Those who tuned into the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday have to agree that Janet Jackson’s tribute to her brother was sharp, well-crafted and well-meaning.

I applaud anyone who can do that leap-from-your-knees-to-your-feet maneuver at any age, never mind that Janet is 43 and still demonstrates some killer moves.

On Saturday at 12:30 p.m., MTV will bring you behind the scenes of how the Michael Jackson tribute gelled, starting with the first day of rehearsals. Calling it “the performance of a lifetime” (as says the press release) is a tad hyperbolic, but I hope the show answers my sole question: were those dancers during the “Thriller,” “Bad” and “Smooth Criminal” segments the same now-unemployed folks who were chosen to perform at Michael’s “This Is It” shows?

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