of the Dance</i>. Flatley had been in a dispute with the <i>Riverdance</i> producers over his salary and royalty fees. He was fired the night before the show was set to begin its second run in London<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and replaced with <a href="/wiki/Colin_Dunne" title="Colin Dunne">Colin Dunne</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also reportedly did not work well with Butler,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-flat_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flat-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though on the split, Flatley said, "I just wanted control over the work that I had created myself. That's all. I don't think that that's too much to ask. I felt like I built it and they took it, and that's the end of it... and it hurt."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Flatley paid approximately £1 million to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit from his former manager, <a href="/wiki/John_Reid_(music_manager)" title="John Reid (music manager)">John Reid</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-flat_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flat-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lord_of_the_Dance_and_Feet_of_Flames"><i>Lord of the Dance</i> and <i>Feet of Flames</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the Riverdance split, Flatley created his own show, <i><a href="/wiki/Lord_of_the_Dance_(musical)" title="Lord of the Dance (musical)">Lord of the Dance</a></i>, which was capable of playing in arenas and stadiums aside from traditional theaters. It premiered in June 1996 at the Point Theatre (now <a href="/wiki/3Arena" title="3Arena">3Arena</a>) in Dublin, the same venue where Riverdance premiered, then made its U.K. premiere at the <a href="/wiki/London_Coliseum" title="London Coliseum">London Coliseum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The music for the show was composed by <a href="/wiki/Ronan_Hardiman" title="Ronan Hardiman">Ronan Hardiman</a>. In 1997, Flatley earned £36 million, making him the 25th-highest earning entertainer in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-flat_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flat-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1998, Flatley created an expanded version of the show called <i><a href="/wiki/Feet_of_Flames" title="Feet of Flames">Feet of Flames</a></i> which served as its one-off performance and his final performance in Lord of the Dance. It was performed outdoors in the <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Row" title="Rotten Row">Rotten Row</a>/Route of Kings<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> area of <a href="/wiki/Hyde_Park,_London" title="Hyde Park, London">Hyde Park, London</a> on a 4-tier hydraulic stage, with a live band, and over 100 dancers performing on all four levels of the stage during the finale. Ronan Hardiman's music from the original Lord of the Dance was used again, along with new compositions of his.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show had six new numbers, one of which is Flatley's solo. </p><p>Following the success of the 1998 Hyde Park show, Flatley produced another version of <i>Feet of Flames</i> in 1999, which included half of the original show and half new material. Titled <i>Feet of Flames: The Victory World Tour</i>, the show was performed also on a multi-level stage and toured Europe in 2000 and the U.S. in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-retire_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retire-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Celtic_Tiger"><i>Celtic Tiger</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Celtic Tiger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flatley's next show, <i><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Tiger_Live" title="Celtic Tiger Live">Celtic Tiger Live</a></i>, opened in July 2005. The show explores the history of the Irish people and Irish emigration to the U.S., fusing a wide range of dance styles, including jazz. The show also includes popular elements from his previous shows, such as Flatley's flute solos and the line of dancers in the finale.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Flatley wrote "I will be a dancer until the day I die" in the program book of the show.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 15, 2006, prior to planned European performances of the show, Flatley was admitted to a London hospital with a viral infection.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was discharged two weeks later, but cancelled the tour.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_performances_(2007–2009)"><span id="Television_performances_.282007.E2.80.932009.29"></span>Television performances (2007–2009)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Television performances (2007–2009)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lord_of_the_Dance_-_06_Cry_Of_The_Celts,_The_Lord_of_the_Dance.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Flately dancing" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Lord_of_the_Dance_-_06_Cry_Of_The_Celts%2C_The_Lord_of_the_Dance.JPG/220px-Lord_of_the_Dance_-_06_Cry_Of_The_Celts%2C_The_Lord_of_the_Dance.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Lord_of_the_Dance_-_06_Cry_Of_The_Celts%2C_The_Lord_of_the_Dance.JPG/330px-Lord_of_the_Dance_-_06_Cry_Of_The_Celts%2C_The_Lord_of_the_Dance.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Lord_of_the_Dance_-_06_Cry_Of_The_Celts%2C_The_Lord_of_the_Dance.JPG/440px-Lord_of_the_Dance_-_06_Cry_Of_The_Celts%2C_The_Lord_of_the_Dance.