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The moonwalk. The moonwalk, or backslide, is a popping dance move in which the performer glides backwards but their body actions suggest forward motion. [1] It became popular around the world when Michael Jackson performed the move during the performance of "Billie Jean" on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, which was broadcast in 1983.
Willie Eugene Bailey (December 8, 1912 – December 12, 1978), known professionally as Bill Bailey, was an American tap dancer. [1] The older brother of actress and singer Pearl Bailey, Bill was considered to be one of the best rhythm dancers of his time and was the first person to be recorded doing the Moonwalk, although he referred to it as the "Backslide," in the film Cabin in the Sky (1943 ...
The most recognizable popping move is the moonwalk. In 1983, Michael Jackson performed the moonwalk—called the backslide in popping context [50] — on ABC's Motown 25 television special. [68] This performance popularized the moonwalk all over the world. [69] However, it was not the first time the backslide had been performed on television or ...
Forty years ago, Michael Jackson took the stage and made an indelible impact on pop culture with his solo performance on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, a televised celebration of the famous ...
If you believe that MJ invented the moonwalk, you probably also believe that Diddy invented the remix. The real story goes back further and involves more players.
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever is a 1983 television special, produced by Suzanne de Passe for Motown (founded in January 1959), to commemorate its 25th anniversary. The program was taped before a live audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, [1] and broadcast on NBC on May 16.
The U.S. artistic swimming team is basking in the glory of winning a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The team medaled for the first time since 2004 after going viral for a dynamic ...
The song was a hit in 1982, almost a year before Michael Jackson moonwalked on the Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever television broadcast; he was a fan of Soul Train [5] – on which Jeffrey Daniel had been a back-up dancer.