I reached San Fransico this morning and radio stations and TV channels here are going mad. They are all playing Jackson specials, tribute and everyone is talking about it. It was so sudden that everyone is in a state of shock. Infact he was going to have his live shows after a long gap and everyone was looking forward to that. But all that won’t happen now. The feeling is yet to sink in; I am myself in a state of shock. He was my reason I chose my career- choreography. He was the one who made me feel so passionate about dance. For me, it all started with him. Since childhood I have always been obsessed with him. I never had any formal training in dance, it was only his videos that taught me and inspired me to do better.
I still have my college pictures where I am dressed like him, such was my obsession. I have always told my near ones that my ultimate dream would be to choreograph Michael Jackson. I always had this hope that once it will happen, but with this news my ultimate dream stands shattered.
I am grateful to God that I could meet him once in my lifetime. I clearly remember that meeting at an awards night in New York. I went over to him, touched him, spoke to him and even clicked a picture with him. He asked me my name, my profession. It was a surreal experience. I was shivering throughout the night. I will always cherish that picture.(As told to Kalpana Sharma) source: Times of India
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