Dance For Hope II: LORD OF THE DANCE ORIGINAL CAST CHARITY REUNION - "Lord of the Dance" (FULL)
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- It has been a quarter century since the original cast of Lord of the Dance blazed a path across the hearts of people around the world. Now, with the world reeling, they have come together again to bring a bit of joy to your day and to raise money for charities dear to their hearts. Please like and share, and enjoy this opportunity to catch up as they perform to Ronan Hardiman's "Lord of the Dance" one more time!
Featured cast members are:
Des Bailey
Steven "Stunning" Brunning
Aidy Bucke
Dec Bucke
John Carey
Kerrie Connolly
James Devine
Michael Donnellan
Helen Egan
Attracta Farell
Denise Flynn
Bernadette Flynn
Caroline "Flossy" Greene-Parfery
Mark Gilley
Karen Godfrey (nee McCamphill)
Catriona Hale
Fiona Harold
Kathleen "Fanny Ann" Keady-Walsh
Kellyann "Love" Leathem
Dearbhla Lennon
Tony Lundon
Patrick "Dr. Pat" Lundon
Jim Murrihy
Cian Nolan
Gillian Norris
Sharon O'Brien
Damien O'Kane
Colleen Roberts
Mary Ann Schade-Lynch
Conor Smith
Dawn Thompson (nee Tiernan)
Areleen Torres
...and a special guest!
In 1996, Michael Flatley assembled the greatest team of Irish dancers the world had ever seen. Many of them left their jobs to take a chance on Michael; they believed in him when no one else did, and they had only ten weeks to build a show -- or the dream would die forever.
The show: LORD OF THE DANCE.
It worked.
The 1996 OG Troupe are the rock stars of the Irish dance world. They achieved the impossible: the billion-dollar dance show.
No one has seen them perform for years. In some cases, decades.
Now, at last -- they return.
This video is dedicated to the medical personnel and essential front-line services keeping us all safe. They are the true heroes, and it is for them that we assemble now and pay tribute.
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From Team Flatley:
If you enjoyed this video, please help spread the word! We hope this special reunion performance of the Lord of the Dance 1996 OG Troupe brought a smile to your face!
Thank you so much for this mr. flatley and all the dancers . Love from israel🇮🇱💙
Thank you so much for this, as I was a caregiver to several people with fading memories, and not having families that would care for them. I loved my time with them, both the good and bad days. Now I am 70+ and have my own challenges with memory. I hope when I need a caregiver I will be treated as well as I cared for my people.
Mate, we saw you and your team when you came to Auckland New Zealand all those years ago, it was astounding how magically good you all were. The Venues were jamb packed, Thank you----- Gib
Please consider joining in if any more are done, we'd love to see you! 🥰
Absolutely loved this Mr Flatley and the dancers too thankyou! would be good to see you in these aswell!
I love how when there were children on the couch paying no attention whatsoever. Like, meh, seen one dance, seen em all .
"That's just mommy and daddy".
Or tackling a punching bag!
Yes that made me smile,
This had me in tears, i feel like we all grew up together, i saw many shows live and watched videos/dvds regularly. everybody still looks beautiful and i can’t believe I remember all of your names. Hope everyone is safe through all of this. Thank you for putting a huge smile on all of our faces ❤️ “Forever in our hearts”
Cute comment!
Same here! ♥♥♥
This just proves once a dancer, always a dancer. I enjoyed this immensely! Those mommies and daddies can still kick ass! Bravo!
Indeed! they've still got it!!
And always remember a saying my mom who was a dancer. That dance is poetry in motion
ZORAGARRIA🤩
This made my day. Well done to all of you, still as talented as ever, ye were our heros too all those years ago! Keep dancing ❤
AWESOME. Just wished we could've seen Michael!!!!!!
Gosh.... this music STILL gets me all these years later... Still one of the most amazing productions ever conceived.
These were all my childhood heros.
Gave me shivers, tears in my eyes, absutley amazing, well done everyone, gods blessing to all nhs staff, carers, you are all true heroes.
I was a teenager wen I first watched Lord of the dance, one of my favourite childhood dances, Gypsy was one of my favourite dancer's, I constantly watched Lord of the dance on a loop I wore out my VHS 📼 tape, wot a lovely tribute to the late great Mark Gilley ❤️.x
I never imagined a dance could be choreographed for the internet! And all those dancers were in different places.
