Follow Your Dream, Day #506: Gypsy -- From Rehearsal to Stage The video attached to today's production journal entry is pure candy: the legendary Gillian Norris rehearsing Gypsy at the SFX in 1996, creating Morrighan the Temptress right in front of your eyes. Remember the context of this video: in 1996, no one had seen, heard, or even *thought* of #IrishDancing performed like this. It broke every rule you could think of. Traditional #IrishDance was a sexless, joyless affair; Michael Flatley set

Quick poll: how many of you have wanted to see the legendary #LordOfTheDance OG Gillian Norris dance again, even if only for a moment? Here's a little Christmas gift for you, which we hope you'll pay forward: Gillian's come out to support #FlatleysTapForTen, Michael Flatley's charity drive to help the homeless! We hope you'll jump in with your own donation and Tap For Ten video! Donation link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/flatleystapforten Merry Christmas from everyone at Team Lord, past and prese

Follow Your Dream, Day #392: Gillian Norris In our third episode of OG Tour Stories, Team Lord OG legends Denise Flynn, James Devine, Michael Donnellan, and Gillian Norris talk about: Gillian Norris! Until Michael Flatley came along, #IrishDance was sterile and sexless. His art form completely revolutionized the dance, and this applies to both men and women. The perfect example of this is the original Temptress Morrighan from Lord of the Dance: Gillian Norris. "Sultry" slip jig isn't taught in s

Follow Your Dream, Day #537: Quarantine Day #12 Recap -- with Gillian Norris! On this evening's Lordcast, Team Lord dancer Joe Harrison brought up a very powerful point: for everyone in #LordOfTheDance, #FeetOfFlames Taiwan 2020 is a second chance at that "first time onstage" energy. Every Team Lord dancer remembers their first night onstage. The rush of adrenaline. The heat. The lights. Wound up so tightly, and then finally -- free. Every single night, each performer gives the best show of thei

Follow Your Dream, Day #406: The OG Journey Begins Join Michael Flatley, along with #LordOfTheDance OG Troupe legends Gillian Norris, Denise Flynn, James Devine, and Michael Donnellan, as they discuss their memories of the creation of the original show in 1996, and the whirlwind adventure that followed! Today we're used to a world in which professional Irish dancing is mainstream and Lord of the Dance is a massive ongoing success. But let's rewind the clock to 1996: the genre was brand new with