Does he come up with the dances he does on stage and in videos-like for instance, did he have a choreographer for the Boys and Girls Video, the Sign of the Times movie and also the concert footage of the Parade tour in '86 that was broadcast.

I'm pretty sure Mayte helped out during the 90's.

Cat Glover helped out with a lot of choreography during her time with Prince specifically on the SOTT and Lovesexy tours.

If memory serves she was also responsible for the 'U Got The Look' video.

Yes, many times. Fatima Robinson (the baddest choreographer alive, imo), Sean Cheeseman (Cream, D&P, Gett Off), Moses Pendleton (Batdance), Jamie King (BetchaByGollyWow, AMA performance & the 96 VH1 Fashion Awards) just to name a few.
Here's an interesting quote I found from Fatima:



Must be nice. . .
[Edited 4/23/07 15:42pm]

Mia Michaels did some choreography for him during Rave era. There are a few seconds of footage on her website (and she mentions him in the bio section, too). I hate her choreography style and I hated the dancers' choreography from Rave Un2 the Year 2000 so when I found out that was her's I was like, "Oh, no wonder I hated it."

SCNDLS said:

Yeah really.

He worked with the choreographer Darren (I forget his last name), who is also an actor (on Soul Food: the series)

SCNDLS said:

no way! Fatima is an awesome choreographer. she's worked with the BSB a few times (or maybe there's another Fatima).

thekidsgirl said:

Darren from "Darren's Dance Grooves" fame. Lawd have mercy... I hate that commercial.

tznekbsbfrvr said:

Yes, that's her and she also taught Nsync how to dance.

adorable2 said:

Then he dated Mayte, maybe that's how they met.

Jamie King was P's best choreographer!!! Lots of clips on Youtube of the Erotic City shows at Glam Slam featuring Carmen Electra. Search under Kevin Stea.

have you seen GB, do you think Prince came up with all those dances by himself? NO

If all of the above is true, then my vote goes 2 Moses Pendleton.

If he helped 2 choreograph the Batman videos, then he probably helped out with the Graffiti Bridge videos also. Prince was steppin' hard in these 2 eras. I've always liked the choreography from both the Batman and Graffiti Bridge eras, and the style is indeed similar.

I do think that Prince creates a lot of his moves...

The 'Sign O The Times' moves were some of my favs.

Then there's the Wooden Leg.

Yeah, did Prince come up with the wooden leg?

scriptgirl said:

No that was Heather Mills.

Who choreographed the Twins moves in Vegas?

In spring 1989,I saw MC Hammer on MTV,bragging that Prince called him up and asked him to choreograph his upcoming 'Batman' videos I don't think it ever happened.A year later,I heard that Prince called Paula Abdul and asked her to choreograph the performance scenes in the 'Graffiti Bridge' movie.I think she was too busy and had to decline?

rlittler81 said:

I agree,Jamie is amazing.These days,he choreographs Madonna's tours and videos.

SCNDLS said:

WHAT! R u saying that Darin Dewitt dated Mayte? Oh Lawd!

KidaDynamite said:

Yes, he did. I think soon after the divorce. Then she moved on to Tommy Lee.

I really like Mia Michaels routines.

Didn't Paula Abdull choreograph BatDance or something like that?

Imago said:

Batdance was choreographed? someone thought up that? wow... I gotta watch the video again then- it didn't look 2 hott last time I saw it

Imago said:

Moses Pendleton (Batdance)

wonder if Sean Cheeseman had something to do with Prince's live performances during the Diamonds & Pearls era? That was some serious choreography!!

Snap said:

I think he did because in an interview that Diamond and Pearl did in Australia they said that they pretty much reproduced what Sean did for the videos and added their own stuff. But Diamond is an experienced choreographer in her own right, she's done stuff on Broadway.

SCNDLS said:

Mayte is just as much of an "opportunist" as Mani...I never understood why she gets all the love and Mani gets all the hate--they're like two sides of the same coin, imho.

jone70 said:

Probably because Mayte kicked ass onstage. She just tore it up around '93-'94 especially at those Glam Slam Miami shows.

FunkiestOne said:

but..you know what they say..behind every good man stands a strong woman
mani may not have been up front and in your face like mayte, but that doesn't mean she wasn't working equally hard behind the scenes. I still believe she had alot to do with Prince reaching out more to his fan base. Think Paisley Park parties. Also, think about the fact that around the time the divorce was filed NPGMC lights went out.....