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EntertainmentHow to Dance like Michael Jackson

How to Do “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin'” Dance like MJ, Pt. 1

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, five, six, seven, eight. Two, two three four, now you’re going to throw, four throws on the left arm, going on the left leg, you’re pivoting, five, step six, step seven, step eight. Now you’re going to go one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. You’re going to go, one, two, spin, any way, three, four, and pose. One more time. So we have, five, six, seven, eight, and a one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Two, two, three, pivot, throw and a throw and a throw, and a throw and you’re left, actually your right foot is going to come in on three four, five, and a six, and a seven and a eight. Now this move has more of a Jackson Five type of feel, so that’s where the influence comes from. So you’re going to step on the right, one, two, left, three, four, right five, six, seven, eight, one, two, spin, pose. Whatever pose you want.


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