thrill.

Yesterday was a sad day, losing two great entertainers Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. The later has really affected me and most of the dance world, as this man, despite the controversy and issues surrounding him was a ground breaker in movement. Now, of course Thriller is the best music video of all time (as determined by multiple media sources) and the dancing will never be forgotten - I have to make a case for the Smooth Criminal video as well.
Perhaps I have a slight bias as I have danced to many of MJ's songs, but I remember tap dancing to Smooth Criminal and having the audience just go wild. In the video, Jackson performs some of the most interesting moves, including the shoulder movement with the moonwalk/glide, every movement looking so precise and engaging the watching completely. But that tilt of the body where he and the dancers are 45 degrees to the ground? Ridiculous. An idol of the dance world is gone, and influenced us all in so many ways by breaking the boundaries of what was the norm. He's now dancing on the clouds, may he always be remembered. RIP.