OMG a quarter of a century ago, these guys came to Auckland New Zealand, And they were "Sensational" another word would be "Astounding", we saw them Twice everybody talked about them for weeks", I still have the CD,, it was and still is ---Great
thanks to this show, Irish dance came to Russia and later there were many schools of Irish dance throughout Russia. thanks to all of you.
Out of all the styles I studied (ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and some ballroom) this was probably the most difficult, mostly because it’s such a different technique. I’m in my late 20’s now and it’s probably been about 6-7 years since I’ve consistently practiced any style and I could not do that without some serious practice and conditioning. People underestimate how demanding it is to maintain that speed while doing the fast footwork and trying not to fall on your a**. Kudos to everyone, that was amazing.
MY. CHILDHOOD. RIGHT. HERE. I’ve fallen in love with you all again 25 years later ❤️❤️❤️ my daughter is now the same age as I was when I discovered MF & LOTD, she too is now obsessed! Thank you so much ❤️
This made my day. I still have the 1996 version on VHS. I was mesmerised as a child (34 now) and to see everyone, especially Gillian, Bernadette and Daire was pretty amazing. As michael said.....
"One more time!?"
God bless them all.
Bernadette and Gillian...total legends.
I love how the kids are like, "there goes mum and dad again." 🤣
What a lovely tribute to the front-liners, and what a generous gift to the rest of us! My jaws LITERALLY ache from grinning all the way through, and my eyes sting with tears. As we say in California, "You've still got it!" All of you. ALL of you.
they're all Legends......... they probably dance in their sleep. it's awesome. I really really want to see this show Live...and in Ireland. Totally. It's such a great dance style, or sport....... wished I was put into classes when I was young. it looks like an unbelievable workout......wonder if they have over 40's classes for Learners, now that would be fun and entertaining trying to learn some basic steps.
Daire!!
Oooh this has really made me smile...thankyou Michael and a huge thankyou to all of the dancers 💜
Terri-Anne Elverd same here I can never have enough of watching them
My mouth is in a HUGE smile...I LOVED THIS !!! The first cast has always held a big place in my heart...A BIG HUG sent out to all of you..This is so heart warming, grand and fun during this time. We needed this return of your talents so much !!! Thank you, thank you, thank you and thank you to all of the self sacrificing medical personnel who have inspired this.❤❤❤
Awwww the memories !!! I worked at the London Coliseum when you first came to London with this show .. id sneak in from working the bar to watch you everyday for a month ... it was magical
Nice to see Kathleen's fridge stocked for every eventuality x
She probably started drinking because she has to stay home all the time.
Wow this is amazing! So good to see the original cast doing their thing!! Especially Gillian!! ❤
Once I saw this performance on DVD back in 96 or 97 I was hooked. I then saw Michael Flatley (LOD) in 2001 at MSG in NYC. One of the greatest live performances I've ever seen! This reunion piece was amazing. Everyone in the OG cast was truly spectacular bringing Michael's creation to life! The training, rehearsals, commitment & dedication by all really paid off for everyone involved. To this day I still talk about LOD! You should all be very proud of your accomplishments. Special shoutout to Gillian (always was my favorite!) BRAVO!
I was hoping the special guest was Michel.... thank you Michael Flatley!😘
I'm in tears. I attended the show in HYDE Park in London while living in Mayfair. The Lord of the Dance Franchise was and is True entertainment! To see them with their precious babies and families is such a gift.
When this show first came out, there was no doom and gloom that surrounds us now. They shared their talent, their hearts, and their souls, to make a show that mesmerized, enchanted, and enthralled us from the opening notes where Helen Egan comes out, all the way through to the final stomp. We came, we watched, and we embraced.
How then, some 20+ years later, when all these talented artists come together to reunite their love of dance for a global audience, can we not again, get entranced by the same magic that took hold of us the first time we heard and saw it?
It is to bring a smile to me when I see some of their now family members, the young kids, watching mommy or daddy doing a jig, and all they can do is vaguely look up from their smart phones or hand held computers, roll their eyes, and figure " oh well, Mommy or Daddy is just doing a funny dance".....when back then, there wasn't the technology we have now, and entertainment was eclipsed by the talent up on that stage ( or DVD ).
