Dance in Film · 2014
Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games (2014)
A full-length Palladium capture of Michael Flatley's reimagined Irish-dance spectacle, built on synchronised triple-beat footwork, theatrical storytelling and new choreography — closing with Flatley's filmed solo layered against his live stage appearance.
Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games is a 2014 dance musical centred on Irish Step Dance. For dancers, it's a chance to see the style performed on screen — the phrasing, partnering, and musicality that the same dances carry onto a real floor.
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Where to watch: Prime Video's U.S. page listed the original version as available to rent or buy on August 15, 2026, although an alternate listing on the same page was unavailable; Universal also offered a digital purchase link.
The dance sequences in Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games
3 sequences — what is danced, by whom, and where to find it.
Michael Flatley's screen-and-stage finale
Theatrical Irish Step (Riverdance era)Danced by Michael Flatley; ensemble · Choreography Michael Flatley
Flatley dancing alone on the screen before joining the production's climactic stage ovation.
The finale layers Flatley's filmed solo image with his live-stage appearance and the company, using screen mediation as part of the choreography rather than merely documenting it.
Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp is asserted. Apple TV lists the original filmed work as 2014 and 1h43m; Universal lists a 2016 release and 1h40m, while Prime shows 1h43m. The year/runtime conflict is preserved rather than silently resolved.
Prize-belt theft and cyborg Dark Lord confrontation
Theatrical Irish Step (Riverdance era)Danced by James Keegan; Thomas Cunningham · Choreography Michael Flatley
The hero losing his belt and facing Thomas Cunningham's cyborg-like Dark Lord amid projections, torches, fog, and explosions.
Dance carries the central conflict: seduction enables the prize-belt theft, then the Lord of the Dance confronts the screen-enhanced Dark Lord through precision Irish-step spectacle.
Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp is asserted. Apple TV lists the original filmed work as 2014 and 1h43m; Universal lists a 2016 release and 1h40m, while Prime shows 1h43m. The year/runtime conflict is preserved rather than silently resolved.
Triple-beat unison Irish-step ensemble
Theatrical Irish Step (Riverdance era)Danced by James Keegan; male ensemble · Choreography Michael Flatley
The male line locking into dense, perfectly synchronized rhythms while the stage erupts around them.
The ensemble turns rapid triple-beat footwork, airborne clicks, and synchronized unison taps into the production's clearest display of theatrical Irish-step technique.
Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp is asserted. Apple TV lists the original filmed work as 2014 and 1h43m; Universal lists a 2016 release and 1h40m, while Prime shows 1h43m. The year/runtime conflict is preserved rather than silently resolved.
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