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.
I would doubt this. Popping isn't my speciality (i'm more a breaking geek). There were probably people more dedicated to specifically that dance style that would have outshone him at the time.
Dance that is exposed in the mainstream is a very thin slice of what is actually out there. Nor is it usually the "best".
I will confess that his moonwalk is pretty damn good though.
I have watched a ridiculous amount of popping in my life.
I've been to several of the premier popping events and I
have also been to many underground jams. I also have
watched a ton of video.
And while I will say that there are a large number of
people that dance "better" and certainly more technical
than MJ...
I have never seen anyone TOUCH his moonwalk. As far as
I am concerned he was the greatest there ever was at that
move by far.
