Further info. Moonwalking.
Hey again,
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After my last post I found myself to be quite intrigued. So I decided to assuage my now rampant curiosity.
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The best information I can glean about Moonwalking, and who created it, is as follows.
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Some people think that Marcel Marceau created it as part of his mime performance in the 1940′s.
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In 1955 a dancer called Bill Bailey performed it.
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I looked him up on u tube and saw a good clip which shows him doing the Backslide.
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It was thought to have begun with children dancing in the black community long before then.
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Michael Jackson brought Moonwalking (Backslide) to the attention of an ecstatic audience when he showcased it in 1983 during a performance of ‘Billie Jean’.
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It was said to have begun as a hip hop move.
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Well, I bet you feel better knowing all that.
It kind of girds up your loins for the battle of the day doesn’t it!
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Take care,
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J
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