The moonwalk or backslide is a dance move that gained widespread popularity after being performed by Michael Jackson on the 1983 television special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, and has since become his signature move. The purpose of the moonwalk is to give the illusion that the dancer appears to walk forward while actually moving backward.

Although he did not invent its mechanics (which were pioneered by Marcel Marceau) and has never claimed to have done so, Michael Jackson came up with the name "moonwalk" and made it one of the most recognizable dance moves in history, often made in direct reference to Michael Jackson.

Jean-Louis Barrault famously mimed the Moon Walk previous to Michael Jackson.

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Michael Jackson has since performed the "4 corner" moonwalk dance step as later seen in the Victory concert tour, though he modified this dance step to make it appear as if he were floating & rotating in a circle in the same spot. The 4-corner moonwalk is......

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