Lord of the Dance 1996 OG Troupe: Breakout Rehearsal ( RARE)

The original, LordOfTheDance was an atomic bomb when it first came out and one of its boldest statements is Breakout. There s a lot happening in this number. For starters, it s the only dedicated female hardshoe number in the show. It s also the only direct conflict we see in the first act; by this point, we ve been introduced to all five protagonists and the main factions, so now we see a clash between Saoirse and Morrighan, setting up the much larger conflict that emerges during Stolen Kiss in the second act. Saoirse shows that she has fire and sass in her as well as grace, while Morrighan can only look on in sullen rage. There s also the metastory surrounding Breakout as a statement piece. For anyone under the age of 25 who s grown up in a world where commercial, IrishDancing has always existed, Breakout has some impact but for the older generations, it s a massive impact. Remember, preFlatley, IrishDance was a sexless, joyless affair; one need only loo