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Rhythm in the Night: The Irish Dance Spectacular (Soundtrack Review)

Irish dancing is defined as a group of traditional dance forms that originated in Ireland, which can be divided into social and highly choreographed performance dances.  Now I don’t know about you, but my first exposure to Irish dancing was as a young adult, surviving in the post-grunge era, watching late night infomercials.  I kept […]

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Gregg’s Top 10 Blu-rays of 2011

So many Blu-rays, so little time. If I bought every disc I wanted to see this year, I would’ve gone broke before the summer ended. There were some great releases that didn’t make my list such as Swingers, Attack the Block, and True Blood: Season 3. Then there were the sure-fire films I thought would make […]

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Michael Flatley Returns as Lord of the Dance (Blu-ray Review)

Since its premiere, LORD OF THE DANCE has been captivating audiences and critics around the globe and has grossed over one billion dollars worldwide.  Now, as the Lord of the Dance tour returns to over 45 U.S. cities in 2011, fans will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, when the internationally lauded LORD OF THE DANCE – the highest-grossing […]

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Win A Copy of Michael Flatley’s Return as Lord of the Dance!

Since its premiere, Lord of the Dance has been captivating audiences and critics (including one of our own) around the globe and has grossed over one billion dollars worldwide.  Now, as the Lord of the Dance tour returns to over 45 U.S. cities in 2011, fans will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, when the internationally lauded […]

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Lord of the Dance 3D – Footwork Wows, Not 3D

Michael Flatley has come a long way from his early days in Chicago to a worldwide star.  The most successful dancer of all time took an art form that is hundreds of years old and lit the fuse in his own characteristic style, creating an Irish dance blitzkrieg that took over the planet in the […]

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Lord of the Dance in 3D

The most successful dancer of all time is about to jump on the 3D bandwagon. With Hollywood heavily promoting 3D films in both theaters and on the Blu-ray format, Michael Flatley decided to release a Lord of the Dance performance in movie theaters worldwide, in 3D. 

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Albums That Changed Us – Gregg’s Picks

All this week, Why So Blu will be featuring some of its writers albums that, while not necessarily their favorites, were recordings that changed our lives in some way, shape, or form.  Each day, Monday through Friday of this week, will highlight a different writer.  When the crew sat down and discussed this, we figured […]

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Irish Dance and the Flatley Factor

Four years is not that long when you think about and in that amount of time from now, Riverdance will become 20 years old.  Where has the time gone?  The year was 1994 and a little something known as the Eurovision Song Contest, a competition that is a fixture in Europe, was being hosted by […]

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Interview with Michael Flatley

September 19, 1997 is a date I will always remember.  I have been fortunate enough in my life that I got to interview (and later meet) someone who inspired more than anyone else.  This may sound cliché, but Irish dance changed me, my life, the way I approach things, etc.  This interview, while it didn’t really fall […]

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