oct 29
2009
Before The Moonwalk
I always thought of The Moonwalk as something of a sui generis invention, but this video illustrates that it was an evolutionary process, like everything else.
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posted by phil at 2009-10-30 00:49:38
I think more directly, MJ had credited a number of breakdancers with showing him the move, once famously saying that he'd seen kids doing it in the street on the day of the Motown 25 taping. Back then, I think most breakdancers called it the "slide", but it certainly was a known practice even among contemporary dancers in 1983.
posted by Anil at 2009-10-30 01:58:38
This video is fantastic. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Wired ran a how to/interview with the Coolie Jaxson, who taught MJ how to moonwalk. (Anil you're quite close, he says they called it the backslide)<br /><br /> http://www.wired.com/video/how-to-moonwalk-like-mj/41882858001
posted by mat honan at 2009-10-30 12:17:07
I like the theory that Boogaloo Shrimp taught him. I also just really like the name Boogaloo Shrimp.
posted by Eloise at 2009-11-01 02:35:37
