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anti-gravity lean

anti-gravity lean noun: 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.

Noun

anti-gravity lean (plural anti-gravity leans)

  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.

Forms of anti-gravity lean

pluralanti-gravity leans
alternative formantigravity lean

Origin of anti-gravity lean

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.

Questions about anti-gravity lean

What does anti-gravity lean mean?
Anti-gravity lean means 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.
What part of speech is anti-gravity lean?
Anti-gravity lean is a noun.
What is the plural of anti-gravity lean?
The plural of anti-gravity lean is anti-gravity leans.

Words near anti-gravity lean in the dictionary

  1. anti-gravitation
  2. anti-gravitational
  3. anti-gravitic
  4. anti-gravitically
  5. anti-gravity
  6. anti-gravity lean
  7. anti-gravity leans
  8. anti-greenhouse effect
  9. anti-greenhouse effects
  10. anti-greenmail
  11. anti-griddle

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