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PrintableTheRealFiness said: Jefferey daniel from Shalamar created the Moonwalk,him Mr.x and a few other cats had a poplock crew that would do routines on soul train. Mr.x was a short bald dude who wore an X in his ear.
Yup. MJ never claimed to have "invented" it anyway. He acknowledges it as a b-boy move he picked up. | |
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Over 20 years after the fact I would have thought it would be well known by now that he didn't invent it. Jeez, mah knees. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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Just like Madonna never invented vogue-ing. duh. Pop stars don't invent moves, they exploit them. | |
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It wasn't just break dancers. I saw mimes moonwalk long before Michael.
I don't want to put words into his mouth, but didn't he claim to have spontaneously invented it on the Motown special where he sang Billie Jean? Check this song out at:
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TheRealFiness said: aikam said: Soul Train had a TV special years ago where they showed clips from when they first aired and old performances etc. They showed this dance crew from the 70's doing the Moonwalk amongst other dances, this was waaay before Michael started doing it. It may have been "The Lockers" (the group with Re-run from What's Happening and Ozone from the movie Breakin') but I'm not sure. Michael has said more than once where he got the dance from, it's not and MJ original no matter how many die hard MJ fans think, I'm a huge MJ fan and I can admit that
 . Controversy, no, the truth, yes.Ozone was never a member of the Lockers...i will say this again, he got it from jefferey daniel formerly of Shalamar and ex soul train dancer I don't doubt this is true! I remember Jeffery doin' it on stage during a "Shalamar" performance. This was way before 'MJ' ever did it! Jefferey was much better at it! | |
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Mr. X also carried a big ass toothbrush! | |
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andyman91 said: It wasn't just break dancers. I saw mimes moonwalk long before Michael.
Oh, snap! Remember Shields and Yarnell?  | |
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UptownDeb said: Mr. X also carried a big ass toothbrush!
LOL yeah he did Omg I remember that | |
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UptownDeb said: andyman91 said: It wasn't just break dancers. I saw mimes moonwalk long before Michael.
Oh, snap! Remember Shields and Yarnell? lol they had a variety show on channel 2 back in 74-75 | |
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TheRealFiness said: UptownDeb said: Oh, snap! Remember Shields and Yarnell? lol they had a variety show on channel 2 back in 74-75 Yep! I wonder if they're still married? (Bill Irwin is another mime. Saw him on the subway once. I wanted to say hello, but I thought he'd be breaking some mime code of silence, so I just smiled.) | |
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TheRealFiness said: UptownDeb said: Oh, snap! Remember Shields and Yarnell? lol they had a variety show on channel 2 back in 74-75 
Back during the era that Marie was a little bit country and Donny was a little bit rock and roll.  This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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UptownDeb said: andyman91 said: It wasn't just break dancers. I saw mimes moonwalk long before Michael.
Oh, snap! Remember Shields and Yarnell? Holy crap! I haven't thought of that show in a jillion years!! 
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He did however invent 'The Robot' in '74 for the J5's Dancing Machine, and that'll do me. It's a far superior move than the moonwalk anyway IMO.
Strange though how he even takes a bashing for not inventing something (even though he never said he did anyway) well i didn't invent the lightbulb, so bring it on!  [Edited 10/20/04 13:09pm] |
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Marrk said: He did however invent 'The Robot' in '74 for the J5's Dancing Machine, and that'll do me.
Uh...that would be Shields & Yarnell, too!   | |
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Marrk said: He did however invent 'The Robot' in '74 for the J5's Dancing Machine, and that'll do me. It's a far superior move than the moonwalk anyway IMO.
Strange though how he even takes a bashing for not inventing something (even though he never said he did anyway) well i didn't invent the lightbulb, so bring it on!
