moonwalk

E796169
dance move street dance move

The moonwalk is a dance move that creates the illusion of gliding backward while appearing to walk forward, popularized worldwide by Michael Jackson.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Moon Walk 1
moonwalk (dance) 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dance move ⓘ
street dance move ⓘ
alsoKnownAs backslide ⓘ
moon walk ⓘ
associatedWithArtist Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCulture hip hop dance culture ⓘ
associatedWithGenre pop ⓘ
street dance ⓘ
difficultyLevel intermediate ⓘ
hasCharacteristic creates illusion of gliding backward ⓘ
feet appear to walk forward ⓘ
performed on flat surface ⓘ
smooth sliding motion ⓘ
historicalRoot African American social dances ⓘ
mime and illusion dance ⓘ
tap dance ⓘ
iconicStatus signature move of Michael Jackson ⓘ
symbol of 1980s pop culture ⓘ
influenced contemporary pop choreography ⓘ
music video dance styles ⓘ
stage performance aesthetics ⓘ
learningContext dance classes ⓘ
informal practice ⓘ
online tutorials ⓘ
mediaTypeDepiction concert performances ⓘ
music videos ⓘ
television performances ⓘ
movementDirection body moves backward ⓘ
notablePerformer Jeffrey Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shalamar members ⓘ
oftenPerformedWith locking ⓘ
popping ⓘ
robot dance ⓘ
performedToSong Billie Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularizedBy Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularizedInPerformance Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularizedOnBroadcastDate 1983-05-16 ⓘ
popularizedOnDate 1983-03-25 ⓘ
precursorMove backslide (tap dance) NERFINISHED ⓘ
backward glide ⓘ
floating (street dance) NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires control of body weight ⓘ
coordination ⓘ
good balance ⓘ
techniqueInvolves alternating heel and flat positions ⓘ
shifting weight from one foot to the other ⓘ
sliding the non-weight-bearing foot backward ⓘ
visualIllusion appears to move forward ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Billie Jean → associatedDanceMove → moonwalk ⓘ
First Man (film score) → hasTrack → moonwalk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Moon Walk