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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.
[6] James Hunter of Rolling Stone wrote a negative review: "the climactic version of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" has zero point of view on itself; its blend of rampaging ego and static orchestral pop is a Streisand-size mistake." [7] In 2009 at Jackson's memorial service, his brother Jermaine Jackson sang a version of the song in Michael's honor. [8]
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film.He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered one of the film industry's most important figures.
In 1991, Michael Jackson roared back onto the pop music scene with his long-awaited follow-up to 1987's bestselling Bad. The first single off the record, "Black or White," dropped on Nov. 11, 1991 ...
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 ...
Entertainer Michael Jackson died in June 2009, in his home in Los Angeles, California. [2] He was regarded as one of the greatest dancers of the 20th century, and popularized several dance moves, including the moonwalk and robot. [3] [4] Jackson adapted choreography from figures such as Michael Peters and Jeffrey Daniel and used them his music ...
WTF People. Michael Jackson invented this dance. This needs to be known in history. It would be a travesty if the universe did not know about Michael Jackson and at least embellish on his contribution. Michael Jackson did not invent the moonwalk, it was being done way before he did it and was generally called the back slide.
The author also notes that in a scene where Jackson is handed a bouquet of flowers from a girl, it is a reversal of one from City Lights, a 1931 film starring Charlie Chaplin, whom the singer greatly adored.