![‘The Moonwalk’ Existed As Far Back As the Late 1800s](http://townsquare.media/site/691/files/2022/06/attachment-MOONWALK-BACKSLIDE-htong2-youtube.jpg?w=980&q=75)
‘The Moonwalk’ Existed As Far Back As the Late 1800s
Contrary to popular belief, Michael Jackson did not create the 'Moonwalk'.
It goes back to the late 1800s - early 1900s when a similar step called the 'Cake Walk' was demonstrated in some film footage from the 1930s. There is more video proof of it's existence from 1955 when a performer named Bill Bailey did the 'Backslide'.
Dick Van Dyke even did a version of it during a comedy sketch on television in the 1960s. In the 1970s there were other performers who demonstrated this step on television - you can see all these videos below, and see how it all culminated with Michael Jackson in the 1980s.
BILL BAILEY, 1955:
DICK VAN DYKE:
ORIGINS OF THE BACKSLIDE/MOONWALK:
MICHAEL JACKSON AND THE APPEARANCE THAT MADE THE 'MOONWALK/BACKSLIDE' FAMOUS:
More From 100.7 WITL
![Which Halloween Song Do Michigan Residents Like to Hear the Most?](http://townsquare.media/site/46/files/2022/10/attachment-Michigans-Favorite-Halloween-Songs.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Images of Jackson State Prison: 1900-1916](http://townsquare.media/site/691/files/2022/07/attachment-prison-riot-1912.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Detroit’s Michael Jackson/Prince Impersonator A Treasure To The Community](http://townsquare.media/site/690/files/2022/05/attachment-Untitled-design-19.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Michael Jackson Is Getting a Biopic From ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’s Producer](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2019/03/thriller.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Robert E. Lee’s Involvement in Shaping the Michigan Territory](http://townsquare.media/site/691/files/2022/01/attachment-AAACOVER6.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![55 Years Ago: Dolly Parton Joins the Grand Ole Opry](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/06/dolly-parton-i-will-always-love-you-no-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![The Original Tiger Stadium – The “Most Famous Corner” in Detroit](http://townsquare.media/site/691/files/2021/10/attachment-detroit-tiger-lineup-1907-bennett-park.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![9 Celebrities With Unbelievable September 11 Stories](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2021/09/attachment-Untitled-design.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![What is Causing the Most Household Injuries?](http://townsquare.media/site/693/files/2021/01/GettyImages-76138630.jpg?w=980&q=75)