The foundation he laid will undoubtedly drive dancers to new heights-and perhaps also new lows in terms of spinal injury. MJ: An Inspiration for Dancers and Creator of New Challenges for Spine SpecialistsĪmong Jackson’s enduring legacies is his ability to inspire dancers and choreographers to push boundaries. B: Shift of the fulcrum from the sacrum to the Achilles tendon in MJ’s antigravity tilt. A: Drawings showing the “antigravity tilt” (> 45° forward bend), the dance move introduced by Michael Jackson, in comparison to the normal limit of a human tilt (20° forward bend), as well as the conceptualized shoe designed by MJ and coinventors. “Even with specially designed footwear and the support of the hitch member, the move is incredibly hard to pull off, requiring athletic core strength from strengthened spinal muscles and lower-limb antigravity muscles,” they wrote.Ĭredit: Copyright Manjul Tripathi. But the researchers noted that Jackson still deserves credit. Yes, the move was made possible with the help of some inventive footwear and creative thinking.
The peg would help anchor Jackson to the floor, so he could master the exaggerated lean forward while keeping his spine perfectly straight. The shoe included a slot in the heel that could fit a peg that would emerge from the stage floor. The researchers discovered that Jackson registered a patent for a special shoe that allowed him to perform the move. Was Jackson not only musically gifted but also anatomically? Was he able to defy spinal mechanics? “This allows for a very limited degree of forward bending from the ankle joints, while keeping a stiff straight posture-unless you are Michael Jackson,” the authors wrote.
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