How to Dance like Michael Jackson

Transcript Alright you guys, we’re going to do the Michael Jackson toe stance. Now, you want to make sure you have the right shoes for this, which means you have to have a great plate of a sole which is in front of the shoe or the sneaker or whatever you are about to wear. …

Transcript Alright you guys, what’s going on? We are going to get into the Micheal Jackson spins or spin. So, the first thing we want to do is get the preparation for the spin happening. So what you’re going to do is your prep. You’re going to step on both feet. But what ever direction …

Transcript Alright you guys, what’s going on. My name is Robert Taylor Jr. or aka the Woo man. I’m a entertainer. I’m a singer/dancer/actorm and I’ve been doing this for about 20 years, you know, entertaining. Really sorely sipping myself into the dance community for 15 years and more so into the music industry for …

Transcript All right, you guys. So now we’re going to get into the Moonwalk, which was debuted by Michael Jackson in 1982 for the Motown 25th anniversary. If you haven’t seen it yet, you’ve got to check it out. Please do. So the Moonwalk: What creates the illusion is the fact that he’s shifting weight, …

Transcript All right you guys. We’re going to do the moonwalk sideways or a.k.a. the side glide. So pretty much the same exact thing as the moonwalk in place. Same thing as the original moonwalk. Your only difference is you’re turning your heels forward. So I want to start with my heel turning on the …

Transcript Alright you guys, this is the Michael Jackson head and foot walk. So, it’ almost like his own pimp walk. So you’re going to go flick, lets just go over the feet first. Flick, one, flick, two, flick, three, flick, four. You can make a circle with it as well. Flick, five, flick, six, …

Transcript All right you guys, we are getting into the MJ Robot. He has quite a few different robot styles, and he goes on with, there’s Dance Machine, there’s Billie Jean, there’s Human Nature, there’s Working Day and Night, but we’re going into two of my favorites, which are the robot from Bille Jean 1996 …

Transcript All right, you guys. We’re going to get into the Michael Jackson foot/leg work, so you can put it together with your hand gestures. So, one of the main positions that he uses is this. Mm-hmm. There are quite a few of them. There’s the long version. There’s the shorter version. There’s the pelvis …

Transcript Alright you guys. We’re getting into Michael Jackson hand gestures. Now, one thing particular about the hand gestures – I know sometimes when I teach my dance classes and I’ll do a move or something like that a lot of people don’t really get the articulation of the hand, the fingers, the wrist and …

Transcript All right, you guys, we’re going to do the Michael Jackson James Brown Shuffle. Now, there’s two different versions of this shuffle. One shuffle, you can actually count it. The second one, you can’t. So, I know I’m unable to count it. Let’s not say, “can’t,” let’s just say “unable to at the moment.” …

Transcript Alright you guys so we are going to do the Moon Walk forwards. Forward but still in place. So what’s happening is, same idea as the moon walk, but the only difference is you’re not going back. So you’re going to do the same thing as we did in the Moon Walk. Now, normally, …

Transcript All right you guys, we’re going to go into Michael’s heel groove, it’s one of the simpler steps in his wide ranged vocabulary of movement. So, pretty much, he uses this in Jam, and he uses this in Billie Jean, sometimes when he just gets back into the songs. So you have the heel, …

Transcript All right, so we are here doing some more of those freestyle Billie Jean moves. You guys doing a good job so far, so keep up the good work. Here we go, patience is a virtue, especially with MJ. So you have this one, around the world, so you’re going to push thing in. …

Transcript What’s going on? So we’re about to do The Way You Make Me Feel, and with this movement, it’s very intricate on the bottom as well as on top. So what we’re going to do is we’re going to enter, you’re going to step a one, two, three with the right foot. You have …

Transcript We just did the intro of “Billy Jean”, so now we’re going to go into his freestyle moves. Freestyle move number one, you’re going to glide in place. It’s similar to the moonwalk, but the only difference is you’re not traveling, you’re just staying into the same place. If I start with my right …

Transcript All right, you guys. We’re getting in the bridge of the Billy Jean song, so this is like the climax of the song. So you have… you’re going to go one, two, three, four, mm-hmm, five, walk, six, walk, seven, point, eight. Mm-hmm. Let’s go again. Five, six, seven, eight. One, and a two. …

