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Subject: The Robot - from the 1980s?

Written By: Donnie Darko on 04/25/06 at 2:51 pm

Is the Robot dance from the eighties?

Subject: Re: The Robot - from the 1980s?

Written By: Satish on 04/25/06 at 3:21 pm

No, the robot dance is from the 70s. It was part of the whole disco scene.

It was actually invented by Michael Jackson when he was still with the Jackson 5. He first did the dance on an episode of "Soul Train" in 1974 when the group was performing their song "Dancing Machine".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_Machine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_%28dance%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jackson_5#Decline

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