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In order to accomplish his famous forward lean, <b>Michael Jackson invented a special shoe</b> that had a slotted heel which slid onto bolts that protruded from the floor, essentially creating a dovetail joint between the dancer and the stage.<br />
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Along with two co-inventors, <b>he patented the shoes in 1993</b>. The abstract reads…

A system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes which will engage with a hitch member movably projectable through a stage surface. The shoes have a specially designed heel slot which can be<b> detachably engaged with the hitch member by simply sliding the shoe wearer’s foot forward</b>, thereby engaging with the hitch member.

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