Can you moonwalk

You can do this by increasing the width between your legs and feet until you feel stable. A good rule of thumb is to have them about 3—6 inches 8—20 cm the width of one of your feet apart. As you get more comfortable with this move, you can do the moonwalk with your legs closer together. You can lift your arms a bit if that helps you keep your balance as you move backward.

Slide your left heel back and "into" the floor. Do this as you lean back on your right leg so that your left foot finishes behind the right leg. During this, the heel of your right foot should still remain in the air, with the toes pointed down on the floor. Put all of the weight into your lifted leg, so the leg that is flat on the floor feels weightless. Snap the heel of your left foot up off the floor as you simultaneously snap the heel of your right foot down.

Now you are in the same position you started with, only your feet have changed positions. Your right foot should now be in front of your left leg instead of the other way around. To do the moonwalk correctly, only one of your feet should be in the air at any given time.

Always one; never two, and never zero. Repeat the previous two steps, switching the roles of your left and right foot. The moonwalk can really be mastered by perfecting these movements over and over, until it looks like you're really walking on the moon and when your feet are really moving back and back smoothly, without any kinks. Add some frills. Add a head movement to help create the illusion of "moonwalking.

Then pull it back to the body as you switch to the other foot. You can also swing your arms with every step, or hunch over your shoulders and grab your hat if you're wearing one like Michael Jackson did. You can use your whole body to show that you're walking on the moon, not just your feet. It shouldn't take that long if you practice a lot. Just make sure you get every step, but know that you won't be as good as MJ on your first try.

Not Helpful 46 Helpful Not Helpful 72 Helpful The move was performed using special shoes with a groove. The purpose of this groove was to catch a nail on the floor, enabling the lean. Not Helpful 98 Helpful You should try and get shoes with a flat toe, which you are able to stand on your toes without falling.

Practice standing on you toes for at least 7 seconds every day. Not Helpful 41 Helpful Keep watching his dancing videos over and over again, then you practice, you can put your device next to you, and copy exactly what he is doing, with practice you would be able to get there.

Not Helpful 47 Helpful Smooth Criminal or Black and White are great for moonwalking! Not Helpful 27 Helpful You probably can't.

He was a master of the moonwalk. That said, there isn't any reason why you couldn't master it as well, with plenty of practice and focus. Not Helpful 87 Helpful Not Helpful 53 Helpful Frencch YEah. He used nothing more than penny loafers. You can moonwalk in just about any shoe with little friction. Not Helpful 7 Helpful As long as you have the range of movement to do the move, there's no reason why not. Not Helpful 8 Helpful Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.

By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. If you're a beginner, start on soft surfaces and wear socks. Helpful 10 Not Helpful 0. An exercise like this — will help the technique of your moonwalk — the smoothness of it. The higher you look off the air the more smoother moonwalk you do have. The first one I want you guys to practice — the in-place moonwalk. Choose left or right foot, place it, on the tippy-toe balls of the feet, and then just slide back-, slide in one place.

When you guys get that down, the next one I want you to do is the slide and switch. What I want you to do — slide — switch, slide — switch, slide — switch, slide… simple enough.

Terms of Use Privacy Policy Disclaimer. Now you are back in the starting position. Switch the raised foot to the flat position and vice versa, and slide the flat foot again.

Repeat to moonwalk. Remember to start slow and get the moves down before going Michael Jackson-fast. Practice makes perfect! Now drop the needle on Thriller and dance! Haha nice Instructable! You really beat me to making one! I was just waiting to master it A video would be excellent for this type of thing, if you want to go the extra mile. Reply 11 years ago on Introduction. Cool instructable! I can't wait for my feet to arrive via post , after that i can start trying Reply 12 years ago on Introduction.

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