Michael Jackson's moonwalk is not original.

Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:03 pm » by **Neversaydie**

I've just come across this video by a guy called, believe it or not 'Bill Bailey'. Not the Klingon lookalike comic Bill Bailey of today, but a rather good Tap Dancer of his time.

It's from 1955 and it predates the famous 'Michael Jackson' Moon walk by nearly 30 years. You could have knock me down with a handfull of moon dust when I first saw this.

Upload to Disclose.tv

Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:06 pm » by **Lowsix**

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

That was Awesome!
Thanks for bringin that around..

wow.

Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:06 pm » by **bugmenot**

Upload to Disclose.tv

TMZ has just received a tape of the Michael Jackson 911 call made yesterday at 12:21 PM from Michael's house in Holmby Hills, Ca.

The person who makes the call says Jackson was not breathing and unconscious. Jackson was not responding to CPR. The caller says the doctor on scene -- Dr. Conrad Murray -- was the only witness -- "The doctor has been the only one here."

Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:08 pm » by **Neversaydie**

Thanks for posting the video bugmenot.
Someone please show me how to do video posting.

Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:20 pm » by **bugmenot**

neversaydie wrote:Thanks for posting the video bugmenot.
Someone please show me how to do video posting.

dont need this bit to embed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

just this code 2VbPd2iu4bg

just copy and paste the youtube url then scroll over the code then click on the youtube icon above. easy try it :cheers:

Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:28 pm » by **Cornbread714**

There's nothing new under the sun. You want to see some dancing?
Watch this... (watch the whole thing and ignore the seeming racist context)

It was called lindy-hopping. Break-dancers got nothin' on these folks.
Not to mention the absolute musical genius of Slim & Slam.

This is the real shit, people...

Upload to Disclose.tv

Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:39 pm » by **Neversaydie**

Cheers bugmenot :cheers:

for showing us.
I feel like a right idiot for not being able to do that.
More vids on the way then.

Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:40 pm » by **bugmenot**

no problem i will delete my vid :dancing:

Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:50 pm » by **Eaganthorn**

cornbread714 wrote:There's nothing new under the sun. You want to see some dancing?
Watch this... (watch the whole thing and ignore the seeming racist context)

It was called lindy-hopping. Break-dancers got nothin' on these folks.
Not to mention the absolute musical genius of Slim & Slam.

This is the real shit, people...

Upload to Disclose.tv

It goes back even further than that, tap dancers and mimes have been doing the moon walk for years, when a mime does it, it's called walking in the wind.
Love the vid cornbread, I used to have a collection of old big band era vinyl recording, from the 20's and 30's which is where I first heard Rap. Jazz musicians used to do their solo and then a verbal rap. The rap was generally about themselves and what they had accomplished or some bravado challenge.

Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:10 pm » by **Drextin**

Not only that but michael was taught the street version by a choreographer. Michael never laid claim to inventing it. The story of how he came across the move was told way back when thriller came out. what michael did was make it his own because no one can do it like him.