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>A <i>Lord of the Dance</i> performance in 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>In November 2007, Flatley and a troupe of male dancers performed on <i><a href="/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars" title="Dancing with the Stars">Dancing with the Stars</a></i> in the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2008, he appeared as a guest judge on an episode of the show, filling in for <a href="/wiki/Len_Goodman" title="Len Goodman">Len Goodman</a>. He performed the solo "Capone" from <i>Celtic Tiger</i> on the show. Flatley was also the host of <i><a href="/wiki/Superstars_of_Dance" title="Superstars of Dance">Superstars of Dance</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> series that ran for 5 episodes in early 2009. He also performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, during the 1997 Academy Awards ceremony, and was interviewed on Piers Morgan's Life Stories in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_the_stage_(2009–2010)"><span id="Return_to_the_stage_.282009.E2.80.932010.29"></span>Return to the stage (2009–2010)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Return to the stage (2009–2010)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2009, Flatley performed in a limited run of the "Hyde Park" version of <i>Feet of Flames</i> in <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>. The run of shows had to be extended to meet the demand for tickets.<sup id="cite_ref-smashes_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smashes-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, he returned to headline the <i>Lord of the Dance</i> show, with performances in arenas in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, unlike the original show, the stage for the 2010 Return Tour was redesigned; it featured new sets, new costumes, state-of-the-art lighting, newer <a href="/wiki/Pyrotechnics" title="Pyrotechnics">pyrotechnics</a>, and projections. </p><p><i>Lord of the Dance 3D</i>, the <a href="/wiki/3D_film" title="3D film">3D film</a> of the return tour, debuted in theaters worldwide in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-3D_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3D-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 3D film was later released on DVD and <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray</a> under the title, <i>Michael Flatley Returns as Lord of the Dance</i>, and shows performances from the O2 Arenas of London, Dublin, and Berlin.<sup id="cite_ref-3D_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3D-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flute_album_(2011)"><span id="Flute_album_.282011.29"></span>Flute album (2011)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Flute album (2011)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, Flatley released <i>On A Different Note</i>, a flute album.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 25 tracks include airs and tunes he has played in his shows, other traditional tunes, and new compositions.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="A_Night_to_Remember,_Dangerous_Games"><span id="A_Night_to_Remember.2C_Dangerous_Games"></span><i>A Night to Remember, Dangerous Games</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: A Night to Remember, Dangerous Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 18, 2014, Flatley recorded a one-off 60 minute ITV Music Specials episode titled <i>Michael Flatley: A Night to Remember</i> celebrating his long career. The show aired on June 1, 2014, and was presented by <a href="/wiki/Christine_Bleakley" class="mw-redirect" title="Christine Bleakley">Christine Bleakley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Also in the same year, Flatley created a revised spin-off of Lord of the Dance, entitled <i>Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games</i>, which featured a similar storyline with new numbers, as well as new music by Gerard Fahy, who previously served as a bandleader and musical director in Flatley's shows.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Injuries,_farewell_tour,_and_retirement"><span id="Injuries.2C_farewell_tour.2C_and_retirement"></span>Injuries, farewell tour, and retirement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Injuries, farewell tour, and retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2015, Flatley revealed that much of his <a href="/wiki/Vertebral_column" class="mw-redirect" title="Vertebral column">vertebral column</a> was irreparably damaged and that he had a damaged left knee, a torn right calf/<a href="/wiki/Triceps_surae_muscle" title="Triceps surae muscle">triceps surae muscle</a>, two ruptured <a href="/wiki/Achilles_tendon" title="Achilles tendon">Achilles tendons</a>, a fractured <a href="/wiki/Rib" title="Rib">rib</a>, and a recurring broken bone in his <a href="/wiki/Foot" title="Foot">foot</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That year, a caricature of him was hung in the Sardi's restaurant on Broadway.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2015, Flatley's show <i>Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games</i> premiered at the <a href="/wiki/Lyric_Theatre_(1998_New_York_City)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyric Theatre (1998 New York City)">Lyric Theatre</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway theatre</a>. Due to his injuries, Flatley was only able to perform in the final two numbers of the performance. After shows in New York, Flatley went on a final tour in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> What was then thought to be Flatley's last show was in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> on <a href="/wiki/St._Patrick%27s_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Patrick's Day">St. Patrick's Day</a> 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-retire_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retire-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_work">Later work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Later work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2017, Flatley introduced his troupe for a performance at the <a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump" title="First inauguration of Donald Trump">inauguration of Donald Trump</a> as president, which he called "a great honour".