Who has ever seen a show of The Best of Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance? Well, on August 5, 1999, I was fortunate for being at Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida where Michael Flatley did bring his high-energy step-dancing Troupe to perform for my youngest Brother Jan Van den Munckhof, my sister-in-law Wilma and me and of course a lot of other people! WOW; that was real high energy. Never seen a show like that one. Michael Flatley is my youngest brother's age but that's the only comparison...
The above photo is from 2010 where Michael Flatley played himself at age 51.
In total his troupe has played for 60 million people in 60 countries!
So glad that I got to see them play too...
Lord of the Dance (musical) link for the above text - click on the above for easier reading...
Flatley signed a contract with Disney for Lord
of the Dance to perform at Epcot in Walt Disney World in the summer of
1999 and Lord of the Dance was asked back the following summer in
2000.
How lucky we were for JUST being there in 1999!
Lord of the Dance link for photo from FB Fan Page
Did you know
that Lord of the Dance was written, devised, produced and
choreographed by Michael Flatley within just 8 weeks of its inception?
By the end of the opening night, the show had received
several standing ovations and such rave reviews that it was to become the most
talked about, most written about, and the most critically acclaimed show in
musical history.
Michael Flatley - Lord of the dance finale YouTube video at age 51 from the top picture
The Best of Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance | June 4, 1999 The Orlando Sentinel
Michael Flatley - Whispering Winds | where he is playing the flute and his Mom cried...
Michael Flatley - Whispering Winds | where he is playing the flute and his Mom cried...
a unique dance form and he is definitely gifted.
ReplyDeleteDearest Theresa,
DeleteOh, his is not for nothing called the most critically acclaimed show in musical history. A very spunky Irish lad!
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeletenow you made me a bit jealous ;O) ......I LOVE Lord of the Dance, Michael Flately ............I never saw him live only on TV ...
Great photos! Thank you!
Have a lovely weekend,
Love and hugs
Claudia
Dearest Claudia,
DeleteWell, you can still enjoy his video from the link below my post, because that's incredible as well.
Happy weekend to you as well!
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedas ist gekonnt.
Alles Liebe
Elisabeth
Liebe Elisabeth,
DeleteJa, die sind etwas schneller als wir alle!
Liebe Grüsse,
Mariette
Dear Mariette,i have seen his shows,on TV!Magical dancer!!I love Ireland,the Irish music and the beautiful Irish dance too!!How lucky you are to see the show live!Wish you a happy weekend!A BIG HYG!!
ReplyDeleteDimi...
Dearest Dimi,
DeleteIndeed we were lucky for seeing the show live! Pieter and I did see one time a step dance performance at Dublin Castle in Ireland. That was at the welcome reception for the International Mushroom Science Congress. Both events I enjoyed very much!
Happy weekend to you and a big hug back.
Mariette
Oh ja, dat waren leuke shows, ik heb hem niet in werkelijkheid gezien, maar wel een show van een andere groep die in Amsterdam was een aantal jaren geleden.
ReplyDeleteBeste Marianne,
DeleteOh, dit was erg spectaculair en wát een voetenwerk. Daar kun je van genieten en zeker in de zomer tijd. We zaten gewoon buiten als publiek en hun waren op een special toneel.
Fijn weekend nog en liefs,
Mariette
Good Morning Mariette, I have never seen Michael Flatley dance live, but I have seen his high octane performances on the television. He is such a talented man and mesmerizing to watch. It is hard to believe that one man has so much energy..... and his dancers.... they were a joy to watch as well.
ReplyDeleteTo have had the opportunity to watch him dance live, must have been wonderful.
Best Wishes
Daphne
Dearest Daphne,
DeleteOh, his troupe was amazing to watch and indeed, very high octane!
I read that he struggled with some serious health issues and maybe they kind of abuse their body in this way... We never would last that long and neither would we be able to muster such speed.
