Lord of the Dance (musical) Lord of the Dance (musical) Lord of the Dance is an Irish musical and dance production that was created, choreographed, and produced by Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley, who also took a starring role. The music for the show was written by Ronan Hardiman. Michael Flatley found his first fame starring in "Riverdance", but he left the show in late 1995 due to conflicts over creative control. He dreamed of, and put into action, a plan of putting together a dance show capable of playing in arenas and stadiums instead of traditional theatres. Later on, Flatley soon began thinking of rhythm
Russell Dumas (choreographer) 1972, Solo for Charlie 1972, Solo with Pendulums 1972, Dancers that have danced with Dance Exchange Jonathan Sinatra Stuart Shugg Linda Sastradipradja Lucy Guerin Rebecca Hilton David Huggins Molly McMenamin Eric Fon Nicole Jenvey Beth Lane Russell Dumas (choreographer) Russell Dumas (born 17 October 1946) is an Australian dancer, choreographer and writer. Russell Dumas was born in Brisbane, and studied both classical and modern dance. He first began stage performance with J.C. Williamson and later danced internationally with the London Festival Ballet, Ballet Rambert, Nederlands Dans Theater, the Royal Ballet, Culberg Ballet, Strider Dance Company, Trisha Brown and Twyla Tharp.