http://tinyurl.com/yfqfcrt On Stage With Michael Jackson Source: MJFC / bocamag.com (2-3-2010) In a new interview, Kriyss Grant, the first dancer chosen by Michael Jackson for his “This Is It” tour, discusses what it was like working with the “King of Pop.” TII第一个被选中的舞者Kriyss Grant受访谈到跟MJ工作的情形 On the influence Jackson had on him: MJ对他的影响 I was really brought up with Michael Jackson. My grandmother bought me ‘ Moonwalker,’ [the 1988 film that showed, among other things, Jackson in concert] which is something I watched every day. ... I wanted to be just like that. ... I would always try to perform. If there was a party, a family reunion, anything, I would dance and perform for everyone.” 奶奶买了Moonwalker 每天看 希望有一天跟MJ一样 On his audition: 谈到徵选 I was scared. And I didn’t think I was going to get it. But I went. ... It was a three-day audition period. Thousands of dancers [4,000]. Michael came the third day. ... I had never been on tour. I was the newest dancer from Florida. Everyone else was from L.A. and had worked with and danced backup for other artists, so they had that on their resume. I had [MTV’s] ‘ Making the Band’ on my résumé. 我吓死了 我以为我不会获选但我还是去了 整个徵选为期三天 有四千个舞者 MJ第三天来 我从没参加过巡演 我是从佛罗里达来最新的舞者 其他很多人都来自LA 而且都曾当过其他 艺人的舞群 他们有这些在他们的履历表上 “Had Michael not been there, I don’t think I would’ve been picked. ... Michael saw me, he saw the feeling in me. I saw him jump up while I was dancing, but I didn’t know what he was reacting to. Later, they told me that he was reacting to me and how he saw himself in me.” 如果MJ没在那的话 我想我不会被选中 MJ看见我的内在 我看见他在看我跳舞时跳起来 但我不知道他为什麽会这样 之後他们跟我说因为他在我身上看见了他自己 On meeting him for the first time: 谈到第一次见到MJ When we stepped off the stage to go meet him, he was like the statue on his ‘History’ album. He was dressed in all black, he had the glasses on. And his hands were really big and firm; they took over my entire hand. ... He told me I was amazing. ... I was just staring at him. I think I told him he was awesome. I don’t know.” 当我们走下舞台去见他时 他就像HIStory专辑里的雕像一样 全身黑衣戴墨镜 他的手超大 和非常结实 可以把我整手握住 他告诉我 我棒级了 我只是一直看着他 我想我跟他说 他太厉害了 我也不确定我说了甚麽 On his personality and energy: 谈到MJ的人和能量 Michael was the type of person who would look at you and know, like that, what you were all about. ... He was say certain things like he knew you. He knew I was nervous. He’d tell me to save my energy for the crowd. Always positive, but it was also like [the comments were tailored] to us. MJ是能一眼把你看穿的人 他讲的话像是他早认识你了 他知道我很紧张 他会跟我说保存我 的精力给观众 永远要正面思考 “There were times when I’d feel the energy of the music, feel his energy, and I’d be dancing all out. And he would stop and look at me. I thought maybe I was going too hard, doing too much. But he’d shake his head and smile, like whatever I was doing was a good thing.” 有时我感受到了音乐的能量 我会放开全部来跳 他会停下来看着我 我会想 我跳的太用力 但他会摇摇头微笑 好像不论我做甚麽都很好 “He was very warm. I’d never felt anything like that. I was so happy. His energy was like no other.” 他是个令人感到温暖的人 我很快乐 他的能量跟其他人都不同 On rehearsals: 谈到采排 Michael would come in occasionally in the beginning. ... He didn’t start rehearsing with us until we moved to the Staples Center. He was killing it, going full out, doing slides and everything—it was crazy. ... As soon as that music would come on, he’d start killing it. We’d look at each other like, ‘Is he trying to outdo us?’ ... He still had it. He proved that. ... But he was nervous. He was 50, and he hadn’t danced like that in a long time. He had to familiarize his body with all those moves he used to do. I think he was scared; he couldn’t take the stage and appear fragile to us.” 在刚开始时MJ时会来 但他直到我们移到Staple Center时才开始跟我们一起采排 他棒呆了 那些滑步...只要音乐下了 他就棒级了 我们会互相看对方 然後想他是想跳的比我们都好? 他证明他仍旧能跳 但他很紧张 他已经50岁了 而且他已经很久没这样跳了 他必须让他的身体习惯他以前的舞蹈动作 我觉得他感到害怕 他不能上台表现他脆弱的一面给我们 The last rehearsal: 最後一次采排 He was his old self. He was interacting with us, giving us suggestions, making changes. In the beginning, he let everyone else run things. Then, he was like, ‘This is my show. We’re going to do it how I want to do it.’ I loved it. That’s something I always wanted to see. I thought he was being taken advantage of in the beginning because he was older. ... And you could tell he had something to say, but he wouldn’t say it. But that last day, he took over. 他就像过去的自己 他跟我们交流 给我们建议 彩排初期他让其他人主导一切 後来他会表示 "这是我的演唱会 我们要达到我想要的样子" 我喜欢他这样 这是我一直想见到的一面 我想他采排初期因为他年纪大了而被占便宜 你会感觉他有些事想说但没说出口 但最後一天 他接管了局势 “He knew what he wanted. The dancers were like, ‘Good, he’s speaking up.’ The dancers had Michael’s back.” 他知道他想要的是甚麽 其他的舞者会说"太好了 他终於肯说出来了" 所有的舞者都支持他 The day Jackson died: MJ过世的那天 We didn’t know what to do, what to say, where to go. It was this feeling of you finally getting to where you always wanted—of finally making it. And before you get to grasp it, it’s snatched away from you. ... It’s like a tease. I touched it, but did this really happen? I have memories, but there was no time to sit in that moment and really feel the vibe. Everything happened so fast, fast, fast in rehearsals ... And then, it’s all taken away. 我们不知道要说甚麽 要做甚麽 要去哪里 这种感觉就好像你总算快要到达要去的地方 在你快要触及时 却被夺走了一切 就好像恶作剧一样 我摸到他了 但他真的发生了吗? 我有这些记忆 但却没有时间去感受 一切都发生的太快了采排的一切都很迅速 但却马上被夺走了 “It really hasn’t hit me yet. I know I was a part of it. I know it was a big deal to be a Michael Jackson dancer on the ‘This Is It’ tour that never happened. ... I don’t think it will ever hit me.” 我还未真实的的感受这一切 我知道我就参与其中 我知道担任MJ最後从未举办的巡回演 唱会中的舞者是件大事 但我想我永远无法真实的感受这些 -- In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. In a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe. ~~~~By Michael Jackson --

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