Trained dancers can lean forward a maximum of 25 to 30 degrees, but even then, it can put serious strain on the Achilles tendon. It's not a secret that the card up Jackson's sleeve, so to speak ...

In one scene, Jackson and a few of his dancers lean forward 45 degrees, backs straight, feet flat upon the floor, and hold the pose until they return upright with little apparent effort.

In the 90s, Michael’s costume designers made a few new shirts for him, which he liked. However, he wanted to add some ...

It’s been almost thirty years since Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal burst on our screens but we’ve still been wrecking our brains over THAT gravity-defying lean. Until now. The secret ...

Michael Jackson is famous for several ... Science also backs up the impossibility of mastering Jackson’s famous anti-gravity lean. That’s right, it’s the shoes. In 1993, Jackson patented ...

"In 'Smooth Criminal,' which we had the pleasure to dance with Michael Jackson, we do the actual moonwalk," Jaxson said. "It's not said or coined as 'the moonwalk,' but we do the lean down to the ...

if Annie is OK, you can be, too—as long as you don't do Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" lean by yourself. A new study investigated the biophysics of the dance move and revealed it's ...

The late Michael Jackson was known for his choreographic ability to seemingly defy gravity — a skill often attributed to the music legend's astronomical footwear. A system for allowing a shoe ...

In one scene, Jackson and a few of his dancers lean forward 45 degrees, backs straight, feet flat upon the floor, and hold the pose until they return upright with little apparent effort.