moonwalk
E796169
The moonwalk is a dance move that creates the illusion of gliding backward while appearing to walk forward, popularized worldwide by Michael Jackson.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moon Walk | 2 |
| backslide (tap dance) | 1 |
| moonwalk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9390793 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: moonwalk Context triple: [Billie Jean, associatedDanceMove, moonwalk]
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A.
Jump Dance
Jump Dance is a traditional Yurok ceremonial dance central to spiritual renewal, world balance, and cultural identity in northwestern California.
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B.
Tanca
Tanca was a historical figure known primarily as the assassin of King Jayanegara of the Majapahit Kingdom in 14th-century Java.
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C.
Walk it like I talk it
"Walk it like I talk it" is a catchy, repetitive hook line popularized in hip-hop culture, emphasizing authenticity by matching one’s actions to one’s words.
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D.
Walk
"Walk" is a hit rock song by the Foo Fighters, known for its anthemic sound and uplifting lyrics about resilience and starting over.
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E.
Dolphin Dance
"Dolphin Dance" is a jazz composition by pianist Herbie Hancock, known for its sophisticated harmonies and appearance on his landmark album "Maiden Voyage."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: moonwalk Target entity description: The moonwalk is a dance move that creates the illusion of gliding backward while appearing to walk forward, popularized worldwide by Michael Jackson.
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A.
Jump Dance
Jump Dance is a traditional Yurok ceremonial dance central to spiritual renewal, world balance, and cultural identity in northwestern California.
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B.
Tanca
Tanca was a historical figure known primarily as the assassin of King Jayanegara of the Majapahit Kingdom in 14th-century Java.
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C.
Walk it like I talk it
"Walk it like I talk it" is a catchy, repetitive hook line popularized in hip-hop culture, emphasizing authenticity by matching one’s actions to one’s words.
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D.
Walk
"Walk" is a hit rock song by the Foo Fighters, known for its anthemic sound and uplifting lyrics about resilience and starting over.
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E.
Dolphin Dance
"Dolphin Dance" is a jazz composition by pianist Herbie Hancock, known for its sophisticated harmonies and appearance on his landmark album "Maiden Voyage."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance move
ⓘ
street dance move ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
backslide
ⓘ
moon walk ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Michael Jackson ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | hip hop dance culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
pop
ⓘ
street dance ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | intermediate ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
creates illusion of gliding backward
ⓘ
feet appear to walk forward ⓘ performed on flat surface ⓘ smooth sliding motion ⓘ |
| historicalRoot |
African American social dances
ⓘ
mime and illusion dance ⓘ tap dance ⓘ |
| iconicStatus |
signature move of Michael Jackson
ⓘ
symbol of 1980s pop culture ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary pop choreography
ⓘ
music video dance styles ⓘ stage performance aesthetics ⓘ |
| learningContext |
dance classes
ⓘ
informal practice ⓘ online tutorials ⓘ |
| mediaTypeDepiction |
concert performances
ⓘ
music videos ⓘ television performances ⓘ |
| movementDirection | body moves backward ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Jeffrey Daniel
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Michael Jackson ⓘ Shalamar members ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedWith |
locking
ⓘ
popping ⓘ robot dance ⓘ |
| performedToSong | Billie Jean ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Michael Jackson ⓘ |
| popularizedInPerformance |
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
ⓘ
linked to:
The Motown 25th Anniversary Special
|
| popularizedOnBroadcastDate | 1983-05-16 ⓘ |
| popularizedOnDate | 1983-03-25 ⓘ |
| precursorMove |
backslide (tap dance)
ⓘ
linked to:
moonwalk
backward glide ⓘ floating (street dance) ⓘ |
| requires |
control of body weight
ⓘ
coordination ⓘ good balance ⓘ |
| techniqueInvolves |
alternating heel and flat positions
ⓘ
shifting weight from one foot to the other ⓘ sliding the non-weight-bearing foot backward ⓘ |
| visualIllusion | appears to move forward ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: moonwalk Description of subject: The moonwalk is a dance move that creates the illusion of gliding backward while appearing to walk forward, popularized worldwide by Michael Jackson.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.