Robot er en dans som går ut på imitere en robot eller en utstillingsdukke. Dansen vant popularitet etter at den ble introdusert på TV av popgruppen The Jackson 5 og Michael Jackson i 1974.[1][2]

Referanser rediger

  1. ^ Mansour, David. From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century, p. 403 (2005) («The Robot was a mimelike dance, popularized by The Jackson 5 and their Top Ten hit "Dancing Machine" (1974)»)
  2. ^ «When Michael Jackson invented the robot dance on live TV - video». Smooth (engelsk). 27. desember 2018. Besøkt 14. april 2021. «In 1974, Michael Jackson debuted his 'robot' dance move, and the world was amazed. | Alongside his brothers The Jackson 5, he performed 'Dancing Machine' on Soul Train and The Carol Burnett Show, and during the song's famous break, he unleashed his new move.»