| | Lord of the Dance (1997) |
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Lord of the Dance (1997) |
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LordOfTheDance1997 |
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The Lord of the Dance is a 1997 musical play featuring a heap of Irish dancing. It was produced by Michael Flatley. No one is exactly sure what the story is about, but it is possible that it is about an Irish Jesus in purgatory, with a lot of Celtic mythology thrown in. |
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Hotter and Sexier |
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Hotter and Sexier: Than Riverdance. There are a lot more female dancers, and far more emphasis on them. |
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Badass Adorable |
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Badass Adorable: Little Spirit, particularly in the 2011 version. She jumps on Don Dorcha's back and beats him up just to get her penny whistle back! |
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Workout Fanservice |
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Workout Fanservice: In 'Breakout', the dancers strip off their dresses and down to exercise clothing. |
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Defeat Means Friendship |
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Defeat Means Friendship: At the end of the play, the Dark Lord and his crew dance with the Lord of the Dance's clan. |
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A Father to His Men |
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A Father to His Men: Flatley comes across as this in his pre-show speeches on the DVDs. He is seen at one point telling his cast that they haven't come this far to come in second — and that they certainly won't come in second at that night's performance. The Lord of the Dance is this as well; during the dance off with Donn Dorcha's men, the Lord is seen encouraging and cheering his men, while Dorcha is shoving and shouting at his. |
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Mr. Fanservice |
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Mr. Fanservice: The Lord of the Dance is very often either bare-chested, in tight pants, or both. |
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The Cutie |
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The Cutie: Saiorse, the Irish Colleen, who is by far the demure of the characters, only singing and not participating in any intense dance numbers. |
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Papa Wolf |
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Papa Wolf: Lord Michael to Little Spirit. He has particular shades of this in both the 1997 and 2011 version, stopping Don Dorcha from grabbing her after the duel, and using an arm to shield her as if to say, "stay back, it's OK, I've got this". |
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Recurring Riff |
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Recurring Riff: "Dance now, where ever you may be. I am the Lord of the Dance, said he." |
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Shirtless Scene |
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Shirtless Scene: Flatley has several, the most prominent being after his revival. |
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TheBigBad |
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The Big Bad: Don Dorcha |
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Names to Run Away from Really Fast |
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Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Don Dorcha the Dark Lord. He sounds like a perfectly well-balanced gentleman. |
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Dream Sequence |
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Dream Sequence: The 2014 version makes it a little clearer that this is the premise of the show when Don Dorcha's face appears on a screen at the back of the stage. Little Spirit is lying asleep onstage at the time, but she reacts to his threatening words. |
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Meaningful Name |
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Meaningful Name: Dorcha literally means 'dark' in Irish. |
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Disney Death |
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Disney Death: The Lord of the Dance is apparently disposed of by Don Dorcha after his belt is stolen, but swiftly returns. |
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Irish Priest |
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Irish Priest: Many of them. They sing, too... well, Ominous Celtic Chanting |
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Badass Cape |
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Badass Cape: Don Dorcha wears one in some incarnation, but not in the 1997 film. |
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Our Fairies Are Different |
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Our Fairies Are Different: The Little Spirit has no wings and the closest thing she has to a magic wand is her tin whistle. |
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Hot Gypsy Woman |
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Hot Gypsy Woman: Morrighan, the temptress. |
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MacGuffin |
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MacGuffin: The Lord of the Dance's belt. No attention is ever called to it until the end of the show, wherein it seems to be what Don Dorcha was after all along. |
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Ms. Fanservice |
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Ms. Fanservice: Plenty of this. Bras and everything. The "Breakout" number is entirely this, even more so than the original version on Riverdance, and is known as the strip jig for a reason. |
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Cool Mask |
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Cool Mask: Don Dorcha and his men all wear them, though they remove them during their dance with Morrigan and some other girls. |
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Armies Are Evil |
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Armies Are Evil: The Dark Lord's army is definitely evil. |
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Start My Own |
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Start My Own: Michael Flatley put together "Lord Of The Dance" after his attempt to negotiate for more creative control over Riverdance fell through and he was replaced by Colin Dunne in the Riverdance troupe. Of course, uh, there are certain allegations that it had something to do with Flatley's emphasis on fanservice. It is worth noting that the costumes for 'Breakout', the so-called 'strip jig', went from sports bras and athletics shorts to bikinis following the move to "Lord of the Dance." |
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The Hero |
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The Hero: The Lord of the Dance is the primary protagonist and the main character who does battle with Don Dorcha. |
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Sissy Villain |
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Sissy Villain: Averted. It's very hard to be a dancing evil villain and not come across as this, but Don Dorcha and his army pull it off flawlessly. |
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The Vamp |
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The Vamp: Morrighan, the temptress. |
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Lady in Red |
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Lady in Red: Most of Morrighan's dresses are red, which fits with her being "The Temptress" who tries to seduce The Lord of The Dance. |
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