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Janet's Journey: The Making Of The MTV MJ Tribute
What was regrettably lost in all the Kanye West nonsense of just over a week ago is the stunning, touching, amazingly choreographed tribute to Michael Jackson put together by his sister Janet. The dancing was phenomenal, with an all-star roster of performers reenacting routines from "Thriller," "Smooth Criminal" and of course, "Scream." Imagine the pride this troupe felt when they got the call that they'd be chosen for the special performance. The "dream team" was a host of choreographers, including Chris Judd, Gil Duldulao, Tyce Diorio, Tina Landon, Jerri Slaughter, Travis Payne, Brian Friedman, Dave Scott, Mia Michaels, LaurieAnn Gibson and Wade Robson. Thankfully, MTV chronicled their journey from a studio in Burbank to the big stage at Radio City Music Hall, from their initial meeting to the finished product. An incredible project, to say the least (even though "Ms. BoomKack" tries her best to stand out and thus, be annoying. Ugh). Check Part One below, with Part Two after the bounce. Enjoy.
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Words could not express how happy I was to see this Janet Making of the VMA tribute on when i awoke late last Saturday morning. I had no idea that MTV filmed a "Making of" let alone that it would air, so I was pleasantly surprised. It was just great to see the inner workings of making the tribute come to life. Janet. All of the dancers. All coming together to pay due respect to the King.
I was very happy the special showed the impact that Michael had on all of these people's lives/careers. From Wade Robson showing off his gloves from the Bad video he says Michael gave him, to Janet speaking about what she was thinking as she walked on stage to pay tribute to her late brother, it was all around great.
Thank you Janet and MTV for this look behind the scenes.
P.S. : Remember back in the day when MTV/VH1/BET used to air music-related programming? This special took me back to those days.
rapnerd | September 22, 2009 8:47 PM | PermalinkSeeing this really makes me appreciate the tribute even more. They're all such committed dancers, including Janet...so it's really cool to see them engaged in their discipline.
langston | September 22, 2009 7:23 PM | PermalinkSo glad Janet had the strength to make this happen...and to make sure it was done RIGHT!
Never saw anyone dance his routines that well before.
When I saw the shoes...made me sad....almost like the ones he wore during the Truimph Tour.
:(
2damnfunny | September 22, 2009 6:30 PM | Permalink