Super bowl halftime show 1994

Looking at Michael Jackson's 1993 halftime performance, it's got all the elements of a halftime show still employed today.

There's a fusion of hit songs roughly 12-plus minutes in length, a big musical personality at the center of things, some central theme that informs the set design, costumes, and performance, and choreographed movement by a horde of supporting dancers and musicians.

Basically, Jackson gave everyone else a template to follow, and it's been followed to a T. 

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The New York Post describes the impact of Jackson's show best, saying that it, "turned the Super Bowl halftime show into its own blockbuster event, marking the first time that ratings increased from the game's first half to its second half as viewers watched worldwide." That's pretty significant, especially since Michael Jackson was/is a globally known figure.

On that note, Jackson choreographer Travis Payne said via the New York Post, "The whole world cared — not just America."

In other words, not just any ar

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