Youngsters performed Jackson tribute on night of singer's death
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Young dancers unwittingly performed
a tribute to Michael Jackson on the evening he was dying.
Children and teenagers in the
Community Dance Show in Ashford’s North School carried out the
routine, by shocking coincidence as the singer was fighting for his
life.
News of his sudden illness and
death had not reached Britain until later that night.
Organiser Melanie Hulf said: "He
was dying it as we were doing it and we had no idea.
"We were all extremely shocked when
we heard the news afterwards. Most of us only knew next morning,
although a few heard later that night.
"The youngsters were stunned to
think they had being doing a tribute to him as that was
happening."
The dancers had performed the smash
hit Thriller on last Thursday in a show running from 7pm to
8.30pm.
Paramedics had been called to
Jackson’s Los Angeles home at 12.21pm local time (7.21 GMT) and he
was pronounced dead in hospital at 2.26pm (9.26pm GMT).
News of the superstar being
mortally ill, only began reaching British homes after 10pm and
confirmation of his death came shortly before midnight.
The pupils had performed the North
School Dance Show 2009 on June 24 and 25.
A total 50 children from the school
performed along with youngsters from Ashford North Youth Centre,
Willesborough Junior School and Hamstreet, Charing and Pluckley
Primary Schools.
The show had a Pick of the Pops
theme with the performances to a string of number one hits in pop
history.
Music came from other acts such as
Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Abba, the Spice Girls, Queen, The Beatles,
Oasis and Take That.
The show was organised by the Mid
Kent and Ashford School Sport Partnership.
Thursday, July 02 2009
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