Riverdance-stjärna har fått aggressiv form av cancer
Dansaren och koreografen Michael Flatley har drabbats av en aggressiv form av cancer, enligt ett inlägg som publicerats på hans Instagramsida. Där står vidare att han ska genomgå operation och inte kommer att ge några ytterligare kommentarer.
Flatley fick sitt stora genombrott genom en mellanakt under Eurovision song contest i Irland 1994. Numret blev grunden till dansfenomenet Riverdance, som kom att bli en av världens mest framgångsrika dansgrupper.
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Michael Flatley
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Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958) is an Irish-American dancer. He became 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, as well as including influences from tap and contemporary dance. He formerly held the Guinness World Records for tap dancing 35 times per second and his feet were at one time insured for $57.6 million. Flatley (5' 6") retired from dance in 2016 due to constant spinal, knee, foot, and rib pain.
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