Who Invented The Moonwalk? Hint: It's Not Michael Jackson | the detail.
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- The moonwalk, if someone would ask you today who invented it, you'd probably answer 'Michael Jackson' without a moment's thought; becoming his signature move after he performed it during a performance of "Billie Jean" on Motown 25. However, the move has existed in some forms since the 1930s, with its true inventor still shrouded in mystery.
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NOTE: At no point during this video do I say Michael Jackson claimed to have invented the moonwalk. He didn't. Thank you ✨
No you didn't and HE NEVER claimed to be the inventor
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@@katiefrost669 ' the detail' did NOT claim Michael invented the moonwalk. Learn to listen and comprehend what you are listening to, it's not that hard.
Karen Paties mabey you should take YOUR OWN ADVICE ... it's not that hard
But he the best at doing at he got every body doing mostly I didn’t know that man so I don’t really care who invented it he did it the best so I get it from him
He never claimed he created the moonwalk. And moonwalkers knew that ❤️😉
Maraya Carey Bongalos 😌
Maraya Carey Bongalos but he did perform it better than original
Yeah he should have included the clip where EVEN michael said this
But he let people say he did
Maraya Carey Bongalos so we aren’t really moonwalkers?
Every moonwalker would already know this. Of course he didn’t create it. He mastered it
Fax
Facts
He made it
David dobrik Is my dad he did invent the moonwalk because before it was a slide and it didn’t look quite like what Michael did. The other one was more of a slide.
And he made it super famous
Michael never claimed that he invented the moonwalk. but he however, mastered it and made it the popular dance move it is today.we love you mj and we always will. #LEGENDSNEVERDIE
Edit: whoa thanks guys 136 likes that's a new record🤗😊😊
Like ultra instinct
@Lucas Sofra yep
You copied *sips tea*
@@alionmlb3618 Stares dramatically
No, Streetdance Made it popular
If you watch his Billie Jean performance through the years you can see him perfect the moonwalk and toe stand.
in b.jean performance the moonwalk was inaccurate and short... it was not yet definitive. but jeffrey daniel performing several years behind was excellent and impressive.
@@Flynn-games you don't know how to spell Billie you just put b. Jean what a loser
YNR Yessir maybe he’s just lazy don’t judge
Jeffery's footage is from 1981. Motown 25 is from 1983...
@@BtBts-hm7fv I'm not judging him fake xxxtentacion
What a legend Michael was
And he's still and will be the Greatest Entertainer Forever!
I love you More my King Michael Jackson.
He's still a legend and will always be
@@edavy1549 yes, he IS....
.....he is ok and all is I. T.
@@edavy1549 learn English
@@Nemoluvya lol no
Michael might not have created the moonwalk but he did make it very popular. Anytime someone here's the word moonwalk we can't help but to think about Michael.
Exactly
Yesssss
shaylin chandler got a point👍🏼
That's not true. Every time I hear about moonwalking the first person that comes to my mind is Jeffrey Daniels.
@@denniscampbell7501 sure mate , and ask ppl around u whether they hav the same thoughts
He never claimed to invent it. He mastered it, he used his big ass platform for showcase it.
6:01 "What a schmuck, back up."
"Dimwit, like THIS"
MJ did not invent the moonwalk, he just perfected it.
@Jeepman89 Esactly
Jeepman89 Facts
He was the one who popularized it! It is still difficult to combine the dance moves even tho he didn’t invent them
It was popular in the 1930's
I keep seeing this perception too often around MJ dance videos, people think MJ copied the backslide which is incorrect. Michael had, in essence, created a completely different version of the backslide which became phrased as "the moonwalk".
Although the backslide and moonwalk are very similar moves, they are much different on a technical scale, the backslide requires you to drag your feet back one at a time to create a dragging backslide effect, it can come off as rather clunky, however MJ completely changed this by forcing you to push off with your standing feet to further create the illusion of "walking forwards but moving backwards".
He also added the neck movement to further elaborate the dance move and progress on the theme of "walking forward".
I'd go as far as to say that Michael created a whole new dance.
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Wow mind blowing...
That's just like saying "Eddie Van Halen or Prince didn't create the guitar, they just played it better than Jimi Hendrix." Jeffrey Daniels TAUGHT Michael Jackson how to do the Backslide as you see MJ has done throughout his career. MJ fanatics will come up any lame ass excuse to take credit from the original artists and give it to MJ. Next thing you clowns will be saying MJ wrote the guitar part to "Beat It" and had to tell Eddie Van Halen how to play it.
@@live2diedie2liveagain78 i had a stroke reading this
Me being a long time Michael fan, I been knew he didn’t create the moonwalk. Alot of people still think he created it till’ this day.
