In 1964, a tiny little boy with a huge voice burst onto the music scene. Michael Jackson, the eighth child in his family, began singing and dancing with siblings as part of the magical musical group known as the Jackson 5.
Crowds screamed and cheered for the fantastic sibling group that set records and made waves on the radio. With a voice like Michael’s and an abundance of dancing talent, Michael launched his solo career in 1971 with Motown Records. His fifth individual studio album in 1979 skyrocketed him to stardom.
From his sequined black fedora to his single white glove, Michael had a style all his own that was pretty flashy. He also had dance moves that blew people’s minds. He created the moonwalk, a move that people have tried to replicate year after year. Even his music videos were elaborate creations that wove a story.
Michael won numerous Grammy Awards and is one of the best selling music artists of all time with an estimated 350 million records sold worldwide. The song “Beat It” was recorded on Michael’s sixth studio album “Thriller” in 1982.
He and producer Quincy Jones wanted a song that had a rock feel to it and “Beat It” was born.
“Beat It” rose to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for three weeks. It ended up being certified 5x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America with more than seven million copies sold worldwide. It became one of the best-selling singles of all time.
The video also was groundbreaking for its time. It depicted Michael bringing two gangsters together with the power of music and dance. It also propelled Michael into an international pop icon.
People love replicating Michael’s routines, whether it’s dancing with zombies in “Thriller” or as a tough cookie in “Beat It.” Five-year-old Pyper Braun competed her fiesty dance routine set to “Beat It” and channeled her inner diva with tons of sassitude for her routine.
The camera is trained on the stage as the familiar strains to this song began to play and she emerged from behind the curtain wearing a black fedora, red glittery jacket and one white glove, just like Michael.
She stomped around pretending to be tough and angry, flung her hat off to the side and jammed out to the upbeat song.
Her leg extensions had a strong pointed toe and her needle had strong, straight legs. She showed the judges exactly what she was made of in this routine.
Pyper showed off her fierceness and flexed her muscles throughout the routine.
Her splits were quick and low, and her talent ran high. Pyper worked the judges hard and her efforts definitely paid off.
This spunky gal’s jazz solo, which was choreographed bu Adeline Nelson with Avi’s Dance Project in Corona, Calif., for the KAR Riverside competition, earned second place overall.
Watch the video below and see how tough she is, just like the song says. You’ll be singing and chair dancing right along with her!
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