<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, he helped the World Irish Dancing Championships, a competition that he won in 1975, to launch a new competition for freestyle dance. The competition attracted over 2,500 entrants.<sup id="cite_ref-tough_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tough-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_ventures">Other ventures</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Other ventures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Filmmaker">Filmmaker</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Filmmaker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018, Flatley wrote, directed, financed and starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Blackbird_(2018_film)" title="Blackbird (2018 film)">Blackbird</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Spy_fiction" title="Spy fiction">spy film</a> set in Barbados, Ireland and the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film co-stars <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Bergin" title="Patrick Bergin">Patrick Bergin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eric_Roberts" title="Eric Roberts">Eric Roberts</a>. <i>Blackbird</i> had its world premiere in a private showing at the Raindance Film Festival in London, where Flatley was also a member of the Festival Jury.<sup id="cite_ref-Bradshaw_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bradshaw-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of November 2018 pre-production work had already begun on Flatley's second film, titled <i>Dreamdance</i>, set in Hollywood at the outbreak of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Blackbird</i> premiered August 2022 in the Light House Cinema in Dublin.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was critically panned. It received a one star review from <a href="/wiki/Peter_Bradshaw" title="Peter Bradshaw">Peter Bradshaw</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Bradshaw_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bradshaw-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Flatley received the Best Actor award from the Monaco Streaming Film Festival for his role in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When reporting on the award, the <i><a href="/wiki/Irish_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish Post">Irish Post</a></i> described the plot of the film as "A Casablanca-inspired spy thriller, Blackbird centres on Flatley as a retired intelligence operative who finds his quiet life running a hotel in Barbados thrown into chaos when an old friend turns up and draws him back into the world he left behind."<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Artist">Artist</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Artist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting in the early 2010s, Flatley has used his choreographer dance moves to create artwork with his feet, by dancing upon paint splattered canvas. A series of paintings he created in the mid-2010s was based upon the Great Irish Famine. As of 2015, Flatley was second only to <a href="/wiki/Jack_Butler_Yeats" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Butler Yeats">Jack Butler Yeats</a> in terms of the auction price of paintings by Irish painters.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Food_and_beverage_industry">Food and beverage industry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Food and beverage industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Around this time he also founded the food and beverage company Castlehyde, named for his residential estate.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His net worth was reportedly €301 million in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_achievements">Awards and achievements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Awards and achievements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Flatley%27s_feet.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Michael_Flatley%27s_feet.jpg/220px-Michael_Flatley%27s_feet.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Michael_Flatley%27s_feet.jpg/330px-Michael_Flatley%27s_feet.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Michael_Flatley%27s_feet.jpg/440px-Michael_Flatley%27s_feet.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Flatley's feet at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Square_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Wembley Square of Fame">Wembley Square of Fame</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1988, Flatley received a <a href="/wiki/National_Heritage_Fellowship" title="National Heritage Fellowship">National Heritage Fellowship</a>, the highest folk-related honor awarded by the US <a href="/wiki/National_Endowment_for_the_Arts" title="National Endowment for the Arts">National Endowment for the Arts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2001, Flatley became the first recipient of the Irish Dancing Commission Fellowship award (an honorary degree in Irish dance), and was also made a Fellow of the American Irish Dance Teachers' Association.