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Michael Jackson did the moonwalk in 1983 on the Video for Billie Jean But this was not the first appearance of the dance. A famous mime named Marcel Marceau did this move dating back to the early 40's.
But the artist that brought this dance "Then known as the backslide" to the public eye was Jeffery Daniels of the singing group Shalamar. It was a move known by many break dancers which was a dance style spreading like crazy.

MJ got a hold of it and it was renamed the moonwalk and the rest is history.


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