Everyone associates the Moonwalk with Michael Jackson; however, it existed long before the King of Pop made it his trademark move. An enthusiastic Japanes blogger cut together a bunch of old videos of dancers (besides two, all recorded between 1929 and 1955), who no doubt had an influence on Jacko, such as Fred Astaire, Sammy Davis Jr., Bill Robinson and more.

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Budapest became a city addicted to contemporary and modern dance in the last decade and more and more talents perform in different theaters in the city. I’ve never been a huge dance fan, but I’ve seen some very good perfomances in the last few weeks. And because of these positive memories I have been reading articles that wouldn’t interest me at all in the past. That’s why I found this interview with Merce Cuninngham, who was here last year, but I missed out.

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