GAA bosses want to get my Mickey! ..AND HE'S NOT EVEN TWO, SAYS PROUD DAD FLATLEY.Byline: BY MAEVE QUIGLEY GAA chiefs are chasing Michael Flatley Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is an Irish-American step dancer from the south side of Chicago. His parents were from County Mayo and County Carlow. As a child, he moved to Chicago - the city which he considers his home town. to get him to sign his son up for local teams. Although baby Michael is just 21 months old, his dad said local teams were hoping the little lad would inherit Michael Snr's feet of flames - and use them on the gaelic pitch. The 50-year-old hoofer hoof·er n. Slang A professional dancer, especially a tap dancer. hoofer Noun Slang a professional dancer Noun 1. will host a new TV show Superstars Of Dance on TV3 tomorrow at 9pm. Xpose's Aisling O'Loughlinn, who interviewed him ahead of his new job, said: "Baby Michael was there when I was doing the interview and I asked his dad if he would mind if the little fella became a dancer. "Michael dotes on his son and he said the baby loves dancing to reggae music. "And all the local clubs want to get him on board early as they know if he's anything like his dad, he will be very fast on his feet. "So everyone is writing to Michael - they have sliothars and all sorts around the house that they have been sent by clubs who want to sign up the baby. "But he hasn't signed the little lad up to anyone yet." Aisling said Michael loved his new role on Superstars Of Dance where performers from across the world showcases their national dances in an Olympics-style competition. The programme has been created by Pop Idols guru Nigel Lythgoe and Spice Girls The Spice Girls are an English all-female pop group, formed in London in 1994. The Spice Girls, consisting of: Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, and Victoria Beckham signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe", in 1996. creator Simon Fuller Simon Fuller (born May 17 1960 in Hastings, England) is one of the the most powerful men in entertainment in the world. He is a British entrepreneur and creator of the Idol series, first seen as Pop Idol in the UK and over 100 other versions including American Idol, . And although he's top of the tree when it comes to dance, Michael said he found television presenting more difficult than he thought. Aisling said: "He told us the first time in front of the autocue Autocue Noun Trademark an electronic television prompting device displaying a speaker's script, unseen by the audience Noun 1. , he froze. But he got the hang of it very quickly." Aisling and her crew were treated to a tour of his plush mansion outside Fermoy, Co Cork. She said: "Castlehyde House is beautiful - one of Michael's plans for the place is to have outdoor concerts in the Rose Gardens at the back. I don't know who they are planning to have there but Michael and wife Niamh do want to use it more over the summer." Aisling was brought to Michael's Bar in Castlehyde House where the dancer treated her to some Guinness. Aisling added: "Michael hopped behind the bar and asked what we wanted. He said he was happiest behind the bar as he gets to chat to everybody." Superstars Of Dance starts on TV3 tomorrow at 9pm. |
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