How Michael Jackson's tilt defied gravity

Re:How Michael Jackson's tilt defied gravity by matte_black on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @12:34AM (#17131493)

Why would smooth criminals even lean that way? Was this some kind of trend back in those times taken to the extreme?

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Re:How Michael Jackson's tilt defied gravity by corysama on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @01:28AM (#17131643)

He already had a repertoire of slides, glides and shuffles designed to make it looks like gravity and friction did not apply to him. But, even with the famous Moonwalk, if you looked closely you could see how it worked. The Lean, however, was a straight-up magic trick snuck into a dance routine. It made everyone in the audience go 'WTF' in surprise and delight.

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Re:How Michael Jackson's tilt defied gravity by sdrothrock on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @12:38AM (#17131515)

I don't think the move is related to the lyrics any more than the moonwalk is related to the lyrics of Billie Jean.

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Re:How Michael Jackson's tilt defied gravity by kaycebasques on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @01:21AM (#17131626)

If a criminal needs to show his smoothness, that move is a damn good one.

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