Michael Jackson Tribute on Dancing With The Stars
OCTOBER 21, 2009
Last night the Dancing with the Stars professional dancers honored Michael Jackson’s music and influence on dance with a fusion of classic ballroom and Latin styles. Choreographed by the professional dancers, the performance paid tribute in a medley of three of Michael Jackson’s hit songs representing different styles and eras of his work. Contributing to this special dance performance were all 16 professional dancers from Season 9: Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Anna Demidova, Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower, Derek Hough, Kym Johnson, Alec Mazo, Jonathan Roberts, Lacey Schwimmer, Edyta Sliwinska, Karina Smirnoff, Anna Trebunskaya and Louis Van Amstel.
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ASK OPRAH TO DO A SHOW ON MICHAEL'S HUMANITARIAN WORK - NOW - WHILE THIS IS IT IS STILL IN THEATERS
MICHAEL JACKSON FANS, please go to Oprah.com and ask her to do an ENTIRE show on Michael's humanitarian work. PLEASE DO IT NOW while his film is still in theaters. Go to the Oprah.com and click on the "contact us" label at the bottom of the website then click Send Us Your Show Suggestions. You can also use this link: https://www.oprah.com/ord/plugform.jsp?plugId=216
Michael's legacy as the King of Pop is deserved because he earned it. But many are still unaware of his unselfish unprecedented humanitarian work. Michael gave over $300 million dollars of his own money to charity. He gave ALL of his earning from his Victory & Dangerous Tours to charity - not some - ALL. Before EVERY concert, Michael would visit orphanages & children hospitals bring gifts for the kids. If the conditions in the institutions were not up to par, Michael would tell them that he would not take the stage that night to perform if the changes he requested were not made. Kenny Ortega spoke about this as he was with Michael in Budapest. Michael literary told them, that if you don't make these changes, I will not perform & the changes were made in plenty of time for Michael to take the stage.
This IS who Michael Jackson was. The world needs to know this & celebrate the FULLNESS of this man. Michael WAS the Man in The Mirror reaching out to Heal The World because he knew that We Are The World and that change starts with US. He didn't just WRITE those words, he LIVED them.
So again, PLEASE DO IT NOW while his film is still in theaters. Michael has EARNED it & the WORLD deserves to be INSPIRED by Michael once MORE.
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That was great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I loved the thriller dance at the end
It's great that they honoured him, I can't believe LaToya was there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May Michael Joesph Jackson Rest In Peace
Re: Michael Jackson Tribute on Dancing With The Stars
Great show!!!!!!!
www.michaeljacksonvideoclips.com
Remeber MJ at his best!!!!! love frazzled
Re: Michael Jackson Tribute on Dancing With The Stars
The Performance Tribute for MIchael Jackson, is MAGNIFIC !!!
Michael Jackson ? "Is 1.000 (thousand) years ahead forever and is a star imortal, for me !!! ..."
Is beautiful "Mosaic Michael Jackson"for "THIS IS IT" and like "Tribute for MJ".
I love Michael forever
))
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no matter what...the only thing that makes me happy after we lost mj..is the fact that showbiz honors him..did tributes for him..to show the great respect we have for the man who is very much willing to share his genius..sad too, because mj is not already around to witness all of this..but i know he is watching from up above...i know he is in pain when he left ,but i guess he is much contented with the legacy that he has given us..he is a contented father..i can feel it in his aura..gone to soon mj..luv ya...
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Tears were streaming down my face as I was awtching the entire tribute. What a beautiful choregraphy and everyone - including the musical arrangement - did Michael justice. It was just bloody inspiring stuff! La Toya capped off a great foreword to the performance and, after watching the backstage interview, Katherine and Jermaine loved it to bits and I bet tears were streaming down their faces also. Michael would have loved it immensely. Great performance, fitting tribute and respectable justice to the greatest music icon that has ever graced this planet. God bless you Michael, you'll continue to thrill us all up above from wherever you are.
