Michael Flatley appreciation thread

Kermit.de.frog

Or depreciation thread if you like..;)


Just seen an hour long program on ITV dedicated to Michael Flatley and Irish dancing. The guy is phenomenal:eek:

I think Ireland owes him and everyone behind Riverdance etc big time even though they have made truck loads of money.

Great advertisment for Ireland and way better than the days of Bertie and Cowan going around the world with pints in their hands.:rolleyes:

He did 35 taps in 1 second incidentally. Now he's just showing off:p

shopaholic01

I saw the last few seconds of that. All I can say is cringe.

Sauve

I can do 36 taps in one second. Where's my tv show? Huh?

whiskeyman

Tapa tapa tapa

Tail Docker

I believe he's famous for his flute as well.

Duckworth_Luas

I have modeled my hairstyle and life on Mick Flatley's example.

His friends call him Mick.

Kermit.de.frog

Tail Docker wrote: »

I believe he's famous for his flute as well.

They showed him playing with his flute. True story.

stimpson

Tail Docker wrote: »

I believe he's famous for his flute as well.

And his massive horn.

Tail Docker

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

I have modeled my hairstyle and life on Mick Flatley's example.

His friends call him Mick.

His detractors take the Mick too. As well as his prowess with the flute, I believe he used to be well able to box. A dancer with ability to box, flute and tap was always going to be big - he's some man. He no longer has that massive horn though - I heard that was stroked?

Kermit.de.frog

He gets his horn from Rhinos which i'm fairly sure is illegal but not for Mick.

Duckworth_Luas

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

He gets his horn from Rhinos which i'm fairly sure is illegal but not for Mick.

Mick has a huge rhino farm in Roscommon.

You can visit and rub the horns for luck!

Tail Docker

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

He gets his horn from Rhinos which i'm fairly sure is illegal but not for Mick.

It was an old horn though - you can have an old horn, no problem. Mick used to love his old horn. I think I read somwhere a lot of the dancers saw his horn and said it was very impressive. After he got married he hung it up and didn't show it in public anymore. I could be wrong about that though. Nice house but, very impressive. Fully restored.

porsche959

He's a great fella altogether.

Almost as good as Eoin McLove.

wendell borton

Any truth to the rumour he's a british subject now, google gives conflicting reports. to my search.

Temptamperu

Hes nothing but a jumped up skanger.

Tail Docker

Temptamperu wrote: »

Hes nothing but a jumped up skanger.

Ah now. There's no need for that. The lads from Boston - Boston is posh. Kinda.

wendell borton

Tail Docker wrote: »

Ah now. There's no need for that. The lads from Boston - Boston is posh. Kinda.

He from Chicago.

Duckworth_Luas

wendell borton wrote: »

He from Chicago.

Detroit?

And he was never a jumped up anything, he leped!

Tail Docker

wendell borton wrote: »

He from Chicago.

Really? You learn somthing new every day. New/useless, I always mix them up.
"As of 2010, his estimated fortune is around $650 million"


We're all only jealous. Don't jealous.

Charlie19

Its great that he qualifies for ireland through his parents.we'll need all his trickery out on the wing while trying to reach the euro finals in 2016

amdublin

I'm a big flatley fan

builttospill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0s4uw78e-0

Adamantium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py2TiFsq9T0

I've always the finale, when he goes gliding off the stage and then him and Butler; they come racing back in to spin. Goosebumps.

At 2:30 and 3:08


Butler never seemed like she was having the greatest time until Colin Dunne:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLHQHefNo-0

They have a lot to answer for the Irish Primary schools dancing craze of the 90's.

Adamantium

Temptamperu wrote: »

Hes nothing but a jumped up skanger.

I seen him kicking an ice cream cone along the street yesterday. A 99 flake too.

Legs.Eleven

Temptamperu wrote: »

Hes nothing but a jumped up skanger.

Goodness me! Have you been on the gin?