Who invented the moonwalk?

there many recorded instances of moonwalk, similar steps reported far 1932, used cab calloway. in 1985, calloway said move called "the buzz" when , others performed in 1930s.] in 1955 recorded in performance tap dancer bill bailey. performs tap routine, , @ end, backslides wings. french mime artist marcel marceau used throughout career (from 1940s through 1980s), part of drama of mime routines. in marceau's famous "walking against wind" routine marceau pretends pushed backwards gust of wind.
in 1950s, dick van dyke performed similar variation of moonwalk , camel walk in comedy routine called "mailing letter on windy corner".
in november 1969 episode of h.r. pufnstuf, judy frog teaches new dance called "the moonwalk", includes 2 instances of stationary moonwalk.
ronnie hawkins first rock musician perform move, during after-school show. david bowie performed it, though remained stationary. embryonic version of move appears in bowie's 1960s mime pieces; had studied mime under Étienne decroux, marcel marceau's teacher, , under lindsay kemp, had trained marceau. time of bowie's 1974 "diamond dogs tour" (which choreographed toni basil), michael jackson among attending bowie's los angeles shows, later remarking on bowie's strange moves.

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