Riverdance's Michael Flatley has 'aggressive cancer'
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American dancer and choreographer Michael Flatley, famous for his Irish production Riverdance, has had surgery for an "aggressive form of cancer".
A post on his Instagram page said he was "in the care of an excellent team of doctors", adding that no further comment would be made.
Flatley, 64, rose to fame with Riverdance, which first appeared during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, lasting seven minutes.
Flatley had choreographed it.
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American dancer and choreographer Michael Flatley, famous for his Irish production Riverdance, has had surgery for an "aggressive form of cancer".
A post on his Instagram page said he was "in the care of an excellent team of doctors", adding that no further comment would be made.
Flatley, 64, rose to fame with Riverdance, which first appeared during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, lasting seven minutes.
Flatley had choreographed it.
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