Riverdance The Farewell Tour presented by the Dallas POPS

‘Riverdance’ at Fair Park Music Hall

Local dancing guy Michael E. Wood makes good with a solo tap-and-song number in what’s being billed as the “farewell touring production” of Riverdance, presented by the Dallas Pops at Fair Park Music Hall. The Poughkeepsie, N.Y., native, who was raised in Dallas, says he was always part of a choir but didn’t put on tap shoes until he got to Oklahoma City University, where he graduated in 2008. He’s making up for lost tap time now, with some flashy foot-stomping in this critically acclaimed Dublin-born tribute to Irish dance. Riverdance has played to more than 22 million people in 40 countries. It’s set to end its U.S. tour on June 16, but will continue to tour in Europe.

-Nancy Churnin/Guide