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 (dance) Marcel Marceau used it throughout his career (from the 1940s through the 1980s), as part of the drama of his mime routines. In Marceau's "Walking Against the Wind" routine, he pretends to be pushed backwards by a gust of wind. In 1958, Mexican dancer-comedian Adalberto Martinez "Resortes" also performed the moonwalk in the film "Colegio de Verano" (Summer School). In a November 1969 episode of "H.R. Pufnstuf", Judy the Frog teaches everyone a new dance called "The Moonwalk", which includes two instances of a stationary moonwalk. 1972 Lucie Arnaz in Here's Lucy Episode 9 of Season 5 "Lucy and Jim