Sending you love and hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette;
ReplyDeleteWow, he seems to be a really famous performer; I just wonder if he has come to Japan as well. Unfortunately, I have never seen stage show except the singers' to our city several times. Oh, it must be wonderful to see talented performance; I wish to see "takarazuka" which is revue performed only by women and there is a special theater for them in Hyogo-pref. (*^_^*)
Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*
Dearest Miyako,
DeleteThis was spectacular and yes, they did also perform in Tokyo: http://www.irishexaminerusa.com/mt/2011/03/29/lord_of_the_dance_michael_flat.html
So far I've been very fortunate and I do hope you once get to see your takarazuka revue live as well!
Hugs,
Mariette
Oh my, what a fantastic show this is, I saw him and the dancers on TV shows, he is amazing!!! I haven't Heard about him lately, though. I'm gonna find out how he is doing and what's new.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful memories you have from going with your Sil and all.
Thanks a ton for the wonderful comment sweet lady, you always make my day and week, lol!
My Dutch teaset was bought a few years ago from an old lady who was down sizing and going to live with her son's family, obviously he didn't care for it. She said she had it for ever and she was 88, so I don't know how old it is, but it's vintage, obviously. I just loved it's so pretty in the dark pewter. My chairs in the round alabaster table are vintage made in Holland too....and my best blog friend is from Holland too, lol! I also have a Dutch friend who is a teacher and she and I used to see each other so often cause we taught English together at a private HS here. She's married to an Ecuadorian and her kids got married and live in Holland...how sad, so far away, she's upset cause she said she did the same thing to her family, only the other way around, lol!!!
Have a great weekend sweetie!
FABBY
Dearest Fabby,
DeleteThat show was quite a whirlwind indeed and we loved it!
One more sad story from an elderly lady, down sizing and the children don't appreciate the beautiful pieces she got... But you are lucky you got it now and you DO care and will love her set once more. This does happen so often and one wonders why the next generation would not care
It is hard when friends move away, even worse when children move away and especially at a certain age when traveling becomes an issue.
But at least I do treasure my Ecuadorian friend and guess what; I ate bananas from your country!
Hugs and happy weekend to you.
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteich war auch mal auf einer Aufführung des Riverdance. Es hat mir sehr gut gefallen.
Deshalb kann ich deine Begeisterung gut verstehen.
Liebe Grüße,
Johanna
Liebe Johanna,
DeleteKomisch da wir als erstes auch das Videoband vom Riverdance hatten. Diese Aufführung war wirklich sehr schön. Um niemals zu vergessen. Schön dass du es auch mitmachen könntest.
Liebe Grüsse,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteleider habe ich die Show bislang nur im Fernsehen
aanageschaut. Es ist einzigartig, was hier auf die
Beine gestellt wird.
Einen guten Start ins Wochenende wünscht Dir
Irmi
Liebe Irmi,
DeleteJa dass stimmt, was hier auf die Beine gestellt wird ist so etwas seltenes.
Auch ein schönes Wochenende noch und alles Liebe,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteOnly I have seen the Michael Flatley dance live on the TV,He has so much energy with his dancers in their body in the way.
But you are very lucky with Pieter at the show !! And so many things yourLife Dear Mariette !!
Hugo and love to you!
Michiko
Dearest Michiko,
DeleteNo, Pieter is like you as he only saw them on TV, he did not go with us to Florida at that time since he was writing his book publication at that time.
Sending you love and hugs and a happy weekend!
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteMichael Flatley - ich liebe es, diese Art Tanz zu sehen - es ist total inspirierend und nichts hält mich
dann mehr auf meinem Sessel -
ich wünsche dir ein harmonisches wundervolles Wochenende
und schicke dir liebe Grüße -
Ruth
Liebe Ruth,
DeleteJa, so eine Tanzgruppe ladet ein zum mitmachen.... so voller Bewegung!
Auch euch ein schönes Wochenende und alles liebe,
Mariette
WoW!!!! liebe Mariette, ich liebe diese Tanzkunst - bin hingerissen von Michael Flatley - und total begeistert!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDankeschön!!
herzlichst Traudi aus dem Drosselgarten
Liebe Traudi,
DeleteJa was denkst du wie hingerissen ich auch war von diese Troupe! WOW... es sind bleibende tolle Erinnerungen; schade dass ich damals noch kein iPhone dabei hatte!
Liebe sonnige Grüsse,
Mariette