I JUST THINK HE'S A PERVERT
My comments are the same and of course it's not the point of copying all the Moonwalkers already know that he did not invent the Moonwalk he mastered it He learnt from the Greats and became the GREATEST ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIMES. Michael Jackson's fan forever.
Michael said 'THE GREATEST EDUCATION IN THE WORLD IS WATCHING THE MASTERS AT WORK'
Peace and love to you all🙏🥰💖
He is not greatest
@@nishantrn5567 then who is he ??
Only moonwalkers knew that he didn’t create the moonwalk but he MASTERED it and made it more popular and developed it to look so cool!!! 💖♥️💖
Michael made the move relevant imo.
Elvis drove girls crazy with it. Look at his early b/w stuff on stage, his " Mean Woman Blues" in the movie " Loving You". ( it's on CZcams). Fred Astaire did it in his day...Bill Bailey in his.
MJ brought it to his generation.
@@sandyjuntunen4088 😒
@@sandyjuntunen4088 Lol maybe, but the moonwalk is most commonly associated with one man, and it’s definitely not Elvis. MJ made the move relevant, TOO THE PLANET EARTH. Literally nobody would even be debating this topic or making videos about who invented it without his involvement with the move so.
He went out into the community and took the time to once again give the underrated community a chance to shine when there was no CZcams or internet to show the world what you as an individual could do ... Michael Jackson was a genius in so many ways and gave the much deserved credit to the right group of people and really leveled the playing feild in a way that was peaceful but indisputable
MJ FOR EVER ✌️
Michael Jackson's moonwalk is the best of all...
In my neighborhood as a kid, it was never even a question of whether or not Michael Jackson invented the “moonwalk”. While we loved seeing him perform the move on television, we all had seen the dance move for years in the neighborhood before seeing Michael do it.
A picture truly is worth more than a thousand words. For me seeing Dancer Bill Bailey do the exact moonwalk moves in the 1943 film "Cabin in the Sky" 15 years before Michael Jackson was born and again in the 1955 Apollo Theater clip, three years before Michael Jackson was born eliminates the need for discussion of the origins, the history, where Michael Jackson got it, what he said in his autobiography, the kids in the street who developed the dance,l Cab Callaway's claims, and all the other discussions. I'm going with the picture.
He always said he didn't invent it. Yet, in a way, he did invent the 'sidewalk' - a version of it - and completely perfected it.
Dancers have done the sidewalk before Michael...
When you sound smart but really you contradicted your intelligence
Tell us then, who was it that performed the Side Glide before Michael?
@@andrewevans1358 Jeffrey Daniels for one.
Andrew Evans... 💁🏾♀️ Re watch the video and you'll see Jeffrey Daniels AND the other two dancers with him on that Soul Train footage 🤦🏾♀️
Michael said in a interview that he saw some black street kids when he was in a car dancing around and walking/sliding backwards, he loved it, did it, mastered it.
Exactly
*Michael Jackson the best*
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when michael does the moonwalk the illusion is really consistent and he knew the illusion was the power of the move and he really emphasized on it
Michael jackson did not make it but he perfected it.
I literally put this before you.....you just edited yours to my comment...😑
*sips tea* why do U care?
@@Immica_ because I dont like when people take credit for things they didn't do....I didnt know that was a problem. ;-;
*sips tea* so I don’t know what your talking about
*sips tea* no I did not
Michael jackson himself told in a interview that he didn't invent the moonwalk
He didn't invent it, but mastered it and put it into the mainstream scene
Almost every comment is the same: "Michael didn't create it, but made it popular." Ok everybody. we get it. Say something else please.
People Are Sheeps..lol
Michael didn't create it, but made it popular
MJ Tassou that’s the point
They're not smart enough to give credit where the credit is due. In the minds of Jackson fanatics, he created everything about "pop" music.
@@live2diedie2liveagain78 stfu mj popularized it when you think of the moonwalk you think of mj not Jeffery Daniels foh
Michael created the name, moonwalk.. he invented how to master it...
Michael chose the right occasion and place to reveal this dance move. He had a good song along with it.
Other moonwalkers before him were lacking these things.
Every Moonwalker knows MJ didn't create it, he mastered it. We love you MJ and always will.
"EvErY"
He never claimed he 'invented' it lol. He just brought it to atrention. He has Never Said "I invented the MOONWALK' fml he just made it famous. Plus he did it much better than that guy. He did same with robot dance moves 😂
My boy never claimed to have invented it. He just perfected it.
“My boy”?
Nah….
My grand parents and at least one if her younger siblings remember, Bill Bailey. When the 2 sisters had seen MJ's 'new' / signature dance moves one, of them exclaimed Michael is dancing just like Bill (Bailey).
