Superfan gets dance with The Boss

Bruce Springsteen made Gill Cross’s dream come true after pulling her out of the Christchurch crowd and dancing with her at AMI Stadium.

‘‘It’s been a long time coming,’’ said Cross, describing Tuesday’s concert as the best night of her life.

Cross got quality time on stage, dancing with The Boss, playing guitar and attempting a selfie with her ‘‘co-pilot in life’’.

As many in the crowd guessed, Cross could not get her camera phone working, and did not manage to capture the photo.

‘‘On stage it was just a blur, it went by so quick,’’ she said. ‘‘I wasn’t aware of the crowd, it was just me and him in the moment.’’

Cross said she could not believe that he was holding her hand and hugging her. ‘‘I’m kissing him, this is just so cool.’’

Cross has been to at least 150 of his concerts across the world and said she had waited 36 years for a chance to dance with him. She made the point clear to the singer by taking a large handdrawn sign ‘‘Waitn’ 36 years for a dance’’ to Tuesday’s concert.

She has already planned how she will update her sign now that she has had her dance.

‘‘Thanks for the dance Bruce, but the selfie didn’t work.’’

It was a very emotional night and the organisers of the ‘‘Come to Christchurch’’ petition that had been sent to Springsteen were crying, overwhelmed by it all, she said.

Springsteen chose Sherry Darling as the concert’s second song, prompted by her sign with his head on an All Black’s body.

He also grabbed her blow-up kiwi, asking the crowd ‘‘What is this?’’ before replying ‘‘Oh, a kiwi. I get it’’.

While no future concert will be able to match Christchurch’s for Cross, owing to the personal interaction, she believes his music will always satisfy her.

Her friends captured photos and video of her and The Boss so she can admire them while she perfects the art of selfie-taking under pressure, just in case.