Thank you, each and every one of you, who once again brought your talents to a world blanketed in gloom and despair, and for just a mere few minutes, showed that we can see the good that's around us, coming from those who want to share their talents "one-more-time".......
I loved it the first time I saw this, it's still just as true today. Thank you for honoring us, the planet, the First Responders. I thank you! Love. Maria. My Mother's Father was Irish.
Everyone looks great after 25 years!! Bernadette and Gillian still look beautiful ❤️
Congratulations Bernadette on your baby
Stay safe everyone!
Social distancing, wear a mask and please get vaccinated!
Why am i seeing this video just now... im literally crying my eyes out. This is amazing❤
From a very young age i used to always watch the hyde park dvd, its been over 20years and im still in love❤
GILLIAN!!!!!! OMG THIS MADE MY DAY
I never get tired of watching any of the Riverdance videos from so many of there performances.
Michael Flatley certainly created a legacy with his Riverdance we will always enjoy and remember
Brilliant. And thanks to all the hardworking nurses and care staff in the HSE who look after patients with Alheimzers.
Splendido montaggio,entusiasmante vedere quei magnifici ragazzi che non hanno perso il sorriso e la grazia dei movimenti !
BRAVO a tutti Voi,indimenticabili nei nostri cuori !
You gave me the night of my live back in the nineties!!!! I watched Lord of the dance on television new years eve!!! Thanks it was super !! Love you all ,greeting from the Netherlands 🇳🇱Lillian 🌹
For me you are and always stay the real lords and queens of the dance !!!!! Love you guys !!! Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱Lillian 🌹
THIS IS SIMPLY FANTASTIC. CHILLS, LOVE, AND GREAT JOY HERE!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
Every one of you, ever one, you are all the most important part of that great production. Without any of you, this wouldn't have been possible. Thank you for sharing your hearts, lives and dancing with us. Thank you for reviving this wonderful Lord of the Dance, some twenty-four years later. Thank you for allowing us into your homes and hearts. (Listen, this wasn't just a dance; it was that incredible entrance inoi the invisible, into the seldom seen by mortals; the magic of presentation, something all of us seldom get to witness. It burns a fire, a heat that touches and flames the hearts all so many who see it. Not a light thing to take for granted!), Thanks for the vid!
Incredible to watch, still so much energy, amazingly done. Is it really 25 years, the talent has never left any of them. Certainly brightened my evening watching that. Thanks.
my childhood! since the first time I saw the show y felt in love to the show and the precious world of dance, the celtic music and everything else. I studied for 8 years tap and was very greatful for me to have studied so amazing discipline. Thanks all of you for motivate me and discover that dance is equal to love.
OMG! Brilliant! Thank you! And Daire Nolan! WOW!
Yes -- he was my favorite in the show. Regrets that I never got to see him live and would have loved to have seen him play a hero part and really cut loose!
My goodness! What a treat!!!! 😁😊😁 Thank you so, so much for this video. Made my day!!!!!! Kisses and hugs to each one of you from across the miles.😊😆😊
Glad to say I was there, not specifically that one but the same troupe and michael flatley himself and ar wembley 23 year's ago, when I was just nineteen and my mum and I loved it.Was christmas present off my parents.Will never forget it esoecially when Michael burst on to his very first scene- the whoke place, atmosphere, roar from everybody was electrifying wow😍- thank you to tyem doing this it reignited the stunning music, dancing, beauty of the show including them dancer's, musicician's, just the whole perfection and essence of the amazing Lord Of The Dance.Flatley himself was sexy, a league of his own and a true showman and aaked nothing lews of his whole crew.What a night.
Thank you to whoever pulled this together. Saw the original dancers in Sydney Australia. Best show I’ve ever seen by far. Everyone still looks amazing.
Wow. Kudos to the original cast giving us the joy of seeing "then" and "now." Well done.
Would love to see the original cast together again...all in one place, when this virus is over!
Who has arranged this? Thank you so much. It's so great !!!
This popped up on my somebody commented and of course I had to watch the video again. Love the old cast you were great and danced great now.
Liked seeing kids expressions could almost hear a couple saying REALLY MOM OR DAD..