Jacksons insecurities were literally his strengths. He always gave the fans what they wanted because he knew they would love it and in return he got 10 times the love. I respect this channel cause you guys really research the jackson family. As a jackson 5 fan and Micheal Jackson fan I am always looking for flaws but yet you guys are usually on point. good job.
RIP Michael Wonderful Genius❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹💖💖💖💖💖💖💖🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷😥😥😥😥😔😔😔😔😔❣️❣️❣️❣️King Of Pop forever💖💖💖❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹❣️❣️❣️Hungarya.💖💖💖
Michael clearly said he didn’t create it. He said he enhanced it. But he made it perfect
Your voice is calming, this isn't related I'm doing this for a project but I just like your voice :)
Michael's is not just about the moonwalk itself, but also the overall form of the body that goes with it. It became more refined, more unique, especially when you notice that he is taking large strides in his moonwalk later in his careers.
He is always the perfect gentleman. He is the best in all of his moves. An angel beautiful soul on this earth.
Mike simply took his love for song and dance of all type and made a well oiled machine. He studied a lot of people and incorporated them, into him and his career. Its brilliant and obviously it worked.
Micheal said he did not invent the moonwalk he said he got it from the streets
Hey! You published this on my birthday!
Great video!!
He was the purest soul that ever lived love you mj ❤️❤️❤️
A "pure soul" wouldn't violate The Laws Of The Most High.
Well researched mate
I am trying to moonwalk everyday but i'm not wining😩😩
@@dangerousgirl44 it took me 1 week bruh
It takes practice man.
Interesting video! As a long-time MJ fan, I knew the bit about Cab, but had never heard about the conversation with Fred Astaire and Hermes Pan. Good stuff!
Nice vid. I'm subscribing
Michael Jackson Did Not let The Torch Go out He's The Legend of Moon Walking Thanks For Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson never said he invented it
Your right, Michael did wait for the right time to showcase that move.
That's my favorite dance move ever anywayh he didn't invent the moonwalk but at least he perfected it as he always said study the greats and become greater we all know he idolized james brown the most so Michael took what James had to offer and add some himself to it and Michael is my greatest inspiration
This was a very interesting and informative video.
I think Michael not only mastered the moonwalk and popularized it, I think he reinvented the moonwalk. Before Michael, many performers did the move that evolved over time. It went from the buzz, to the backslide, and then the moonwalk. It went from looking like someone just sliding their feet back, looking like they’re just walking forward but backward, and then looking like the illusion that he was walking on the moon.
@@king-dl2qt He didn’t steal shit! The moonwalk had evolved overtime and now it’s Michael’s move. The first person seen doing a version of the moonwalk was Bill Bailey, who was a black man. Shut the fuck up and stop it with the lies you lying racist hater!
@@king-dl2qt and I see your profile pic. Do you wanna explain to me how Elvis didn’t steal black music (when he kinda did) and started dating Priscilla when she was 14 years old, and Elvis was 24, you wanna explain that…?
Micheal Jackson was a perfectionist. Its one of virgo's characteristic. Something I eventually realized about myself. Our birthday are 2 days apart.
Michael Jackson did not invent the moon walk..It was actually taught to him by a former soul train dancer and r&b 80's group Shalamar member named Jeffrey Daniel ..it was actually called the back slide ...but once Michael learned the back slide it became known as the moonwalk..
Preach the gospel truth!
The first time I saw the backslide was from the Soul Train performance of the then Jeffrey Daniels with his boys Casper etc. They rocked it that day on Soul Train. Then I saw him together with his band Shalamar that year in concert back in 81. Michael did two years later on television. So I already was training it on my own way before Michael presented it on a mainstream level. I was caught off guard with the coin phrase Moon Walk. We called it the Backslide.
I wanna do the moonwalk
MichaelJackson did not claim that he invented the moonwalk, he perfected and mastered it, but I always madly respect and madly love my sweetheart angel king 👑 MichaelJackson 😭😭😭😭😭😭😗
He didn’t invent it, but he made it his.
How did he “make it his” it’s a dance move
@@alienator4684 The name “Michael Jackson” is synonymous with the moonwalk.
Da1 King0fWakanda True. But I meant like many people did it before him. Michael really just gave it a more creative name, as at first it was called the backslide. So I think I see what you mean.
That's correct comment
This is a Fantastic story about the Moonwalk,thanks
I used to have a vhs video of the Electric boogaloos, who were a major popin dance group (active from around 1970s), and I belive it was an interview with popin pete or Skeeter rabit (a crew member), they were explaining the origin of popin dance, much of it was inspired from studying old school pantomiming, and they specifically, studied videos from a French pantomime performer, called Mercel Merceau, from videos they borrowed from a local library. When you look at popin dance, and the moon walk, the 'illusion' is a big part the dance, and when we compare the 'illusion' to pantimime, to me the connection is very clear. Popin taco, who was a member of the Electric boogaloos (and also starred in a film called 'Breakin' 1984) was officaly hired by MJ as a choreographer, for a period of time. MJ actaully shared a stage with Mercel Merceau, once, later in his career in 1995.