[Edited 10/20/04 13:09pm] nnnnnope.. again this goes back to Soul Train. lol | |
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I thought the guy from "Dance Fever" (For those too young to know it was THE dance show of it's time during the disco era) Danny Tario(sp) taught Michael how to moonwalk. The fact remains MJ does this thing better then anyone I've ever seen. |
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CynicKill said: I thought the guy from "Dance Fever" (For those too young to know it was THE dance show of it's time during the disco era) Danny Tario(sp) taught Michael how to moonwalk. The fact remains MJ does this thing better then anyone I've ever seen.
no denny terrio didnt teach michael shit.. LOL hell he could barely do the fucking Hustle.. are u kiddin me? | |
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TheRealFiness said: CynicKill said: I thought the guy from "Dance Fever" (For those too young to know it was THE dance show of it's time during the disco era) Danny Tario(sp) taught Michael how to moonwalk. The fact remains MJ does this thing better then anyone I've ever seen.
no denny terrio didnt teach michael shit.. LOL hell he could barely do the fucking Hustle.. are u kiddin me? I stand corrected. Danny taught John Travolta how to dance for "Saturday Night Fever". The guy from "Solid Gold" (Coolie) supposedly taught Michael how to moonwalk. |
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UptownDeb said: Marrk said: He did however invent 'The Robot' in '74 for the J5's Dancing Machine, and that'll do me.
Uh...that would be Shields & Yarnell, too! I beg to differ. I'm unwavering on this one!  |
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Marrk said: UptownDeb said: Uh...that would be Shields & Yarnell, too! I beg to differ. I'm unwavering on this one! Uh...you DO know I'm just kidding, right?
Yeah, Michael's robot was out of control.  | |
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why is latoya forever talking shit about michael? Damn! | |
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What is it with LaToya? She's always trying to take the spotlight off of Mike or diminish it. First, she came out and said Mike was guilty. Even people who wanted Mike to be guilty, thought THAT was fucked up. His own sister. People questioned her motives for saying that cuz it was so fucked up. Now this shit. Her crazy acting ass. Make me think SHE's got a thing for Mike. Damn. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
nammie "What BGZ says I believe. I have the biggest crush on him." http://ccoshea19.googlepa...ssanctuary http://ccoshea19.googlepages.com | |
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You guys are taking LaToya's statements about the moonwalk WAY too seriously. No one thought Michael came up with the dance. I'm sure breakdancers were probably doing it before Michael. It's hardly an attack on Michael. |
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twink69 said: As if Michael Jackson didn’t already have enough problems — now there’s a claim that he didn’t invent the Moonwalk.
advertisement The dance step is one of Jackson’s biggest claims to fame; the embattled singer is so closely associated with it that he called his 1988 autobiography “Moonwalk.” But now Jackson's older sister LaToya is claiming that a dancer from the television show “Soul Train” taught Michael how to Moonwalk. “I don’t know if you had this show called the ‘Soul Train,’” LaToya told British television host Frank Skinner this weekend. "There was this dancer Geoffrey, who was always doing the Moonwalk on that show. He taught Michael how to do it." LaToya said that it had been called the backslide, but claimed that Michael changed the name after he learned it from Geoffrey. “Sunday was the day to workout. Michael would take an hour and dance an hour straight, non-stop.” Jackson’s rep’s didn’t return calls for comment. repetition edit.... [Edited 10/20/04 16:48pm] Yesterday is dead...tomorrow hasnt arrived yet....i have just ONE day...
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Take him to court, take his money, take his dignity but people please....
leave him the moonwalk. | |
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Fleshofmyflesh said: Take him to court, take his money, take his dignity but people please....
leave him the moonwalk.  I'm sick and tired of the Prince fans being sick and tired of the Prince fans that are sick and tired! | |
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Why is LaToya saying this and that?
Because BEING LaToya is a career and the only thing she's good at. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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he didnt invent it, but made it HIS OWN. yall calling it The Moonwalk coz of mike | |
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I think LaToya is just upset because no record label wants to distribute her album. | |
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TheRealFiness said: Marrk said: He did however invent 'The Robot' in '74 for the J5's Dancing Machine, and that'll do me. It's a far superior move than the moonwalk anyway IMO.
Strange though how he even takes a bashing for not inventing something (even though he never said he did anyway) well i didn't invent the lightbulb, so bring it on!
[Edited 10/20/04 13:09pm] nnnnnope.. again this goes back to Soul Train. lol It sure did. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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