English Explanatory Dictionary

anti-gravity lean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In performance dance, a freestanding 45-degree lean, with a special shoe, anchored to the floor by a support bolt locking to the dance shoe.

Word forms

anti-gravity lean anti-gravity leans antigravity lean

Etymology

Coined by Michael Jackson in 1987, when he created this performance dance maneuver, for the music video of Smooth Criminal. The move appears to defy gravity, as one would topple over without the special restraints used for the procedure.

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