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29 February 2008
Gymnast's Moonwalk Excites Fans

Nikki Childs, a senior gymnast from Plano, Texas (USA), has been moonwalking on the four-inch balance beam during her entire tenure in Athens.

"She's good at it. I mean really good at it," Katie Heenan said of her classmate's not-so-hidden talent. "It really is an eye catcher and the crowd goes crazy for it."

Childs said her Jackson-esque activities first began in around eighth grade:

"Back at my club gym we were practicing different dance moves that we could perform on the beam that would just be silly or stupid. I was like, 'Oh it would be cool if I did this' and I knew how to do the moonwalk on the floor so I just tried it on the beam."

Today, the 5-foot-3 inch dynamo does her beam routine to Michael Jackson's 'The Way You Make Me Feel', but it's been a long process. She didn't even think Gym Dogs coach Suzanne Yoculan would let her do it to begin with.

"It was in practice one day in fall my freshman year, and I was like, 'Suzanne, what if I did this. I mean I didn't think she'd say yes, but she was like, 'Oh that's great, you should definitely put it in there.' And I was like, 'OK.' So I did."

Childs won't earn any significant points from her smoothly backsliding feet alone, but it's something that always brings a smile to the faces of judges and crowds alike.

"There's no points for those kinds of things, but I wouldn't be surprised if the judges love it and I think the crowd that knows it's coming definitely anticipates it," Heenan said.

"I like being able to bring something to the table that's really unique and different that no one else has really performed or done before," Childs said. "Beam isn't usually considered to be something that you express dance moves in, so I guess that's what makes it even more fun for me."

Source: The Red And Black, MJFC
 
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Oh, I missed it! I was in Athens, my home-town, a few days ago! I wonder if there's any footage of her routine? It must have been quite difficult! I know I would have fallen off with the first step if i tried this! :lol:
 
See, once again, PEOPLE LOVE Michael. SO again, do NOT buy into the idoits at Fox and CNN (YOu know who they are) when it comes to who love Michael. Those idoits are giving their own feelings and trying to make you think that everyone is thinking like them. I do not think so.
 
terrell said:
See, once again, PEOPLE LOVE Michael. SO again, do NOT buy into the idoits at Fox and CNN (YOu know who they are) when it comes to who love Michael. Those idoits are giving their own feelings and trying to make you think that everyone is thinking like them. I do not think so.
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Co-sign terrell, I'm definitely with you.

I love to see the YOUNG people into Michael's music like that. Time and time again, the PEOPLE make it clear where they stand when it comes to Michael Jackson.

You see how the noise level went up, when homegirl "moonwalked" across that beam. LOL!

LOVE IT!
 
terrell said:
See, once again, PEOPLE LOVE Michael. SO again, do NOT buy into the idoits at Fox and CNN (YOu know who they are) when it comes to who love Michael. Those idoits are giving their own feelings and trying to make you think that everyone is thinking like them. I do not think so.
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Young people love Michael Jackson. They are drawn to him. God made him that way.
Just listen to the reaction from these school kids.:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA3ZgAXSuA0&feature=related
 
gosh darn...hmmm...no wonder msn was so mad at MJ yesterday and posted late breaking falsehoods...

no wonder they wanna portray him as needing help from the rest of his family...

geee..i wonder if tickets to a MJ concert would sell out, in the usa if they went on sale today? i'm not a gambler, but i'll go to vegas and bet that they will. heheheheheheheeeee:D:punk:

ghosts of jealousy, msn, much?

twenty five years later...and this? that little girl on the beam?

those students in the gym? those crowds in all three instances? the gym teacher?

don't tell me that MJ isn't he King of Pop
 
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Thanx for sharing the vids :flowers:

She was too smooth with it too :lol:
 
Break_of_dawn said:
She's amazing!!!!!! I wish I was that well-trained and talented:p
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God bless her she was. I wanted to study gymnastics when I was younger, yet my father didn't think that I'd stick with it. It's a little regret that I still carry till this day.

Yes, everyone can relate to Michael, esp. the young. He's not only a legend, his music is universal. The entire world can relate to it, it's style, how it touches everyone in a special and unique way. This is what makes a true artist. :wub:
 
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ahaha I loved those vids! seeing people so excited about Mike brings a smile to my face. thanks so much for sharing.
 
That's awesome! You see? People still love Michael Jackson. ;)

Thanks for posting :)
 
Awesome! I'm from Plano, TX!!!!! This is so cool!!! She's amazing!!
 
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Wait ... Nikki CHilds ?? Nikki as in Nicole ?? Errr uhm ... don't we all know Her :unsure:

I can't help 'Giving into' the feeling that we do. Something makes 'Me' think she is familiar to us.
 
Nothing at all :lol: it is merely a coincidence is all.
We have a nikki childs here on MJJCommunity.
Pay me no mind :)
 
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