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I thought the tribute was good. But after watching Thriller as many times as I have, they didnt get the beginning right. They were moving their heads, instead of their shoulders. There was one dancer in the back who looked totally lost. I just felt that they should have done this tribute earlier in the season. But I must say that the dancers had nothing but respect for Michael. Their comments really made me feel proud that they had nothing but high regard for Michael. Katherine Jackson looked great. I hear she has reequested tickets for next week. I'm glad that she seems to be finding her way, after her tragic loss. Thank You Mrs. Jackson for giving us such a wonderful Human Being. Michael was so loved. And I continue to pray for your and the childrens strength. To the brothers and sisters Jackson's, I want to thank you as well for letting Michael cultivate his craft.
Melliemel
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Muy bello tributo!
Se ve que lo hicieron con corazón, con respeto y que trabajaron mucho en ello. Michael merece esto y mucho más.
Todo lo que se haga en su honor será poco para todo lo que él merece.
Felicitaciones!
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I THOUGHT THEY DID A VERY NICE JOB FOR MICHAEL, BUT I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HEAR HIM SING. NOBODY CAN SING HIS SONGS BUT HIM.
Re: Michael Jackson Tribute on Dancing With The Stars
awesome:) please watch "Crazy Chris' ode to Michael Jackson" on youtube, thanks R.I.P the only King of Pop
Re: Michael Jackson Tribute on Dancing With The Stars
why couldnt they have michael singing
Re: Michael Jackson Tribute on Dancing With The Stars
that's fantastic...
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il me semble voir des danseur de l'émission savez vous danser, ils sont géniaux, c'est superbe, et voila j'ai pleuré,
merci
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i didnt like this at all...mostly cause of the singer...i coulda sang that crap better than him...and for the dancing; its cool that they did this for him but put some more michael into it instead of homo...they all looked gay.
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Love the tribute, was a little emotional. Would had been better if they would have Michael singing. It was nice to see the family there to see. Love ya Michael, miss you much.
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I thought it was a really god tribute. Sure it was missing that sparkle and that magic, but it was still a good effort. They've earn 1 flower
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I still like this tribute video to Michael as well - check it out on you tube:
And they're not even pros - yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsIQJmBt1H0
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Good try but no one can do it like Michael.
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They did an AWSOME try.....but NO ONE can EVER do the MAGIC that Michael did.
Love and Miss you MJ--ALWAYS will.
I EXPECT ONE H--LL OF A CONCERT WHEN I GET THERE!!
^J^ DANCE YOUR HEART OUT UP THERE AND FLY MJ, FLY! ^J^
You FINALLY have the peace you never found here......
babydoll27909
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I did not like that. For one, that song was not sung right.
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At least they tried.
But what a big difference... Michael danced his soul out....I don't know if this is correct in english, but I hope you understand what I mean by this...
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I saw this...
But where is the magic ?
They try hard, they make the right moves, but .... only Michael was magic on the dance floor.
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We can't forget the MJ. I Love Soooooo Much MJ.
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This was so much better than the British effort!!
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The dancing tribute was so good and i'm glad they kept it more in tune with the way Michael danced. I was shocked by my emotion when Thriller came on and realise that I still hate knowing that he will no longer be here to influence and inspire me for the rest of my life. His music was such an inspiration and comfort to me growing up but as I watch my 11 year old son and 8 year old daughter's faces light up when they watch him come on TV i find comfort knowing that they will also find enjoyment from Michael's music and dancing.
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It was just beautiful.
Love you MJ! :'(
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the whole dance routine was very good and thought out, i did think it was cool that they added a part from "The Wiz"..... but the singer wasnt very good, they needed michael's actual voice.
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I like it, all dancers did well. miss you
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I really enjoyed that, but in particular loved the brief reference to The Wiz. I thought it was a great dance tribute.
Has anyone seen this music video tribute that was created a little while ago? This is by far one of the best and it just recently won an award at a film festival:
http://keepmichaelshining.com
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I enjoyed watching and found that it was more emotional for me than I had anticipated. It was good to see Katherine, LaToya and Jermaine there. I only wish MIchael's original music could've been used but nevertheless, in my opinion the dancers did themselves proud and the Thriller tribute was my favorite. Will forever love seeing anything positive and honoring about this unique, loving man that gave so much of himself to all of us and to the world. May his tributes continue infinitum. Love and miss you Michael.