Don’t forget that the last Wednesday class of 2007 will be:

WEDNESDAY 31st OCTOBER.

Anthony’s Monday and Saturday class will remain unaffected and the Wednesday class will be back in the new year.

AK Team

ENDEMOL UK

ARE YOU THE UK’S BIGGEST MICHAEL JACKSON FAN?

DO YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT MICHAEL AND HIS MUSIC?

If so, we want to hear from you!

We are currently developing a brand new, primetime TV series and want to hear from the UK’s biggest Michael Jackson fans. For your chance to be involved, please send:

• a brief outline as to what qualifies you as a ‘superfan’
• a photograph
• your contact details to: Karen.Spence@endemoluk.com

For more information, please call Karen on: 020 8222 4998

Anthony was a featured guest on the Jo Good Saturday morning show on BBC Radio London 94.9 FM. The interview/feature lasted 20 minutes and was funfilled and high energy!

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ONLINE! (online for 1 week…recording coming soon)

(Interview starts on 40 minutes. No rewind. Press the “15 minute” button twice and the “5 minute” fast forward button twice, to start streaming in exactly the right place)

Anthony will be a featured guest this Saturday 8th, 6am - 7am on BBC Radio London 94.9FM. Join him live on air for the interview! If you don’t live in the UK then you can listen live online on the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/radio/

SEPTEMBER

Saturday’s (Studio 5)

8th: Dangerous (jazzy version)
15th: Dangerous (verse/slide start)
22st: Scream
29th: You rock my world

Monday’s (Studio 4)

10nd: Another part of me
17th: Smooth Criminal (chorus)
24th: Beat it

Wednesday’s (Studio 2)

12th: Bad
19th: Jam (version 2)
26th: Smooth Criminal (full ending)

OCTOBER

Saturday’s (Studio 5)

6th: Thriller
13th: Thriller (chorus)
20th: Blood on the dancefloor
27th: Captain Eo inspired routine

Monday’s (Studio 4)

1st: Don’t stop til you get enough
8th: The way you make me feel (jazz)
15th: Billie Jean (classic!)
22nd: They don’t care about us
29th: Wanna be startin somethin

Wednesday’s (Studio 2)

1st: Bad
8th: Beat it
15th: Jam (rap)
22nd: Ghosts P.1
29th: Ghosts P.2

So, there you go for September and October! There some funky routines and songs and some amazing classic choreography! Some notes: Each routine and class is self contained….you can just turn up and go from there, and you don’t need any training or preparation at all. Obviously, all of the above is subject to change at any time. Please go to my website as well as Pineapple’s, as they have been designed to answer your questions (www.anthony-king.com and www.pineapple.uk.com).

The Anthony King interview is now streaming online and you can listen online, here. Anthony pops on the line from the UK for over 30 minutes, which starts 11 minutes in.

Listen now:

Link (bottom left): Gettin’ Down With The King and Blogstein (starts 11 mins)

The Anthony King interview gave the show the highest ratings so far!

Anthony will be a guest on the “Dangerous Lee” talk radio show tonight. Downloadable podcast will be available in the show archives, if you can’t listen in live.

Time: 8:00pm EST (United States)

Link: “Dangerous Lee on BlogTalkRadio.com”

Am I an individual? What makes me unique? Do I even have the
ability to answer the question? I think that we all like to think of
ourselves as unique people and we surely hope that we are, but
what’s the fact of the matter? What makes me different from the
next person? The writer Alan Watts points out something very
interesting:

“We seldom realize, for example, that our most private thoughts and
emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages
and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our
society. We copy emotional parents…society is our extended mind and
body”

So, Alan Watts is saying that we copy our emotional responses
from our parents. So is it possible that even that which we claim
to be our inner thoughts and opinions didn’t really originate from us?
Now that’s a thought! If they didn’t originate uniquely
from us and were possibly placed upon us, then what hope
would we have for style, talent or anything else! Let’s take a
look at that though. We are trained beings, we do what our
parents and teachers taught us, turning us into what we are
today. We are bombarded daily with what we need to buy or
think or consume, in order that we may be happy or popular.
We are engulfed with the concepts of what our limitations are
and our “place” in society. The idea that we will never be like
those amazing people “up there” in front of the bright lights
and walking down the red carpets on TV or in the movies and
magazines, constantly. This as though those people are from
another planet, different from the rest of us. That’s just what is
thrust on us from the billboards and advertisements on a walk
down any road, daily. We are being spoken to, literally all the
time through advertising, TV and the media, parents and friends,
colleagues etc.

