Michael Jackson

=== Dance ===
Jackson danced from a young age as part of the Jackson 5,<ref name="Sanjoy">{{cite news |first=Sanjoy |last=Roy |title=What Michael Jackson did for dance |newspaper=The Guardian |date=June 26, 2009 |access-date= February 18, 2020 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jun/26/dancing-michael-jackson-moves}}</ref> and incorporated dance extensively in his performances and music videos.<ref name="Sanjoy" /> According to Sanjoy Roy of ''[[The Guardian]]'', Jackson would "flick and retract his limbs like switchblades, or snap out of a tornado spin into a perfectly poised toe-stand".<ref name="Sanjoy" /> The [[Moonwalk (dance)|moonwalk]], taught to him by [[Jeffrey Daniel]],<ref name="Daniel" /> was Jackson's signature dance move and one of the most famous of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Rolling Stone Readers Pick Their 10 Favorite Dancing Musicians |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=July 14, 2011 |access-date= January 7, 2020 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rolling-stone-readers-pick-their-10-favorite-dancing-musicians-18885/}}</ref> Jackson is credited for coining the name "moonwalk"; the move was previously known as the "backslide".<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Claire |last=Suddath |title=How to Moonwalk like Michael |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=June 25, 2009 |url=https://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1907320,00.html |archive-date= May 15, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110515094558/https://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1907320,00.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Pia |last=Catton |title=How Michael Jackson Changed Dance History |work=[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]] |date=June 20, 2018 |access-date= February 18, 2020 |url=https://www.biography.com/news/how-michael-jackson-changed-dance-history}}</ref> His other moves included the [[Robot (dance)|robot]],{{sfn|Mansour|2005|p=403|ps=: 'The Robot was a mimelike dance, popularized by The Jackson 5 and their Top Ten hit "Dancing Machine"'}} crotch grab, and the "anti-gravity" lean of the "Smooth Criminal" video.<ref name="Sanjoy" />