michael jackson first did moon walk on july 20, 1969.
when did michael jackson first do moon walk?
july 20, 1969
jeffrey daniel taught michael jackson the moonwalk. jackson saw daniel do the moonwalk dance on "soul train" and had his manager call "soul train" to introduce him to the dancer. daniel was touring with shalamar at the time so derek cooley jackson and caszper candidate went to teach jackson. however, jackson, who later became known as cooley jaxson, was not able to pick up and master the technique until daniel returned from tour and worked with him. michael jackson first performed the dance in public on march 25, 1983, in front of a live audience at the pasadena civic auditorium. the dance became world famous two months later when jackson performed it during a television special, "". dressed in his signature black trousers, silver socks, silver shirt, black-sequined jacket, rhinestoned glove, and black fedora, jackson spun around, posed, and began moonwalking. music critic ian inglis later wrote that jackson encapsulated a long tradition of african-american dance movements in that one performance. moonwalking received widespread attention, and from then on, the moonwalk became jackson's signature move for his song "billie jean". nelson george said that jackson's rendition "combined jackie wilson's athleticism with james brown's camel walk". michael jackson's autobiography was titled "moonwalk", and he also starred in a 1988 film titled "moonwalker".
moonwalk (dance)
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moonwalk may refer to:





























section::::space travel.





























bullet::::- moonwalk, an excursion on the moon, see moon landing





























bullet::::- for a specific event, see list of spacewalks and moonwalks 1965–1999





























bullet::::- for a specific person, see list of people who have walked on the moon





























section::::places.





























bullet::::- moon walk (new orleans), a scenic boardwalk in jackson square





























bullet::::- moonwalk, parañaque, one of the 16 districts in parañaque, philippines





























section::::arts, entertainment, and media.





























bullet::::- "moonwalk" (album), a 2011 album by jpm





























bullet::::- "moonwalk" (book), a 1988 autobiography by michael jackson





























bullet::::- moonwalk (dance), a dance move popularized by michael jackson





























section::::other uses.
moonwalk