Loved it .THANKYOU.
No matter many time I’ve watched this video it’s as if was the first. It’s such an enjoyable video brings me a big smile. So, great to see the then and afterwards of all the dancers. Beautifully done.
I've enjoyed the original show, with that original dancers, so so much...!!! Amazing!!! And they are still truly amazing nowadays...!!!! Oh God, Gillian Norris.... so beautiful and talented...!!!
I remember watching lord of the dance when I was a kid in the 90s in South Africa on TV (must have been a VHS or something). This take me back!
That is actually so nice to see people who have gone on and are not only living good lives but have expanded their experience and talents. Thank you.
Swear to god, every part of me body tingled as I watched it, made me smile contentedly all day🇮🇪😊 so proud of u all
Saw the original dancers in Sheffield - you even managed to feature Helen Egan, Bernadette Flynn and Gillian Norris. For me, they made LOTD... WOW!!!
I have tears watching this. It's so inspiring and such a gift. Thank you so much for putting this together for all of us to enjoy. I am loving it. So fun to see you all in your regular lives. Amazing talent 👌
OMG, I LOVED this so much! Thank you! All these Irish dancing gorgeous people who are still gorgeous and showed up in this video at a later time in their lives. This was a showcase of how wonderful performers who went on to live a continuously gorgeous life with their people. It's the most beautiful demonstration of youth and growing older gracefully that I've ever seen.
ok, I'm OBSESSED with this!!
Thank you, thank you! What an amazing Covid dance party. Even more amazing is that you were able to get footage of everyone. Michael, I had the wonderful pleasure of seeing you and your awesome troupe in Boston, MA. years ago. I'll never forget it.
It’s nice to see what they look like now .
LOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVE it. Bravo Everyone. Its the simple things that make us appreciate every day. Seriously cannot get enough of this.
OMG! THAT made my day, really emotional performance🥰💃💃💃🕺🕺🕺 went to a show in Oslo, Norway; will never forget that! Thank you 🤩🤩🥰🥰💞💞
Boy, this bought back some wonderful memories! As a nurse, I appreciate you and am amazed again at the talent shown. Thank you!😁🤩👏❤
Thank you Michael for sharing with the world the amazing way you changed what irish dancing was, and what it can be when you believe. Shows like Riverdance, Lord of the dance, and others have changed forever the way people have felt about irish dancing, and set the hearts of irish people everywhere around the world on fire with the extraordinary shows you have participated in. You have an amazing cast in lotd, and it amazes me the people in this video still know the routines they were in after so many years. Thanks for giving irish people such an amazing gift. God bless you and all the people at lotd
So inspiring. I watch that show from the tv many years ago and while I was watching that video it makes me so excited and almost cry. You guys are still so talented. We love you all. I wish I could watch you all in real anyway bless you all. We are all in this together. Greetings from Turkey/Istanbul
What can I say...my heart is crying out for your dance to heal the world!
I like it....i hope we can see in Future in Germany.....We Love it..... THX for so much Wonderful Moments and Performance
This is amazing! I was 13 when I first saw Lord of the Dance and have watched it many times over the years! To see so many familiar faces just made my day! Especially Gillian! (Gypsy is my fave 👌) 💜
Gypsy was my favourite too ❤️.x
Brillant love watching the orignal cast they are still the best
🍃Oh,yes,yes!! It's very wonderful and interesting !! 🌾I really love it!! Sincerely thank you!! Stay safe and healthly!! Greetings from Lithuania!!🇱🇹
This video showcases the human spirit best examplified by these incredible trail-blazes. Their positive energy through their dancing has elevated my heart and soul as my tears are streaming down my face, struggling all the while to finish watching this momentus clip.
They've still got it! Thank you so much for sharing this!
That was amazing...bored of the lockdown but not 'Bored of the Dance'!
I didnt realise how much I needed this. Loved lord of the dance as a child! Well done to all those dancers, and to the person who edited the video.
Thank you all. It is truly a message that we in the States need right now...hope and Joy. Love to you all.
Mein Herz lacht, es ist so schön, der Tanz und die Musik!!
Loved seeing all the families of these dancers! And so cool that these past cast members can still dance so well...😎
This is my absolute favorite of all these stay at home reunion videos! I smiled the entire time, and I love that they all still "got it"!