Does the world influence you? Does it enhance your uniqueness,
buying into somebody else’s idea of beauty, success or morals,
or does it detract from you?

Hmmm…..so when I say to myself “I’ll never be able to dance like
that!” Am I being fair? Am I being honest or am I just repeating what
I think to be correct because I’m not thinking “outside the box”,
but inside the parameters set by other people (which are usually
so limiting)? I would say that it’s based on other people projecting
onto you and you reflecting that back.

The key points to remember are that

• You are the number one expert

• You define your own parameters

• What’s good for everybody else might not and probably
isn’t perfect for you or your set of unique talents and set of
circumstances.

By Anthony King

(Coming next: Acloser look: other people projecting their crap on to you!)

There’s now an “Anthony King’s Michael Jackson Style dance class” group on Facebook and I think it’s great and a lot of fun! So if you’re on facebook come and join us here. It’s inspired me to make a personal one (which I don’t have a clue to use yet!) which you can find here. Although, i’m still more of a Myspace fan…we’ll have to see how it goes. See you on Facebook!

Dancing is just a physical expression of who you
are and if you want to become a better dancer or a better thinker,
the rules are the same through every area of your life.

The ancients, while navigating the high seas used to look
to the stars for guidance and direction. They would use the
constellations to plot their course through the rough seas
and stormy weather. Even with clouds and pouring rain, hope
would return with the clear skies and with it clear direction,
renewed hope and safety. Likewise, the ancient Egyptians, who
influenced the world we live in beyond measure, were highly
proficient in computing the power of the planets, luminaries and
constellations and the interactions between them. As they looked
up, they believed, as did the Greeks and civilisations before them
that it was these heavenly bodies which had an effect upon the
destinies of nations as well as individuals. It was the stars they
looked up to and regarded as living things that influenced us.
Today, we still look up to the “stars” for guidance, fashion tips, and
inspiration. Pop stars, “Superstars” and so called “talented” people,
seemingly unreachable up on the Billboards and on television
out of our grasp. People placed in positions, adored and ready to
be knocked down or carted off to rehab. It’s amazing how much
power and influence the few wield over the masses. Pythagoras
himself, the first “Philosopher” considered “the stars to be “bodies”
that encased souls, minds and spirits. It is quite clear that today
as we look up to our own “pop idols”, the latest marketed talents
and stars we should ask ourselves, are they really worthy of being
emulated and adored? Should we not instead focus our energies
on expressing ourselves to the best of our own abilities? Surely
this is far healthier than trying to complete a near-impossible task
and mimic those who we place up on the mantle piece ready, at
any point to be knocked down, revealing themselves to be just as
infallible as the rest of us?

These are not only philosophical questions but are most relevant
for the artists, dancers, actors, musicians and entertainers among
us - the true artists that will at least strive to be the best that
they can be. The artists that dig deeper. Those who understand
it is harmony that is a prerequisite of beauty. That the beautiful
poem, dance, song, piece of music or expression is only so when
its parts are harmonious. The message is clear; you will have to
search for yourself, your self if you want to find that harmonious
combination that will raise YOU up to the next level as an artist
and a person. Search. You. For yourself.

By Anthony King

Pt 3 coming soon! (Part 1: click here)

Anthony’s new Dance/Personal development book “Dance like the stars - Book 1, The Philosophy of physical expression, the learning process & Celebrity fitness” is out now in Waterstones, Foyles and Pineapple Shop Covent Garden. Or available to order from your local book shop.

To buy it online today click here!

Box A and B are EXACTLY the same colour…full stop!

No….you are wrong…they are! Proof

Obviously this is a one off and just a silly optical illusion…..everything else I know is right though….right?

hhhmmm makes you think………..

