I watched This Is It yesterday on IMAX. Ever since the night of MJ's death when all the news channels showed the footage of the last rehearsal, I've been wanting to know who the backup dancers were. How lucky can one be to have been given that chance to be on the same stage! Regardless of what could've been, it still happened for all of them!
And what? My favorite one is half-Filipino. I knew there was something about him! :)
People make fun of those in reality dance shows because there's always someone crying. Having been a dancer, I've shed one too many tears, too. I remember back in high school after a State competition, my whole team bawled our eyes out because we screwed up the ending of our performance. When you put so much time and energy in something, it hurts a lot when you don't get the outcome you were aiming for and that's why I love dancers: they have so much passion for the craft and so much heart in all of them. They're out there doing what they love to do. Ask any dancer and for sure they're not going to complain about their job unlike corporate folks who whine about every single day of their working life.
Why I never pursued the profession, I'll never know. But I'm glad that two of the local Seattle dancers that I've taken a class from and/or been around with are now doing their thang in Hollywood. How inspiring!
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