Michael Flatley Michael Flatley Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958) is a former Irish-American dancer, choreographer, and musician. He became internationally known for Irish dance shows "Riverdance", "Lord of the Dance", "Feet of Flames", and "Celtic Tiger Live". Flatley's shows have played to more than 60 million people in 60 countries and have grossed more than $1 billion. Flatley is credited with reinventing traditional Irish dance by incorporating new rhythms, syncopation, and upper body movements, which were previously absent from the dance. He is in the Guinness World Records for tap dancing 35 times per second and his feet were at
Ted Louis Levy Ted Louis Levy Ted Louis Levy (born April 25, 1960) is an American tap dancer, singer, choreographer, and director. He is widely celebrated as one of America’s premier tap dance artists. Levy was born in 1960 in Chicago, Illinois. His mother, Dolly, had been a chorus dancer at the Club DeLisa on the South Side. From 1980 to 1984, Levy served in the United States Navy. In 1985, Levy began his performing career in the Chicago production of "Shoot Me While I'm Happy" at the Victory Gardens Theater. In 1989, he debuted on Broadway in the musical "Black and Blue".