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本帖最后由 Kian 于 2009-7-2 18:13 编辑
Stephanie Bedo
June 30th, 2009
ONLY hours before Michael Jackson died, Shannon Holtzapffel was dancing alongside the King of Pop. The Aussie dance star and former Gold Coaster was in full-scale rehearsals with Jackson in the US in the lead-up to his This Is It tour.
The 24-year-old was one of 10 principal dancers hand-picked for Jackson's comeback performance and he had spent the past six weeks in the studio rehearsing alongside the late superstar.
Shannon has now been asked to stay on for the tribute tour that is being planned as its replacement.
While the tribute tour is yet to be officially confirmed, it is rumoured to feature the likes of artists Justin Timberlake and Beyonce and may show in locations outside London.
Shannon's proud Gold Coast father Lee Holtzapffel, who celebrates his 50th birthday today, said his son had been devastated since Jackson's death.
He said it was Shannon's dream from a young age to dance with Jackson.
"It's really sad what's happened. It's been pretty tough on him," he said yesterday, sharing photos of his son at his Pacific Pines home.
"He was there the day before. He was with him every day and the last day before he died he was with him -- they did a full rehearsal.
"The day he passed away they were rehearsing and waiting for him to come."Lee said Shannon and the other dancers had gone to Jackson's favourite Chinese restaurant on the weekend in memory of the star."We talk to him on the internet and the other day he couldn't talk -- he just lost it," said Lee. "Yesterday (Sunday) he was with Michael Jackson's family."
Shannon was the only Australian dancer chosen to be a part of the principal cast.
He turned down dancing with US singer Britney Spears on her Circus tour because he had commitments to Channel 10's So You Think You Can Dance series and the Happy Feet movie sequel.
Shannon, co-choreographer of Project Moda, one of Australia's most respected dance companies, only heard about Jackson's dance auditions two days beforehand and took the next available flight from Sydney to Los Angeles.
Lee said the pair had become quite close over the past few weeks, with Shannon's Twitter page reading, 'Just got hugged by the one and only'.
"He hugged Shannon and asked him certain things," said Lee. "He said one day he was walking out of the studio and Michael called him back to ask him what he thought about the dances.
"Shannon was the No. 1 dancer in Australia for three years and he was just amazed every time he was with Michael how he would create new steps on the spot that Shannon had never seen.
"Shannon said he's a lovely guy. One day he came in with his kids and he said he was a very loving father, very respectable to his children. He said he's very soft spoken."
Lee said the dancers had been doing a full rehearsal for Thriller and the news came as a shock to all involved.
"That's why it's a big shock, what's happened," he said. "Even the day before he passed away they were doing the full rehearsals."Shannon's really disappointed but he's also happy because he still had the opportunity to spend the last six weeks with Michael.
"At least he was able to spend that time with him."
Lee said the details on the tribute tour were all a bit 'hush hush'.
"They're still talking about it," he said.
"They want to keep some of the dances that they were doing with Michael."
While details on Jackson's funeral are yet to be announced, Lee said his son and the other dancers would be attend the memorial.
仅在Michael Jackson 逝世的几小时前，Shannon Holtzapffel 还在流行之王旁跳舞。这位澳洲的舞蹈明星过去与杰克逊在美国为this is it 演唱会做全面的排练。
24岁的Shannon是精心挑选出为杰克逊回归演唱会表演的10个舞蹈演员之一。在过去的六个星期里他都在工作室在已故的超级巨星旁排练。
Shannon现在已被要求继续为正在计划的致敬演唱会工作。
尽管这场致敬演唱会还官方还未正式确认，但谣传贾斯汀和碧昂斯可能会在伦敦外的某个地方表演。
Shannon的父亲Lee Holtzapffel说他的儿子因杰克逊的死而心力交瘁。
他说和杰克逊跳舞是Shannon从小的梦想。
“发生的事情真的很令人伤心。这对他来说相当艰难。”他昨天说道，同时分享着他儿子位于Pacific Pines 家的照片。
“他（MJ）前一天在那里。他每天都和他在一起，在他过世的前一天他和他一起，他们做了一个完整的排练。”
“他过世的那一天，他们正在排练，等待他的到来。”Lee说Shannon和其他舞蹈演员周末去了杰克逊最喜欢的中国餐厅怀恋这位明星。“我们在网络上谈话，第二天他不能说话了——他迷失了自己，”Lee 说到“昨天（星期天）他和MJ的家人呆在一起。”
Shannon是唯一个被选为选为主要演员的澳大利亚舞蹈演员。
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Lee说他们两在过去的几个星期里变得十分的亲密，Shannon的Twitter上写到，“'Just got hugged by the one and only'.
“他（MJ）拥抱了Shannon并且问了他一些事情，”Lee说“他说有一天他正走出演出室，Michael叫他回来，问他对这些舞蹈的看法。
“Shannon三年来都是澳大利亚最好的舞蹈演员，他对于每次和Michael一起时，他是怎样在当场创造出新的从未见过的舞步而吃惊。
“Shannon说他（MJ）是一个可爱的家伙。有一天他和他的孩子们一起进来，他说他是一个非常有爱的父亲，对他的孩子非常可敬。他说他（MJ）说话很温柔。”
Lee说舞蹈演员们已经为Thriller做了一个完整的排练，但是这消息使所有人都震惊了。
“那就是为什么是一个大的打击，发生了什么，”他说“当他去世的前一天他们还在做一个完整的排练。”Shannon真的非常失望。但是他同样高兴，因为他有机会与Michael度过了六个星期。
“至少他有能力与Michael度过那段时间。”
Lee说关于致敬演唱会的详细情况还是秘密。
“他们还在谈论,”他说。
“他们想保留一些过去与Michael表演的舞蹈。
尽管杰克逊的葬礼的细节还未宣布，Lee说他的儿子和其他的舞蹈演员会去参加这个纪念仪式。
(翻译: angerla_mjj) |
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