Y'all remember Riverdance???

[AspergerianYogi]

I saw an advertisement the other day at my train station that Michael Flatley's second show - Lord of the Dance - will be returning to Broadway, where Mr. Flatley will be doing his final performances before his retirement at age 57.

I gotta say, the man could move, and though I might prefer other dancers to him, I watch this video now I just kind of forget any other dancer ever did this role because he's so uniquely himself and so mesmerizing that all I can think about is watching what he's going to do next.

And here's a clip of a production of Riverdance in 2006, 12 years later, the show still a global moneymaker. The actual dancing begins at around 3:00. The soloist in this one (he comes in at around 5:30) is just jaw-dropping.

 

[Crossbreed]

Up & Over It's hand dance routines are said to be a choreography tool for that kind of dancing.

Here is their more well-known routine.

 

[AspergerianYogi]

Up & Over It's hand dance routines are said to be a choreography tool for that kind of dancing.

Here is their more well-known routine.

I remember when the "We No Speak Americano" video came out. SO GOOD!!

 

[Tom]

It's a Doctor Who character isn't it?

 

[AspergerianYogi]

I saw an advertisement the other day at my train station that Michael Flatley's second show - Lord of the Dance - will be returning to Broadway, where Mr. Flatley will be doing his final performances before his retirement at age 57.

I gotta say, the man could move, and though I might prefer other dancers to him, I watch this video now I just kind of forget any other dancer ever did this role because he's so uniquely himself and so mesmerizing that all I can think about is watching what he's going to do next.

And here's a clip of a production of Riverdance in 2006, 12 years later, the show still a global moneymaker. The actual dancing begins at around 3:00. The soloist in this one (he comes in at around 5:30) is just jaw-dropping.

For those of you who were curious, I just found out the lead dancer's name is this video is Breandán de Gallaí.

 

[Crossbreed]

I remember when the "We No Speak Americano" video came out. SO GOOD!!

Does anyone here know what they are signing at the end? (It looks like AmSiLan to me.)

 

[Judge]

Flatley could tap his toe something like thirty-five times a second. Amazing to see him dance. And that music....

 

[AspergerianYogi]

It's a Doctor Who character isn't it?

In which video?

 

[AspergerianYogi]

Does anyone here know what they are signing at the end? (It looks like AmSiLan to me.)

Looking into it!

In the meantime, there's always this to keep us entertained:

Also - the two dancers in the video are Peter Harding and Suzanne Cleary, and they're Riverdance alumni.

 

[AspergerianYogi]

Flatley could tap his toe something like thirty-five times a second. Amazing to see him dance. And that music....

Correct - 35/sec. He set a world record.

I just found this video from 1993 and after watching it I can see how that would be possible. Watch the guy's feet!!!!:

 

[AspergerianYogi]

I also just found this video of the titular number being performed at the 2003 Special Olympics. Watching this I felt myself well-up a little bit. I never thought one of my obsessions would collide with my protected class so seamlessly and so publicly, and set a world record doing it.

(Jean Butler will say what the world record is when she introduces the number.)

 

[Tom]

In which video?

I'm not very up on Dr. Who (newer stuff anyway) but the lead female character in this years Christmas special had a name very like it, if not exactly it.