The video 's choreographers Jackson , Jeffrey Daniel , and Gregg Burge were influenced by '' West Side Story '' when designing the dance routines but wanted to keep the scene more contemporary and incorporated the " moonwalk " into the movements . Assistant choreographer Jeffrey Daniel commented , " It 's like a train coming across the screen ... and that 's the effect I was looking for and it worked " . The music video received a nomination for choreography at the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards Ceremony . The video for " Bad " and Michael Jackson 's " The Way You Make Me Feel " video were both nominated for Best Choreography . However , Janet Jackson 's video " The Pleasure Principle " . won the award
1988 MTV Video Music Awards Ceremony
1988 MTV Video Music Awards
Bad (Michael Jackson song)