A simpler version of Backslide probably always exsisted, but then when the popin-dance movement happened, street kids who were incooprating pantomime techniques into popin dance, most likely merged the two into a moonwalk.
Also, popin-shrimp (another memebr of Electric Boogaloos) who went by the name of Turbo, did a moonwalk in the film 'Breakin' (1984).
Anyway Micheal is the best one who masterd it so Micheal is the best
Charlex Daligcon period
Thanks, I never knew this though I practice the moonwalk on a daily basis.
Dragon warrior me too but the struggle is real😹😹😹😹
I new it he did create the Moonwalk
Michael Jackson mastered it very well.
¡Perfecto !
MJ had never claimed that he created the moonwalk. He enhanced the original moonwalk. This title is not correct.
It is not so easy to imitate the feet , so Micheal do it very very smoothly and out standing 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
He protecc
He attacc
But most importantly,
He walks bacc
Ok, he didn't create this move, but he is this master it..
I love how Moke does it so effortlessly 🎵🎶🎶
Now, this is the content I live for. 👏
MJ should take credit for the moon walk, because most people did not know or cared about the moon walk until he did it. So the moon walk belongs to MJ. Love and miss you MJ.
Joy Burke lol white people* did not know or care about the moonwalk. as the video clearly depicts, black people had been doing the moonwalk and other “MJ moves” decades prior
Who said people didn't care for it? It was only a shock to white people or people living in a bubble lol
When you type hehe instead of haha
Micheal jackson: HeHe!
Michael always wanted perfection. He was hard on himself. He is the best of the best. A Legend.
Bill Bailey. An awesome dancer. MJ master of dance, song, writing, video, singing, fashion, one of a kind. Heart ❤️ of gold.
I remember Jeffrey Daniels doing the moonwalk on Top Of The Pops with Shalamar back in 1982. From what I heard Jeffrey Daniels taught it to Michael who added his own nuances to it. Jeffrey Daniels version of it shook the whole of the UK when he first did it on Top Of The Pops. Shalamar got invited back the week after because of it. When I had the chance to reason with Jeffrey Daniels I had to tell him about how that performance effected us in the UK. By the time Michael Jackson did it lots of the dancers in the UK already knew how to do it but Michael's take on it was and always will be special.
Had Jeffrey Daniels done the moonwalk on the Motown show with hundreds of thousands of viewers, it may have blown up for him as well. Everyone is saying that Michael Jackson made the moonwalk relevant, Jeffrey Daniels is a great dancer as well.. seems like no one is giving him the proper that he deserves. Jeffrey Daniels did a damn good job doing that moonwalk, or the backslide as he called it.
The mostof his dancing comes from james Brown he even said that james Brown was the person he lookt up to when he was a kid and grown man
We were moonwalking when Michael Jackson's OFF THE WALL album was out, years before, THRILLER.
Michael was inspired. nd mastered all his dance moves, made them into his own❤
yes, I read about it in Michael's book "Moonwalk"
The first person I saw the Moonwalk was Jeffrey Daniels on Soul Train. He was with Shalimar; he performed while they sang "The Pop Along Kid"
It was done long before that though
Moonwalk was a non mainstream move that was known about back then by many,however MJ took to be recognize in is dance moves on mainstream platform that made it most popular and recognizable for a star to do it fluently at a timely entertaining moment.
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers did a moonwalk in Top Hat back in 1935
The Backslide! ;)
Dancer and singer Jeffrey Daniel was a member of the R&B group Shalamar and pioneered the dance move the backslide - which, after he taught it to Michael Jackson, became known as the moonwalk. But Michael Jackson Master the dance way better than anyone else.
Wow !!! Thank youuuuu!
solid gold? seriously? Jefferey Daniel is a soul train dancer!
Great historic story thank you
But who made it popular?
Tori Victoria He did Michael Jackson made it popular
And Perfect !
MJ
the first moon walk i saw, was when i was a kid. and it was performed by a great actor ,singer, voice artist, and mime artist from England UK called" Derek Griffiths ".
Got any footage of the last speed ball
Micheal Jackson was a perfectionist!
No one can evaluate him. Only MJ himself can evaluate MJ!
Micheal Jackson = LOVE ♡
Michael was a great dancer. So were many people. His videos were spectacular .
Sooooo.......what? I don't care,Michael still cool,smart,and really good dancer😎
Michael didn't invent it but he mastered the art of it
I love the way Jeffrey Daniels do it. It looks so natural😘