Michael Jacksons Dance Moves

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Michael Jacksons dance moves and steps were very innovative, new,
and exciting. This was his signature. He had no
boundaries when he felt the beat of the music as to where and how his body would move.
Michael had several dance steps and moves that became his signature. The "moonwalk", the "gravity defying" move, the leg pop
in front, the "crotch grab", the hat pose with his body
and legs bent, his "signature spin", and his robot that moved in a square, to name a few. Let's start off with the biggest influence on Michael Jacksons dance moves, the legendary James Brown.
Watch this Video of Michael with James Brown
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Wow what energy and talent!

Another influence on Michael's dance moves was Charlie Chaplin.You can tell in some of his body movements.

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According to Michael...
"The Dance"
"Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world
we live in is the dance of the creator. Dancers come and go in
the twinkling of an eye, but the dance lives on. On many occasion
when I am dancing, I have felt touched by something sacred. In those moments, I felt my spirit soar and become one
with everything that exits.

I become the stars and the moon. I become the lover and the beloved.
I become the victor and the vanquished. I become the master and the slave
I become the singer and the song. I become the knower and the known.
I keep on dancing...then it is the eternal dance of creation.
The creator and the creation merge into one wholeness of joy.
I keep on dancing...and dancing...and dancing. Until there is
only THE DANCE."
By Michael Jackson (on The Dangerous CD)
Article on Michael's Dance

Let's take a look through the years and see how Michael's dance moves came to be and evolve into what we know and love today.

In the 1960s, Michael started out with his brothers, the Jackson 5. He had so much energy and could not stop dancing that they put him in front.
They were perfectly synchronized but Michael put his own flare on it. He showed his dance talent early on in his Motown audition with his brothers, as The Jackson 5.
Watch this video of

Michael Jacksons dance moves

The Ed Sullivan Show

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In the Following 1972 video Michael Jacksons dance moves that we later see in his young solo career were starting to come out.
His dance moves were really starting to shine and evolve.
These moves included his famous "spin" and his "front leg pop".Watch this video with his brothers. Michael was a teenager, and the song is about dancing...imagine that.
Blame It on The Boogie

Through the 70's and early 80's, Michael refined his signature moves and started to add more moves. This is also when Michael was working on a solo career and still singing with his brothers. Disco was the music coming into its own. The Destiny Album in 1978 had a great dance song on it. Watch The Jackson's perform Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)

Billie Jean is classic Michael Jackson dance moves.

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Then into the 1980's, Michael was a solo artist and still the lead singer for the Jacksons. When "Thriller" was released in 1982 and his dance moves were done and still performed today.

It wasn't until the 1983 Motown 25th anniversary celebration that Michael let everyone see his legendary "Moonwalk"

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The introduction of the "Bad" song and album, Michael introducedhis dance move of grabbing his private area. It was one of his signature moves that he created. Michael had a new attitude.Watch this Billie Jean Performance at his 3oth Anniversary Celebration.
It's a Classic

Smooth Criminal introduced a Michael Jackson Patented "defying gravity" dance move.
This Michael Jacksons dance move wowed and aw struck audience. Was it magic, no it was special shoes.
The ever creative mind of Michael Jackson. This was an i-conic dance move, for sure. No one had ever done it before.

Here is the patent and the video of Smooth Criminal.

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Watch the Smooth Criminal Video






Okay fans, here are some lucky Michael Fans that got to dance with him on stage
What a gentleman....It is a different type of Dance but it shows
his versatility and love for his fans
Enjoy...and I am so jealous of them
Fans Dancing on Stage with Michael
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