<sup id="cite_ref-history_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2003 Flatley received a special award from Prince Rainier of Monaco for his charity work,<sup id="cite_ref-Indi_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indi-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in March 2003 <i><a href="/wiki/Irish_America_(magazine)" title="Irish America (magazine)">Irish America</a></i> magazine named Flatley Irish American of the Year. In 2004, Flatley received an honorary doctorate degree from <a href="/wiki/University_College_Dublin" title="University College Dublin">University College Dublin</a>, and that same year received the prestigious <a href="/wiki/Ellis_Island_Medal_of_Honor" title="Ellis Island Medal of Honor">Ellis Island Medal of Honor</a> in New York.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-history_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016 he received an honorary degree from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Limerick" title="University of Limerick">University of Limerick</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, the <i>Freedom of the City of Cork</i> was conferred on Flatley at a ceremony in Cork's City Hall.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, he was awarded the Freedom of the Borough of <a href="/wiki/Sligo" title="Sligo">Sligo</a> at a ceremony in Sligo City Hall.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 2008, The Variety Club of Ireland presented Flatley with the Entertainer of the Decade Award.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, he was inducted into <i>Irish America</i> magazine's <a href="/wiki/Irish_America_Hall_of_Fame" title="Irish America Hall of Fame">Irish America Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-halloffame_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-halloffame-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 24, 2013, Flatley received the Lifetime Achievement Award at <i><a href="/wiki/The_Irish_Post" title="The Irish Post">The Irish Post</a></i> Awards on <a href="/wiki/Park_Lane" title="Park Lane">Park Lane</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, a section of 42nd Street and Broadway in New York City was named "Flatley Way" for the artist. The honour corresponded with his opening of his show Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games at the nearby Lyric Theatre.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received the Freedom of the City of London honour from London, UK, which names a number of specific actions those who receive the honor can take that others cannot—such as the ability to "drive a herd of sheep over London Bridge".<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024, Prince Albert of Monaco presented Flatley with the CC Forum award for outstanding contribution to global humanitarian causes.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relationships_and_family">Relationships and family</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Relationships and family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flatley met Beata Dziaba in London's <a href="/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall" title="Royal Albert Hall">Royal Albert Hall</a>. The couple married in 1986 in a Danish registry office; they divorced in 1997 after his multiple affairs with other women.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the early 2000s, Flatley was engaged to Lisa Murphy; she died in 2024, aged 51.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2006, Flatley began dating Niamh O'Brien, a longtime dancer from several of his shows. As the Catholic Church does not recognize divorce and does not marry divorcees, his first marriage in a civil wedding was not recognized in <a href="/wiki/Canon_law_of_the_Catholic_Church" title="Canon law of the Catholic Church">Canon Law</a> by the Church, so the 48-year-old Flatley and Niamh, 32, were able to have a <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> ceremony; on October 14, 2006 they married at St. Patrick's Church in <a href="/wiki/Fermoy" title="Fermoy">Fermoy</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Cork" title="County Cork">County Cork</a>, with a reception at Flatley's historic Castlehyde House in Cork.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He and his wife have a son, Michael St. James, born in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health">Health</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2003, Flatley was treated for a <a href="/wiki/Malignant_melanoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Malignant melanoma">malignant melanoma</a>, after a viewer of <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> pointed out a brown spot on the side of Flatley's face which Flatley himself had not noticed.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2023, he was treated for "an aggressive cancer", which is now in remission.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tough_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tough-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Properties">Properties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Properties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1997, Flatley purchased Park Villas Place in London after a bidding war against <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a>; he sold the home in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2001, Flatley purchased <a href="/wiki/Castlehyde" title="Castlehyde">Castlehyde</a> House, originally owned by <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hyde" title="Douglas Hyde">Douglas Hyde</a>, the first president of Ireland, near <a href="/wiki/Fermoy" title="Fermoy">Fermoy</a> in north-east Cork, then in a derelict condition, for €3 million. Flatley spent €27 million renovating the mansion and another €20 million furnishing it with artwork and antiques. He listed Castlehyde for sale for €20 million but pulled it from the market after deciding he cannot part with the property.