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Moonwalk Basics
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Summary: How does Michael Jackson do the moonwalk and where did he get in this free pop star dance video.
Daniel Etcheto has been breakdancing and teaching for over 10 years. He teaches anyone who would like to learn and has a very diverse group of students ranging from kids to adults in...read more
Michael Jackson is considered one of the best dancers and choreographers in history. His skill at both surpassed that of everyone the like him that tried to be a dancer. Michael always made it look so easy and has been one of the biggest artists of the century. He has numerous number one hits, awards and everything you can think of. He really came into his own when he recorded his album called Thriller. In addition to starring in the video Michael also did most of the choreography which one a Grammy.Have you ever seen Michael dance and thought to yourself, “I really wanna be able to do that?” Well you probably can't but these videos will at least make you look less dorky when you try. Our expert shows you detailed instructions on how to do the moonwalk, the worm, the hand wave and many other signature dance moves that Michael Jackson has coined. So watch these videos and lock your bedroom door. You're gonna be here a while!
"I'm Daniel for Expert Village. So now perhaps one of the most famous dance moves in all times Micheal Jackson moonwalk. He actually didn't admit that he stoled that from the old school popping and lockers. So basically old school break dancers is where he took it from or where he has his roots. So now I'm going to break down what is really going on. So there is 2 steps to this move and here is step one. The leg that is up if you can see right here this leg is up, this is the leg I'm going to be pushing off of. Most of my weight would be on this right leg, the other leg is now doing a slide we are going to glide. So here is what you do, leg up and I'm going to push off and slide. Now I switch it and this guy goes down, the other leg is up and I slide and it is just the same thing over and over again. So again another demonstration."
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hdabda said
on 7/8/2009 Daniel,
Michael Jackson did not steal the moonwalk from breakdancers.
The moonwalk was first performed, on film at least, by a blues singer called Bill Bailey in the 1940's.
A clip of Bill Bailey's moonwalk is readily available on Youtube
mjfan said
on 8/2/2008 This is TERRIBLE! You should actually try and read some history before you tell about it, and maybe try to learn the dance move before you teach it to someone. First of all, he DID NOT steal it. He credited it to the guy who invented it. Second, you start with your left foot ON YOUR TOES behind you. Then, even out your weight and slide. Snap down the foot up, and up ON YOUR TOES the foot down. Voila. The Moonwalk.