Lord of the Dance may refer to:

Personalities

Nataraja Nataraja () also known as Adalvallaan () is a depiction of the Hindu deities, Hindu god Shiva as the divine cosmic dancer. His dance is called Tandava.''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (2015) The pose and artwork are described in many Hindu texts ...

, Shiva in his dancing posture * Lord of the Dance, a title given to

Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

in some musical adaptations *

Rudolf Nureyev Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev ( ; Tatar/ Bashkir: Рудольф Хәмит улы Нуриев; rus, Рудо́льф Хаме́тович Нуре́ев, p=rʊˈdolʲf xɐˈmʲetəvʲɪtɕ nʊˈrʲejɪf; 17 March 19386 January 1993) was a Soviet ...

, ballet star, nicknamed Lord of the Dance

Literature

* ''Lord of the Dance'' (novel), a 1984 novel by Father Andrew Greeley

Music

* "Lord of the Dance" (hymn), a hymn written by Sydney Carter in 1963 ** "

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing-day" is an English carol usually attributed as "traditional"; its first written appearance is in William B. Sandys' ''Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern'' of 1833. However, it is almost certainly of a much earlier da ...

", a traditional song that the "Lord of the Dance" hymn is based on * ''Lord of the Dance'' (Franciscus Henri album) (1976) * ''Lord of the Dance'' (musical), an Irish musical and dance production ** ''Lord of the Dance'', an album composed by

Ronan Hardiman Ronan Hardiman (born 19 May 1961 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish composer, famous for his soundtracks to Michael Flatley's dance shows '' Lord of the Dance'', '' Feet of Flames'' and ''Celtic Tiger Live''. Early life Hardiman was born in Dublin ...

for the above production ** A nickname for

Michael Flatley Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958) is an Irish-American dancer. He became known for Irish dance shows '' Riverdance'', '' Lord of the Dance'', '' Feet of Flames'', and '' Celtic Tiger Live''. Flatley's shows have played to more than 60 mi ...

, star of the above production * "Lord of the Dance", a song by

Steven Curtis Chapman Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist. Chapman began his career in the late 1980s as a songwriter and performer of conte ...

from the album '' Signs of Life'' * "Lord of the Dance", a song by Chris Clark from the album '' Clarence Park''

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