Lord of the Dance is an Irish musical & dance production, directed and originally starred by Michael Flatley. The show debuted at the Point Theatre in Dublin on June 28, 1996. The story was a classic good vs. evil story based on ancient Irish folklore.

The show started out with just one troupe until November 1997 when Troupe 2 was formed, then in 1993 a Las Vegas troupe was formed and peformed for 4 years and then went on tour of Canada only to return to Las Vegas for another 3 year tour in November 2002 which ran until April 30th 2004. Since Flatley has left the show, however, the show has suffered, leading to mediocre reviews and uneven ticket sales. A more advanced version of the show called Feet of Flames debuted at Hyde Park on July 25th 1998.