Dance in Film · 1992
Remember the Time (1992)
John Singleton's nine-minute Egyptian-court fantasy turns Fatima Robinson's first major choreography commission into a cinematic ensemble showcase, with Michael Jackson's crisp isolations and traveling footwork driving the palace spectacle.
Remember the Time is a 1992 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 video on Michael Jackson's official YouTube channel; Apple Music's U.S. catalog also listed the 1992 video on 2026-08-08. Availability may change.
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Palace-servants ensemble dance break
Commercial / Industry DanceDanced by Michael Jackson; Fatima Robinson; ensemble dancers · Choreography Fatima Robinson
Jackson leading the Egyptian-palace ensemble through the short film's long signature dance sequence before vanishing into golden sand.
The climactic group passage expands the courtship into a tightly synchronized, camera-facing ensemble whose formations and rhythmic accents turn the palace servants into the story's final burst of collective energy.
Watch this sequence · The full film is on YouTube; the link opens at this sequence. The opened official video supplies exact-work scene evidence. In her 2023 Television Academy oral history, Robinson discusses the sequences she choreographed for camera, teaching Jackson the choreography, and dancing with him in the video; unnamed dancers remain an ensemble rather than being guessed. Commercial-industry-dance is the exact taxonomy key for this camera-designed music-film number. No edition-specific timestamp or unverified individual dancer name was inferred.
Throne-room seduction solo
Commercial / Industry DanceDanced by Michael Jackson · Choreography Fatima Robinson
The hooded stranger transforming before the throne and dancing directly to the queen while the pharaoh watches.
Jackson turns a narrative entrance before the royal court into a camera-shaped solo, using sharply accented phrases and direct address to make dance the character's persuasive language.
Watch this sequence · The full film is on YouTube; the link opens at this sequence. The opened official Michael Jackson video is the legitimate full-length viewing source. Entertainment Weekly identifies Remember the Time as Robinson's first choreography engagement, dates it to 1992, and records John Singleton's Egyptian concept. Commercial-industry-dance is the exact taxonomy key used for choreography made for a major-label narrative music film; no narrower movement-style key, edition-specific timestamp, or additional dancer was inferred.
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