Michael Flatley Performs Dancing in the Dark with Celtic Tiger

Everyone knows that Michael Flatley irrevocably changed Irish dancing with Lord of the Dance. But what is his art form On one level, it s the upper body movements. Using facial expressions, using the arms, bringing a certain swagger and sexiness to what was let s be honest a very sterilized form of dance. Literally any time you see a professional Irish dancer veering outside the narrow confines of traditional form and movement in Irish dance, they re entering the house that Michael Flatley built.