Before I get into discussing the show itself, I thought I would shed some light on the Mater behind the tap shoes known as Michael Flately.
Michael Flately- Dancer, actor, occasional broadcaster, writer, flautist and choreographer.
Flatley set a Guinness Book world record for tapping speed at 28 taps per second, and subsequently broke his own record in 1998 with 35 taps per second. Flatley was named one of National Geographic Society’s Living Treasures in 1991 for mastery of a traditional art form by a living person – the youngest person at that time ever to receive this accolade
A man of many talents Michael Flately is a living legend and lucky for us- we got to see this man work his magic on stage.
About the show..
I have always loved tap dance, even though I never did it as a child, I had always envied those who did, so to hear that The Lord of the Dance was in town- dream come true.
Look, I have to be honest, I don’t have a clue about tap dance and who Michael Flately was but given his history and seeing him dance, Id say that he has earned all appraisals awarded to him- Hes Production and he himself are truly magnificent.
The show in the beginning dragged on a little and I think our entire row was a bit confused on what the story line actually was- only towards the end did we all click that there was an actual story.
I think we all just wanted it to get to the part we were all there to watch- the actual tap dancing.
The dancing was glorious- I literally sat there in awe, with my mouth opened, watching their feet move so fast, thinking if its humanly possible to do so- Well, of course it is, if your in Michael Flately’s production.
Apart from the amazing show, the highlight of my night was the young lady sitting next to me, “oooh-ing and ahhh-ing and every tap step and gushing over certain steps that were performed by the lead dancer. At interval we asked if she was a tap dancer herself which we came to discover that she was.
Its beautiful to see how dance affects different people and how emotion is show in certain individuals. Dance to me is emotion in motion- it touches ones soul and lives in it forever.
All in all- Its defiantly a must see show.
A sneak-peak of the show