Full Link:

http://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/checkershadow_illusion.html

I’ve always asked myself when looking at great artists perform or
at an amazing piece of art, music or architecture, what is it that
makes it or them so special? What is it that differentiates that
person from the rest? Do they have a supernatural ability or a
connection to something greater that we will never know? Or is it
a talent that can be learnt? When we see a painting by Leonardo
Da Vinci or hear an amazing piece of music by Beethoven, we
see and hear near perfection that leaves us awestruck, but where
does the magic that we all recognise as genius come from? Could
it be a particular age or demographic? It would seem that it’s
something more than learning a particular skill and practising
a lot. The magic comes from the unique individual, the magic
flows through them and it is they who are the key to unlocking
that potential. They possess a particular mindset or belief and a
unique way of looking at themselves and the world.

So before a musical note, a dance step or any kind of conceivable
expression is executed physically in the world, it is firstly an
expression of who you are mentally, spiritually and physically. The
physical execution, although essential, is last in the chain and it is
the physical action that is the easiest to replicate and duplicate.
The other parts take some understanding, effort and thought.
For example, before carrying out the execution of a dance step it
is of utmost importance that we understand our own intentions
so that we can then convey that step effectively to others to
appreciate and admire in physical form.

It’s the great artists that execute a step or the mesmerising singer
who hits the right note who understand that a physical act is by
no means the whole story! I’m talking about passion, belief and
understanding. Of course with training and repetition you can
program somebody to physically move in a certain way. However,
there will always be the exceptional few that have something
extra; that magic that is clear to see.

This is something that is missing from the solely physical thinking
person who may believe that by schooling alone you can master
your craft. I’m talking about the difference between a true dancer
and somebody that can move their body. I’m talking about the
lasting artist who inspires and gives hope as opposed to one who
entertains briefly and is soon forgotten. There is a big difference.
The difference is down to the artist: who they are, how they think
and what they stand for.

An artist is an artist all of the time. A star is born a star (It’s just a
case of rediscovering who you really are) understanding yourself
and working hard to perfect your skill, whatever that may be. It
is an essential for all artists. So before you start on that journey it
makes sense to think about who you are, what you stand for and
how you can best be yourself. After that it’s simply a case of just
letting the magic flow through you…

By Anthony King

P.2 Coming soon!

The Australian Michael Jackson fanclub “Club Michael Jackson” are giving away 3 signed copies of my book to it’s members! So, if you’re not a member: sign up!

www.clubmichaeljackson.com

Question:

“What is the name of the 22yo Marketing Director who reviewed Anthony Kings book: Dance Like the Stars Book 1″?

Email your Name (that you want Anthony to write when he signs your copy!), ClubMichaelJackson.com username and answer to theteam@clubmichaeljackson.com before the 20th July 2007 and cross your fingers!

Special thanks Renee and ClubMJ Media Team!

This crossed my mind a couple of weeks back actually, as do lots of things…it just came back into my consciousness right now, and I just wanted to get it out on “paper� quickly.

Its 10.20am on Sunday morning and I’ve just had to make one of those serious phone calls…and the idea of “regrets� has come into my mind. I am very much a person who tries to learn the lessons of life early so that I can at least enjoy life and live it to its maximum, while I am still young…or at least think about the big questions now, while I can still do it and have an effect.

I also have to say that, I do not always agree with other people at all….or the stars or the experts or the poets or the artists…sometimes do, sometimes don’t. I was listening to a Madonna song called “I deserve it�, I like the song a lot and it makes me think. Although there is one thing for me….Everytime she gets to the bridge, I say to myself “no, no, no�…�no way�…..because I personally, would change every thing, and every action, I would work harder and be a better person. I personally think that only a fool, would say that they have “no regrets�….no, I have many regrets…and if I could change them or have acted differently in the situations I have found myself in, I would, and even the positives, if I could change them, I would make them better, have worked harder, expressed myself more passionately, enjoyed the moment more or just appreciated…..appreciated more…..and I’m just a young guy…

Anyway, here it is….just my thoughts on it though…nice song…

I have no regrets

There’s nothing to forget

All the pain was worth it

Madonna “I deserve it” Live