Ehh, it’s overrated.
I mean, Fellowship of the Dance was OK, but after that . . .
Showing my age here. But this thread had me in stitches back then and still cracks me up now. Especially AuraSeer and voguevixen’s descriptions.
You didn’t get the point about the Pit Rant? It’s all about The Two Towering Egos! 
“You leave white peole alone in isolation for thousands of years, you know what their musical contribution to the world will be? Rrrrrrrrrriverdance! I can’t move my hips, I can’t move my head. But below the ankles, I am a rockin’ bag of Gaelic sex, oh, yes I am.”
–Greg Proops
I took Irish dance lessons for a few years. Very fun. It was such a workout, though (this coming from a girl who had run cross country and track for three years before she started Irish dance lessons). The little girls often had trouble keeping their arms at their sides, so my teacher would make them clench a piece of paper in between their arms and their ribs.
That would be Leahy.
I heard it was a way to dance and not spill your beer!
Michael Flately should have stuck to the flute, he is actually a gifted player. All Ireland Champion IIRC. I’ve met him a few times and can confirm he’s a pompous ass.
Actually, volume two is The Pas de Deux Towers.
No, wait! The Two Toe-ers.
Kill me now.
I would but I’m afflicted with sloth.
Two-toed sloth.
The best thing about Riverdance was Jean Butler, the “female lead.” She is stunning.
I first saw her dance when she was in her teens, touring the US with the Chieftains (the An Irish Evening tour with Roger Daltrey and Nanci Griffith). She was so obviously talented, I never forgot her dancing or her name, so I was pleasantly surprised to see her in Riverdance.
Flatley is a moron.
You can’t allow the Irish to move their arms. That’s how fistfights start.
ROTFLMAO!!
I almost choked on my gum when I read that.
Preach it! I studied dance for ten years - ballet, tap, and jazz - and while I appreciate the artistry and know that that’s just how it is, I cannot stand the non-arm moving. That’s what they’re there for, by heavens!
Denis Leary refers to Flatley as the
“Asshole of the dance”
Unclviny
[Richard Stilgoe and Peter Skellern]
We dance like this, because we’ve been conditioned,
And because our arms have been decommissioned.
[/Richard Stilgoe and Peter Skellern]
That’s the most reasonable explanation I’ve heard yet!
Conan O’Brien called him “Swishy McJackass.”
I thought dancing without moving your arms was how straight men were supposed to dance 
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You do realize of course that Traditional Irish Dancing + Moving Your Arms (and Possibly Shaking Your Ass a Bit) = Tap Dancing. In other words, Traditional Irish Dancing performed by Black People :).
Personally I like the traditional form. I just can’t stand the cheesy, bombastic, overblown way he presents it.
That and the spandex pants.