Michael Jackson altered dance forever. I can remember pleading with my mother to let me go to the 'Bad' concert when I was six years old. Unfortunately, my mother never budged on her decision to hold me back at such a young age. It didn't stop me from writing letters to him asking how he executed the moonwalk or how he made several revolutions from two feet, he never wrote back if you're wondering. I'm almost a hundred percent positive my mother mailed it to my grandmother’s address!
Ah, Michael Jackson was legendary. He was to me, superhuman. Michael was true pioneer to choreography as we know it now. Any choreographer or dancer that had the incredible honor of working with him, let alone occupy the same space as him, basked in his majesty decades after and now that he has passed attains an even higher rank of status. Perhaps it was how Michael gave his all from the beginning. He knew his gift and how to share it. People received it just the way he knew he could deliver it. Never less than 120%, he reveled in his vision through one of his outlets, dance. Music and dance was his venting tool for the internal battles he fought as a child. I guess I related to him and how he used the internal dialogue as fuel for his fire. I too used my inner and outer conflicts as ammunition. I will always remember the many ways Michael Jackson influenced dance. And more importantly, the ways he influenced me.
Jackson was one of a kind, a visionary, a genius and most notably, an icon. Rhythm exploded through his veins and manifested into stunning artistry. He was the staple performer of my generation. Michael Jackson will always be the king of pop, the king of music/dance videos, and the king catalyst that triggered inventive and creative concepts that never failed to unveil a story through his wicked choreographic flare. RIP Michael, you will be missed and celebrated for eternity.
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