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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 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.
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything is a nonfiction book by Joshua Foer, first published in 2011. [1] Moonwalking with Einstein debuted at number 3 on the New York Times bestseller list and stayed on the list for 8 weeks.
Pop-Locking, Moonwalking, and the Electric Boogaloo was invented by African Americans right here in the good old USA. References: Me, Street Dancer 1978-1984 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jparham3 ( talk • contribs ) 05:29, 14 September 2009 (UTC) [ reply ]
Language creators whose work has been published in books or other media that they created: Richard Adams: Lapine, in Watership Down; M.A.R. Barker: Tsolyáni for Tékumel; Hector Berlioz; Marion Zimmer Bradley; Anthony Burgess: Nadsat in A Clockwork Orange and a prehistoric language in Quest for Fire. Samuel R. Delany
"But its actual genius is the man who invented its gravity-defying, sense-bombarding scenic effects, the modern theater's most astounding designer. His name is John Napier." [7] "The worst of it, though, are the philosophical speeches from The Time Lord who sounds like Captain Highliner after transcendental meditation. If vinyl ever deserved to ...
Sir Sandford Fleming House (1866–1871), Brunswick St., Halifax, Nova Scotia In 1827, Fleming was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland [2] to Andrew and Elizabeth Fleming. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed as a surveyor and in 1845, [3] at the age of 18, he immigrated with his older brother David to colonial Canada.
Hopi Time opens with a quotation drawn from his extensive field work, which directly challenges Whorf's claim of a lack of temporal terms in the Hopi language: "Then [pu’] indeed, the following day, quite early in the morning at the hour when people pray to the sun, around that time then [pu’] he woke up the girl again."