Michael and Matthew both started performing at a very young age. Once they started Irish dancing in Denver, the performances for them started almost immediately in the form of competitions (‘feiseanna’) around the States. They instantly fell in love with performing to crowds big or small and have loved performing and choreographing ever since. As they continued dancing on the competitive circuit and working their way up through the ranks, they began to find increasing opportunities to perform outside of the competition environment. These performances included corporate shows near their home town in Galway, teaching foreign students how to dance followed by a performance of their own each night. Wedding performances began to become more and more popular for the brothers as well as well as corporate events around Ireland. This was where the brothers had their first outbreak on social media. Michael and Matthew choreographed a dance to Michael Jacksons Smooth Criminal in 2011 and it became an instant classic. When they performed their Michael Jackson tribute piece to a wedding audience in Galway City in 2012, a video was posted online which amassed over 39,000 shares on Facebook and an estimated 5 million views. As two boys aged 12 and 15, they were overwhelmed by the attention the video gathered online but of course loved to see that the performance spread so much joy and that people enjoyed their dancing! Throughout their dancing career, they have continued to create choreography to modern music and these performances became more and more frequent as a result of their success in the competition circuit, ultimately leading to professional touring shows and companies seeking the brothers to join and contribute to their shows.

Shows: The brothers initially started performing at shows at the ages of 5 and 6 which included the St. Patrick’s day parades as young boys in Denver, Colorado (where they were born) and the annual Hession School show in Galway’s town hall after their family moved to Galway, Ireland. These shows gave them an initial taste of their future in the professional Irish dancing and performing world. Since then, they have performed thousands of shows all over the world including Ragus, TIDC, Trad on The Prom, Fusion Fighters, Danceperados of Ireland, Spirit of Ireland and their own corporate gigs. For the last five years, the brothers have been honoured to tour Ireland and the World with The Kilfenora Ceili Band and of course, as principla dancers in the one and only Riverdance. Some of the countries that the brothers have performed in include The USA, Ireland, England, Scotland, Portugal, Dubai, Morocco, Canada, Japan and China.

Riverdance: It was in 2015 that Michael and Matthew auditioned for Riverdance together by attending the Riverdance Summer School. Since then, they were both selected to join the show and perform with them as a part of the ‘flying squad’ and eventually long-term tours with the show around the world. From a young age, the brothers had always wanted to join Riverdance and become principal dancers someday so it really was a dream come true. The brothers have performed at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin together and have toured in China and North America over the last 7 years. After the pandemic, Michael and Matthew were delighted to return to touring life with Riverdance on a 4-month UK tour in 2021, followed by a 4-month North America tour and a 3-month residency at the Gaiety in 2022. The brothers became the FIRST EVER brothers to both be Lead Dancers in the show during this latest stint on tour in 2022.  

Career Highlights: The brothers have some incredible memories performing together at corporate events and dance shows over their career. In the last 5 years, apart from their own corporate performances, the two shows that Michael and Matthew have danced with the most are The Kilfenora Ceili Band and Riverdance, which included shows all over Ireland, England, China and North America. Some of their favourite performances so far include:

• Performing with Riverdance for Pope Francis and 90,000 people at Croke Park, Dublin.
• Performing at The Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs game in Dec 2022.
• Performing with Riverdance for the 25th Anniversary shows in Radio City Music Hall, NYC and the 3 Arena, Dublin.
• Performing the Lead role in Riverdance on the North America tour in 2022, 2023 and at home in Dublin for their family in the summers of 2022 and 2023. 
• Performing with The Kilfenora Ceili Band at the All Ireland Fleadh Ceoil in Ennis, Ireland.
• Dancing on the Late Late Show in Ireland and The Jennifer Hudson show in LA. 

Choreography: For Michael and Matthew, choreography came hand in hand with both competing and performing throughout their career. Once they started to perfect their first steps as young boys, they were always curious about challenging themselves and adding new moves to their dances. As they became more experienced in performing, they had the skills to choreograph their own steps for competition as well as their shows, which has led to their well known choreographed pieces such as the Smooth Criminal tribute mentioned above, and their world renowned acapella which includes a perfect combination of syncopated and combatting rhythms. The biggest occasion that they have choreographed for was for The World Meeting of Families when Pope Francis visited Ireland. The brothers were asked to choreograph a special piece which they also performed, with some of the cast of Riverdance to a packed Croke Park with an approximate audience of 90,000. Michael and Matthew have also choreographed competition and show dances for the Hession School, Trinity Academy, Trinity Irish Dance Company, Fusion Fighters touring show and The Kilfenora Ceili Band.