Danke danke an euch allen, ihr habt mir in der krise zum weinen zum Nachdenken gebracht,ihr seit alle alle gute Leute mit viel ❤️ ihr Set immer in meinen Herzen Gesundheit u.viel Glück zu weiterbestehen ich liebe euch ❤️
Still gives me chills watching this. Well done everyone, just what we needed at this worrying time xx
Marvelous, so funny, so well synchronised (sorry, I'm french). This video will always be Collector. Thanks a lot for all of you. Love 💝
Brings back so many memories to when I was young. The original cast had something really special.
Gillian as Gypsy and Bernadette were my favourite dancers as well as Michael Flatley himself in Lord of the dance ❤️ my teenage years right there.x
I'm not Irish or Scottish but I have a great affinity for the Celtic people. I'm Eastern European born and raised in the US and really appreciate different peoples, their cultures and the things of beauty that they produce. Be it music, dance, paintings and photographs, and all the other arts. I've always thought if we were all the same it would be very dull and I do not understand people who do not embrace the diversity. In fact that's the way we were made diverse. Very much like a flower garden with different flowers
I was hoping that we'd see Michael Flatley dancing in his kitchen.
His legs probably aren't insured for those floors
I saw a recent interview with him. He has so much damage to his joints and pain throughout, that he really can't dance anymore. I guess you could say he truly gave it his all.
Him not dancing but at least to see him again. 😪
@@dtaylor4552 yes.
@@anniketimmermans1900 Thanks so much for the update, I have been an immensely huge fan of him and his team for ages. I had been wondering recently where he's been and now I know. ✌🏾much appreciated.
This was brilliant - I loved that some of the dancers were doing other things - playing pool, cooking pancakes, at the office. So wonderful.
I feel like I have been waiting for the all of my life. Why am I ugly crying?!
And why hasn't the one who danced "gypsy" aged AT ALL.
i LOVE this!!!!!
When I saw lord of the dance during the pause at the songfestival, I was in awe! Never had I seen anything like it before. I was not familiar with Irish dance whatsoever, so that was astonishing in itself, but even I could see it was top quality. It was the best thing of the entire songfestival, then, and every songfestival before and after that! Great to see you again!
Thank you so much for this video! Hope you reach your goal with this video!
Loved it, amazing to see dancers that I’ve not seen for years 👏👏👏
I was so very lucky we, my family and I, got to see Lord of the Dance when his show came to Denver. It was just great seeing it live. And now this. WOW very amazing! Thank you for sharing this.
OMG 🤣 Daire Nolen is so funny! I LOVE HIM! 😊
Such beautiful memories you have brought back to me. Thank you for bringing joy to our hearts in these difficult times. It was really comforting to see you guys after more than 20 years. All I can say is: we love you all!
i saw this production front row when it came out in 1997 at what was once called Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA. a lot of these dancers in this video i met personally face to face. Bernie is such a sweetheart, and Daire has to be one of the coolest and downright funniest dudes i have ever met. i know she was just the singer, but i wonder why Anne Buckley wasn't in this? i also got to meet and talk to Mairead Nesbitt. and the cool thing about her, she remembered my name and face when i met her again years later. but nothing compares to meeting Michael himself. i got to talk to him for like 20 minutes, and the best advice i ever got from a person came from him. He said "Work hard, follow your dreams. but most importantly, never let someone tell you that you can not achieve your dream. For when a person tells you this, you are that much closer to achieving it." And he told me to think on that during my drive home, and throughout the coming years. Really awesome guy. All these people are.
Dance like this comes your way once in a lifetime. Thanks for the memories! First time I saw someone fly through the air was at the Toronto show.😎
I love the Lords of the Dance 🙂 !!
Bravo!!!👏👏👏👏😀💜🌈
Love this! Travelled to LA with my dance teacher to see it, just before the Oscar performance. Was in total awe of the few North American girls in the troupe. Being at major competitions with Kathleen & Mary Ann, then seeing them in this less than a year later - 🤯
Older (and a bit heavier) but they still have it.
Who ever put this together is a genius.
Absolutely loved every second of it !!!!
Thank you
Very nice ❤️ 🤗 I love Lord of the dance. ❤️❤️❤️😘😘