Origin of the Backslide/Moonwalk | 1930-1983

A famous dance move made popular by Michael Jackson, the "Backslide", now more commonly know as the "Moonwalk", can be traced back as far as the early Jazz age on film.

Earliest film footage known appears to be in the 1930s of a demonstration of the "Cake Walk" dance (originating in the late 1800s-early 1900s, possibly suggesting the Backside goes as far back as the 1900s, if it was not added to the dance from the Jazz styles of the time). The move (as well as the dancing styles) have been passed down through generations of entertainers to the modern day. From cultural dance, to early stage performers and street dancers.

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