At the concert in Michael Jackson [1], Michael Jackson often showed his unique signature moves, one of which was like magic: leaning forward until it made a 45-degree angle with the ground without landing, and then slowly recovering to be vertical.
This is the so-called "anti-gravity leaning forward", and the whole action is like ignoring the existence of gravity, which makes everyone who has seen it applaud.
1988, Michael Jackson released the musical "Walking on the Moon", which lasted for 93 minutes and consisted of a series of short videos. In the film, Jackson danced a nightclub-style dance in the 1930s and made an "anti-gravity lean forward".
At first, Jackson tied a safety belt around his waist to complete this classic 45-degree forward rotation, but this method was not practical in concerts.
Jackson and his two fashion designers (Michael Bush and Dennis tompkins) found another way, and worked hard on dancing boots and the stage floor. They even applied for a patent for this scheme in the US Patent Office.
In the anti-gravity forward movement song performance, Jackson and the dancers will go to a certain place on the stage at the same time, and the lights are dim and no one can see it. At this time, the dancer who plays the devil performs, and the camera switches to him to keep up with a beam of light. He will perform for a few seconds, and the significance of this move is to distract the audience. The staff under the stage lifted the nut and fixed it. After the dancers are in place, make sure that the nuts protrude from the ground, then fix the two heels on the two nuts, the stage lights are on, Jackson and all the dancers collectively tilt at an angle of 45 degrees, and then slowly pull up collectively. After the action, Jackson and all the dancers slipped back and lifted their feet to leave. Finally, the people in the audience put the nuts away and the stage was restored.
The whole process of "anti-gravity illusion" only takes five seconds, but even with these fixation systems, you should keep your body straight when you lean, and your leg, waist, back and shoulder muscles need special training, which is a combination of intelligence, physical fitness and skills.
Space walk:
In fact, it is an optical illusion effect, that is, first support the ground with the toe of one foot, arch your legs and raise your heels as high as possible; The other foot slides backwards on the sole of the foot, about 1 cm between the two feet. The sliding heel lifts the support, and the previously supported foot slides backwards, and so on.
The history of this dance can be traced back to 1955. It is widely known for Michael Jackson's use in performances and has become one of his labels. Michael didn't create the spacewalk. An earlier user was Marcel Marceau, a French mime. Before Michael Jackson made the spacewalk world-famous in 1983, American dancer Jeffrey Daniel also performed in a British music program called "Top of Pop" in 1982. But at that time, the spacewalk was only a "retrogression". Michael Jackson improved it in 1983 before he got the "spacewalk". The name "spacewalk" was also first named by Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson, the founder of Michael's "spacewalk", decomposed Jackson's spacewalk.
Decomposition: ① Smooth the left foot backward by 30cm, and then start from the left foot.
Decomposition: ② Slide the left foot backwards by 60 cm. Start with your right foot. (start)
Decomposition: ③ Then slide the left foot backward by 45 cm. The right foot is 60 cm backward. etc ...
Decomposition: ④ Details are very important. Slide your left foot backwards when you skate. The shoulders should also have a certain degree of torsion. Slide your left foot and move your left shoulder to the side and back slightly. Slide your right foot and move your right shoulder slightly to the side and back.
Decomposition: ⑤ Coherence must be strong. Be strong when you land. You must be flexible when you slide backwards.
Decomposition: ⑤ Slightly lean forward when sliding. Prevent falling backwards or slipping.
Decomposition: ⑦ According to your lover's sliding times, you can turn N times in a row, and then point your feet to the ground (master action).
The best practice of spacewalking, why not try it?
Step 1: find a pair of tight flat shoes. You can use soft-soled shoes at first.
Step 2: Make sure that the floor you practice on is not too rough, and try to find a smooth floor.
Step 3: Stand with your feet together, with your left foot slightly in front of your right foot (the front end of your right toe should be in line with the middle of your left toe).
Step 4: Then lift the heel of your right foot to make it look like you are walking, and stand in front of your right foot and keep your left foot still (be careful not to move).
Step 5: When you put down your right heel, move all the center of gravity to your right foot, and slowly drag your left foot backwards so that your left toe is flush with your right heel. When doing this step, the left heel should be slightly off the ground, and the left foot should not step down, otherwise it will not slide. Make sure to slowly lower your right heel while moving your left foot. Controlling speed requires more practice.
Step 6: Keep practicing the above steps until you are sure that you can move without obstacles.
Step 7: Once you can master the above movements, move your left foot forward, but don't touch the ground. Make it look like you just kicked it to the ground. Move one foot from the front of the right toe. Don't lift your left foot anywhere.
Step 8: Move your left foot back to its original position and lift your right heel again. Bend your left leg and repeat step 5. Keep practicing until you understand all the essentials, and you can do whatever you want and get approval from others. Finally, you can overcome gravity, so that you can walk in space like a professional.
Step 9: Once you can master the bending of your right foot, exchange your feet and try to do the same with your left foot. When the right foot slides backwards, lift the left heel and lower the left foot. Support with your left foot, stretch out your right foot, then lift the heel of your left foot, then slowly move your right foot backwards, and at the same time lower your left foot again.