Michael Jackson: Dancing to Th

The year of 1958 gave birth to the thrill of the 1980’s. Michael Joe Jackson was a sensation ever since he set foot on stage at the age of 5. His ability to dance and sing helped launch the Jackson 5’s career as well as his own. His mother Katherine Jackson said, “You know how babies move uncoordinated? He never moved that way. When he danced, it was like he was an older person.” (qtd. in Nicholson)

As a natural born dancer, he had to ability to move like anyone and no one, but didn’t know it until later in his life. As Jackson grew up, he watched street dancers and mimes perform. He also watched great dancers on television, such as James Brown. He idolized James Brown and got angry every time the cameraman would not show his feet enough during a performance. Observing each move, many times he acquired them and mixed them with his o

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