How did Michael Jackson dance so fast?

Michael Jackson could do many dance moves so fluidly because he had been practicing since he was very young. Jackson began singing backup with his band The Jackson 5 when he was only five years old and became well-known for his energetic dance performances as early as adolescence. By the time solo hits like Thriller reached worldwide success in the early 1980s, Jackson had spent over twelve years developing his style. While the moves themselves, like popping a shoulder at one beat at hitting a leg twist on another would require practice and training to complete flawlessly and quickly, years of experience on top of that certainly did not hurt matters.