US Patent 5255452 (or: Why Michael Jackson was a Hacker)

Re:US Patent 5255452 (or: Why Michael Jackson was a Hacker) by copenja on Friday June 26, 2009 @01:10PM (#675669)

The moonwalk actually existed years before MJ used it.

Here is a clip of a guy doing it in 1955: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VbPd2iu4bg

Later, street dancers in California incorporated the move into their style known as "popping." It was these same street dancers that taught MJ the move. And I mean these people were literally hired as teachers, not that he just saw people doing it.

But none of that takes away from what Michael accomplished as a dancer and as a singer. Clearly the man was a special talent.

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Re:US Patent 5255452 (or: Why Michael Jackson was a Hacker) by access_denied on Sunday June 28, 2009 @10:02AM (#677712)

He used the hack, that makes him a 'dance-hacer if such concept exists. No need to be the inventor of the hack itself.

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