Dance in Film · 1989
Leave Me Alone (1989)
Jim Blashfield turns Michael Jackson's answer to tabloid mythology into a moving collage: Jackson's stop-motion duet with the 'Elephant Man' skeleton and the giant performer's final escape make choreographed motion the mechanism of both satire and self-liberation.
Leave Me Alone is a 1989 dance film centred on ballroom and social dance. For dancers, it's a chance to see the style performed on screen — the phrasing, partnering, and musicality that the same dances carry onto a real floor.
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Where to watch: Free authorized full video on Michael Jackson's official YouTube channel via MichaelJackson.com; Apple Music also lists the video. Watchability verified 2026-08-09; availability may change.
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Stop-motion Elephant Man skeleton duet
Commercial / Industry DanceDanced by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson dancing with the animated skeleton while chained inside the amusement-park collage.
Jackson turns a false tabloid rumor into physical satire: a stop-motion duet with the Elephant Man's skeleton lets dance answer the gossip in the video's own surreal visual language.
The full film is on YouTube; the link opens at this sequence. The exact-work article links the official Michael Jackson YouTube full video, but the player could not be machine-opened on 2026-08-14, so clip_url and timestamp remain blank. The cited scene description identifies Jim Blashfield as director; no choreography credit was independently verified. Wikipedia lists the official music-video release link and the 1989 release.
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