Transcript Right you guys, this is the Michael Jackson crotch grab. Now, he has a few different ones but I’m going to give you my favorite two. So, here’s a series of moves before the crotch grab. Going to do two moves, then the crotch grab. Let’s go, bang and then, you can go bang. …

Transcript All right, now we’re going to do one of Michael Jackson’s signature verse moves in “Billie Jean.” So, you’re gonna shift. First of all let’s get our weight shifting. You have shift left, shift right, shift left, shift right. As you’re moving to the left, my right leg is going to come in. So, …

Transcript All right, you guys, what is going on? This is “Billy Jean.” The intro, the very beginning, he starts this pose here. What you’re going to is you’re going to step in with your right, and then come here with your left. He does this pose in most of his music videos, but he …

Transcript All right you guys, we’re getting a little deeper into the song, so we’re going to do the Mamase Mamasa Mamakusa. So you have, you’re going to go one and, two hops, you got, you could tap yourself, one, and two, and three, and four, and a five, and six, and a seven, and …

Transcript All right, you guys. So, we’re going into Smooth Criminal Part Two. This is the main course, so let us bare together in harmony. It’s a crazy one. So, but we’re going to go slow. You’re going to go a one and two and three, and four. Now, you’re going to go to the …

Transcript Alright we’re going be doing one of the starting something, the pre-ending poses. So we’re going to go freestyle, four poses. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Two, two, three, four, then you’re going to throw, five, six, seven, eight. Let’s go back. So you have, you pose, one, two, three, four, …

Transcript All right you guys, so we are down to the final, the last showdown. We’re doing Thriller Part Five, so we’re going to slap it in. Here we go. We just ended off here, right, we faced the back – five, six, seven, eight. Now you’re going to swoop around, the right foot is …

Transcript All right, what’s going on now? This is Rock With You, and this took place in the late 1970’s so it’s very groovy, and you’re really sitting into the pocket of your groove. So whatever your groove is, you want to feel that. So, basically you can start either from your left or your …

Transcript All right you guys, so we are getting into Thriller Part Two. Now this is what starts the main course of the dance. Not the main chorus, but the main course. It’s like the series of movements. So, we’re going to start out. You’re going to walk like a zombie. You can start on …

Transcript All right, what’s going on, you guys? So, we’re about to do ‘Thriller,’ which is the title of the greatest selling album of all time. I know most of you that are watching this video, this may be the main one that you want to do. So, we’re going to tune it in, we’re …

Transcript All right, you guys, so now we’re doing Thriller Part Four. We’re getting into the nitty-gritty of things, so it’s really time to seep, and sap, and marinate into the choreography. So here we go. You’re going to go one, two, three, swoop on the right leg on the four-count, behind the left. You’re …

Transcript All right you guys, so we’re getting into Thriller Part Three. This is where we start getting into the nitty-gritty things. So, with that in mind, we ended on five, six, seven, eight; now you’re going to ball change with the left foot you’re going to go one, throw, two. You’re going to go …

Transcript All right you guys, so what’s going on? So this is Smooth Criminal, and this is actually the video that made me want to sing and made me want to dance. Gives me goose bumps just knowing that I’m here teaching it to you guys. So he says his lyrics, and you’re going to …

Transcript All right, what’s going on you y’all? So we’re about to do Bad, Michael Jackson’s Bad album. And we’re going to take you through those main four counts of eight. Here we go. So, you’re going to go; step with left leg, one, across the right, step with the right on two, and you’re …

Transcript Alright, what’s going on, y’all? We’re about to do “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough”, so keep in mind there’s three Michael’s in this video. I’m going for Michael in the middle, so that is where we are heading towards. Off the wall style, baby. So, here we go, here we go. It’s going …

Transcript All right, you guys, so we’re going to be doing “Dangerous” by Michael Jackson off of his “Dangerous” album. We’re going to start out with a walk out because he steps over somebody. You’re going to go, left, right, sticks out, seven, eight. You’re going to hit, one, four, five’s going to come out …

Transcript All right. What’s going on y’all? So, we’re about to do Beat It right now. This is probably one of your all time favorites of Michael Jackson, as well as mine. I’m going to bring it to you, baby. So, we’re going to start out. Right foot is going to step out, right arm …