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.