This movie, made in 1985, is good research on dance history.
But it has only a little about Michael Jackson, who was already then acknowledged as choreography/dance genius by many specialists, as well as by artists like Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. Now his achievements highly praised by Michael Flattley and Marcel Marceau. Not to mention that everything you see on the TV is influenced by Jackson's choreography.
But what his accomplishments in dance and culture were indeed?
Well, Michael Joseph Jackson, born in 1958, since 1963 became leading singer in his family Jackson 5 group. Already since late 60s, he has choreographed all group performances. Then his choreography was almost a copy from such great artists as James Brown and Jacky Wilson.
But since early 70s, Michael became create his own choreography. In 1974, this generated a dance called *Robot*. Robotic-similar stage movements were first demonstrated during Jackson 5 TV-performance of their hit Dancing Machine.
Millions of kids around America became "robots". It was one of the strongest push of the street dance popularity and which born later "break dance".
In early 80s, Michael came up with a choreography for his Billie Jean song performance from Thriller, the biggest selling album of all time (53 million copies sold worldwide to date). It contained an element, called "popping", or a backwards movement. Initially, it appeared once in the Tx-Bailey film in 50s. But though there was backwards movement too, it was far not similar to Michael Jackson's *Moonwalk* performance in 1983. And then it absolutely had no any impact neither to choreography, nor to street dance, nor to simple film spectators.
Michael Jackson's *Moonwalk* not only made the biggest sensation but also was another the biggest catalyst for break dance culture development.
Since then, Michael greatly developed his choreography and dance genius. In 1995, Michael Jackson presented his *Skywalk*, the greatest choreography-of-movements discovering in past decade. This time it was walk forwards, but in a rusty manner. It was like quickly changing static poses. A mime thing. This could be seen at his HIStory On Films Volume II video.
His latest choreography milestone is the half-hour minifilm Ghosts, premiered on Cannes Film Festival in 1997. It got Bob Fosse Award for the outstanding choreography.
Denis Raphael Solyahoff, analytic contents provider for MJFCs' SCREAM International Project
But it has only a little about Michael Jackson, who was already then acknowledged as choreography/dance genius by many specialists, as well as by artists like Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. Now his achievements highly praised by Michael Flattley and Marcel Marceau. Not to mention that everything you see on the TV is influenced by Jackson's choreography.
But what his accomplishments in dance and culture were indeed?
Well, Michael Joseph Jackson, born in 1958, since 1963 became leading singer in his family Jackson 5 group. Already since late 60s, he has choreographed all group performances. Then his choreography was almost a copy from such great artists as James Brown and Jacky Wilson.
But since early 70s, Michael became create his own choreography. In 1974, this generated a dance called *Robot*. Robotic-similar stage movements were first demonstrated during Jackson 5 TV-performance of their hit Dancing Machine.
Millions of kids around America became "robots". It was one of the strongest push of the street dance popularity and which born later "break dance".
In early 80s, Michael came up with a choreography for his Billie Jean song performance from Thriller, the biggest selling album of all time (53 million copies sold worldwide to date). It contained an element, called "popping", or a backwards movement. Initially, it appeared once in the Tx-Bailey film in 50s. But though there was backwards movement too, it was far not similar to Michael Jackson's *Moonwalk* performance in 1983. And then it absolutely had no any impact neither to choreography, nor to street dance, nor to simple film spectators.
Michael Jackson's *Moonwalk* not only made the biggest sensation but also was another the biggest catalyst for break dance culture development.
Since then, Michael greatly developed his choreography and dance genius. In 1995, Michael Jackson presented his *Skywalk*, the greatest choreography-of-movements discovering in past decade. This time it was walk forwards, but in a rusty manner. It was like quickly changing static poses. A mime thing. This could be seen at his HIStory On Films Volume II video.
His latest choreography milestone is the half-hour minifilm Ghosts, premiered on Cannes Film Festival in 1997. It got Bob Fosse Award for the outstanding choreography.
Denis Raphael Solyahoff, analytic contents provider for MJFCs' SCREAM International Project