Bill Bailey Tap Dancer Moonwalk
Bill bailey december 8 1912 december 12 1978 was an african american tap dancer.
Bill bailey tap dancer moonwalk. For his era 1930s 1950s he was considered the 2nd most popular rhythm tap dancer john w. He was the brother of pearl bailey. Interested in licensing this footage. To gregory hines and of course the late michael jackson.
The first moonwalk bill bailey duration. Formerly known as the backslide the moonwalk is a popping move. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. The move known as the moonwalk was baileys stage exit for years and can be seen on the black musical short harlem variety revue 1950 1954 1955.
The most well known dancer as the orignal moonwalker should be bill bailey who performed it in the film showtime at the apollo 1955 which was also featured in the movie tap 1989. Yesterday today forever which was broadcast on may 16 1983. Contact oddball film video at. Hosted by ralph cooper bailey performs at the apollo theatre in a bill robinson styled routine in which he finished doing a moon walk off the stage which he called backslide.
Bill bailey was the father of the moonwalk. Bill bailey performing a tap dance number from the apollo theatre in harlem. The moonwalk is a dance move in which the dancer glides backwards but their body actions suggest forward motion. But actually bill bailey pupil of bill robinson performed the very same step as early as 1943 in the movie cabin in the sky which you can see here as well as the 1955 film.