Jeffrey Daniel (3)

American soul singer, songwriter, dancer and choreographer, born August 24, 1955 (disputed - some sources claim 1957), from Los Angeles, California. Jeffrey Daniel started as a dancer on the television show Soul Train and was recruited with his dance partner Jody Watley to front the soul / funk group Shalamar, originally formed as a studio project. Daniel is also known for being the first to perform the backslide dance-step, now known as the moonwalk, on British television during a performance of Shalamar's "A Night to Remember" on Top of the Pops in 1982. He was married to Stephanie Mills from 1980 to 1983. Performed the character Electra (33) in the 1984 Apollo Victoria Theatre, London version of the "Starlight Express" musical.