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, Flatley purchased a mansion in <a href="/wiki/Belgravia" title="Belgravia">Belgravia</a>, just off <a href="/wiki/Eaton_Square" title="Eaton Square">Eaton Square</a>, for €28 million. </p><p>In addition to Castlehyde and his London mansion, Flatley owns properties in the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a>, New York, <a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_California" title="Beverly Hills, California">Beverly Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Villefranche-sur-Mer" title="Villefranche-sur-Mer">Villefranche-sur-Mer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Profiles_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Profiles-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His primary residence is in <a href="/wiki/Monaco" title="Monaco">Monaco</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flatley has invested a significant portion of his wealth in <a href="/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway" title="Berkshire Hathaway">Berkshire Hathaway</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Profiles_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Profiles-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003, courts ruled that Flatley was extorted and defamed by real estate agent Tyna Marie Robertson, who falsely accused Flatley of <a href="/wiki/Sexual_assault" title="Sexual assault">sexual assault</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Robertson was ordered to pay $11 million compensation.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, Flatley released <i>Lord of the Dance: My Story</i>, his <a href="/wiki/Autobiography" title="Autobiography">autobiography</a>. </p><p>In 2010, Flatley dedicated the Garden of Memory and Music in Culfadda, <a href="/wiki/County_Sligo" title="County Sligo">County Sligo</a>, the village his father left to seek a new life in America. The ceremony included a speech and an impromptu performance of one of his father's favorite tunes.<sup id="cite_ref-garden_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garden-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arms">Arms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="max-width: 100%"> <caption class="nowrap">Coat of arms of Michael Ryan Flatley </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 220px;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_of_Michael_Flatley.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Arms_of_Michael_Flatley.png/220px-Arms_of_Michael_Flatley.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Arms_of_Michael_Flatley.png/330px-Arms_of_Michael_Flatley.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Arms_of_Michael_Flatley.png/440px-Arms_of_Michael_Flatley.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="570" /></a></span> </td> <td style="min-width:175px;"> <dl><dt>Notes</dt> <dd>Recorded in Volume Aa folio 69 of <i>Grants and Confirmations of Arms</i><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Granted</dt> <dd>9 September 2015</dd> <dt>Crest</dt> <dd>From an ancient Irish crown <a href="/wiki/Or_(heraldry)" title="Or (heraldry)">Or</a> a stag's head <a href="/wiki/Argent_(heraldry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Argent (heraldry)">Argent</a> attired of the first</dd> <dt>Torse</dt> <dd>A wreath of the colours</dd> <dt>Helm</dt> <dd>A helmet mantled <a href="/wiki/Gules" title="Gules">Gules</a> doubled Argent</dd> <dt>Escutcheon</dt> <dd>Party per fess dancettée Or and <a href="/wiki/Azure_(heraldry)" title="Azure (heraldry)">Azure</a> a pile [<i><a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a></i>] wavy counterchanged</dd> <dt>Motto</dt> <dd><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r920966791">.mw-parser-output span.smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps}.mw-parser-output span.smallcaps-smaller{font-size:85%}</style><span class="smallcaps">Pede Libero Tellurem Pulsar</span></i></span></dd> <dt>Symbolism</dt> <dd>This horizontal, three-pointed, partition of the field of the shield is heraldically called dancetée while the pale wavy resembles a river, therefore alluding to his dancing career.</dd></dl> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fundraising">Fundraising</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Michael_Flatley&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Fundraising"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Flatley has raised over €1 million for his charitable foundation by selling paintings made using his feet.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has hosted annual Christmas fundraisers for vulnerable children at his estate. In 2010, Flatley participated in the fundraising JP McManus Pro-Am in <a href="/wiki/Adare" title="Adare">Adare</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Limerick" title="County Limerick">County Limerick</a>, Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020 he created the "Flatley'sTapForTen challenge" in order to raise money for people found homeless due to the COVID-19 pandemic, benefiting the charities Depaul in Ireland and Centrepoint in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-Indi_62-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indi-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also a supporter of the Irish Fund for Great Britain that provides social support for Irish citizens living in the UK.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has also spent time as an advocate for cancer research. In 2021, Flatley was named an Ambassador of Culture for Co Saolfada, a cancer research advocacy program.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Flatley himself was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2003 and has since recovered.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Flatley has also advocated an anti-war sentiment - in 2003 he performed the anti-war piece <i>Warlord</i> before an audience of national leaders meeting in St. Petersburg. 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