Very cool video showing the origins of MJ’s Moonwalk:

ORIGINS OF THE MOONWALK

Dancers (in alphabetical order):  Fred Astaire, Bill Bailey, Buck and Bubbles, Cab Calloway, Clark Brothers, Sammy Davis Jr., Daniel L. Haynes, Rubberneck Holmes, Patterson and Jackson, Eleanor Powell, Bill Robinson, Three Chefs (only the feet), Tip Tap and Toe (feat. Ray Winfield), Earl Snakehips Tucker (visit YOUTUBE for the complete write-up from the creator of the video) [Hat tip to Aurelia Thierree for the link]