Moonwalk (dance) Moonwalk (dance) The moonwalk is a dance move in which the dancer moves backwards while seemingly walking forwards. A popping move, the moonwalk became popular around the world after Michael Jackson performed it during a performance of "Billie Jean" on "," broadcast May 16, 1983. It became his signature move. An illusion is involved in creating the appearance of the dancer gliding backwards. Initially, the front foot is held flat on the ground, while the back foot is in a tiptoe position. The flat front foot remains on the ground but is slid lightly and smoothly backward past the tip-toe
Moonwalk One still seeming slow motion, and were sent to an optical house to be blown up to 35mm. There were many "opticals" used in the making of "Moonwalk One". The Earth rising over the moon, or the pan from the earth floating in space to the close surface of the moon, for example. There was no footage shot by the astronauts that was comparable. The "Earth Poem" sequence was composed of Hasselblad stills of the earth taken by astronauts on previous missions, and sent to an optical house to create very slow moves across the surface. The animated explanation for how