(Cont'd from Part 1 of the Final Show Repot for Rockza, Aug 11 - Sep 10)
All good things must come to an end. Finally the ending feather dance. Haruki came out first, and as usual I could not take my
eyes off her. Then Hiro and Sora came out. I initially didn't expect anything special, may be a bit more smile, then suddenly
Rin then Sora broke out with a large smile on their faces. I turned around and saw the Japanese fans held up a HUGE banner
(spreaded across the entire last row in the middle section) which unfortunately I could not translate from Japanese into Chinese
or English, but it must have been something real good. Anyways, the feather dance went on with all the girls smiling (I saw
Hiro smiled as well, which really showed she was relaxed). Then each back dancer was introduced. Everyone clapped. GOod. Then
came the main dancers - Haruki first then Hiro (at this moment, yes, my eyes were still at Haruki and I waved a little at her
and she smiled back. Sigh, my heart sunk. Last time I was seeing her
) then Haneda then Sora then Rin. All were smiling and
went smoothly. I gave everyone of them their deserved claps while still trying to look back at Haruki .... then something caught
my eyes .... Maria was introduced and SHE WAS CRYING! I was stunned and I was sure everyone was stunned. Now I could not look
at Haruki any more but I kept my eyes on Maria. She was really crying - out of joy, out of relief and more so - out of knowing
that she is so well loved by almost everyone and that this is her last time she will be seeing all her fans (a lot of them
returning and she must recognize their faces) that had been giving her the support throughout this month. All the dancers
were now lined up in the middle stage thanking the audiences. Thunderous claps, cheers, and fans calling out "maria don't cry".
Finally they moved back and did their final post. Before curtain started to close, I looked at Haruki one last time, I think
she saw me and smiled at me. BUt I could not smile back. My heart hadsunk completely - by knowing that I won't see Haruki again,
and by being completely touched by Maria. I was clapping hard, so were everyone else. Curtains closed, lights on. People were
still clapping for a full 10-15 seconds and on-off people calling out Maria's name. Finally clapping subsided and people started
to move out. 20/10
I saw the PR manager, his manager, and the senior manager at Rockza. I rushed over to congratulate them on the show. A number of
C-hings also went over to congratulate the managers. The japanese fans went over and spoke with the CEO. I was fortunate to be
introduced by the PR manager to the CEO as well, and I think he toldthe CEO that I had watched the show 60 times in about 17 days.
The CEO looked surprised, then bowed a bit and thanked me and shook my hands. I felt honoured.
I and a number of C-hings moved out and were still discussing the show outside the theatre for a short while before we left.
This final show had touched many people's heart and had left a fond memory for many people.
So what is the final score? 10/10 for each solo sequence, 10/10 foropening sequence, 10/10 for middle cut sequence. And *** 20/10 ***
for the feather dance! Maria - you did it!
On behalf of myself, and a number of C-hings whom I spoke with, I would like to wholeheartedly thank Rockza for bringing this
show to Macau. And to bring in Maria, Haruki, Hiro, Sora, Rin and Haneda to perform so marvellously well. And - to Maria Ozawa -
you being a superstar but NOT behaving like a superstar - has won manyhearts. And to my favorite Haruki - you are the least known,
but you have brought such a suprise to so many people (and captured my heart). And to all others - Sora, Hiro, Rin and Haneda -
for bringing us so much joy in watching your performance. And last but not least, to all the back dancers, without your support,
some of the dance sequences will not be so good.
I hope the Rockza show will continue to be performed in Macau. It has alot of values, and it brings a whole different perspective
of strip dancing to everyone.
