I kinda of like his style of dancing.
It's strange, but enjoyable and you
know some of the moves he does only he can get away with it.Anybody eles would look like their having a epileptic fit or just look plain retarded!

His style changed a bit just like his outfit themes... Actually, even within the movie Sign O The Times, he changes how he dances song to song...

I think his most slick time was in the late 80's around Batman/Graffiti Bridge... fastest most precise moves.

I used to love the way Prince danced. I thought he was better than Michael, that his moves were amazing, all of that. But now when I watch a lot of those old performances--especially the really frenetic D&P-era stuff--I find some of his dance moves too distracting.

ufoclub said:

I agree .. I've always loved his dance moves, he makes everything look effortless and not over-choreographed, like everything else he *owns* his dance moves

I don't miss it all particularly though, don't think he needs it anymore because his concerts are more focused and 'non-showy' and I can always watch SOTT anyway if I miss those moves too much

I like it.

It's energetic and effective, very lively. P is definitely a good mover. Those splits were incredible! I agree about late 80s being his best dance era. I love his dancing in SOTT and the "Alphabet Street" video a lot.

;D ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! hes the reason why im actaully gonna get my fat but up & learn how to do the splits.

Especially when he's moving smooth and slow, all up close

Best dancing period is 1998-now for me. Nothing ott and all slick. Musicology tour and o2 are some of his sharpest, slickest moves. His hip action on that No Diggity video on youtube is madness!

I wonder if Prince knows how to Tango?

I his every move.

his dance moves are raw, sexual, smooth and aggressive...
he got a few quick 6-step moves that are realy cool.
the double/triple reverse spins on one foot..
the james brown-esque mic stand tricks
not to mention dude reinvented the split...

and 2 tell u the truth... i get away with doing all the above whenever i
get down. my dance style is heavily influenced by the purple one.

the best dance era to me has to be purple rain... he was just sooo RAW

nyse said:

Do you take a mic stand to the clubs?

UHHH YEAH!! When he was doing those James Brown moves at Paisley Park I damn near fainted, owwwww!!!!!

ufoclub said:

no...but they are provided on stage when i perform

Prince is great on the floor...I have yet to see him groove on a table.

I think his dance style is ecclectic.

As he's gotten older, he obviously does less, but I've enjoyed every "dance" era beginning with 1999.

Even his wacky "brush the teeth" dance move is essentially Prince.

I think my favorite Prince dance style/performance however, was his Hot Thing performance on SOTT. For some reason, that just stood out. Maybe it was the outfit, but the moves were pretty spectacular and appealing.

His worst? Well let's see... that would have to be when he got up onto the stage with James Brown and Michael Jackson and pretty much embarrassed himself with pelvic trusts, stripping down, and essentially falling off the stage after jumping onto a lantern.

Not a good moment! lol

Tame said:

Partyman video...

He keeps changing his style (or should I say 'kept' changing his style) of dance according to album and song.

He's far more versatile than MJ was in my opinion, but what set Prince apart was that Prince seemed to move to the music in a very sexy way--it was never disturbing crotch grabbing or cartoonish looking (for the most part).

i liked his playfull dancing during the N.C.L.R. Alma Awards 6.1.07
Passadena CA June 1, 2007 with Sheila E.

Hot Thing/ Housequake from SOTT i would put against anything from JB and Mike, he covered the floor

dreamshaman32 said:

The SoTT Hot Thing dancing was too out there and not in a good way.

As i said i think, today he's hip, slick and cool.

OldFriends4Sale said:

that is a real talent to dance like this on high heels
[Edited 2/3/10 12:35pm]

^^^^
the man hurt himself afrter doing this

His dancing gives me goosebumps, it's been electric at times and the moves just pour from his soul. The handspeed when he's on his back during SOTT Housequake is incredible.

The general public don't realise quite what his legacy is in terms of musical breadth, musicianship and creating a spectacle through dance.

I thought in '93 that his outlandish dancing days were behind him when I saw him live that year, but then he brought it big time on the Oprah show a few years later and even up until the Rave era he was doing the splits as you see above, though I suspect he was trying to just prove a point!

At 50+ those moves have gone, to be replaced with effortless cool. That's the best we could ever have hoped for.

I love his dancing. I always preferred his style over Michael Jackson´s.

safiya said:

I guess, people men & women were doing it in the 70's with no problem, I saw Saturday Night Fever and Travolta in heels burns the floor

and of course women run circles around men, while in heels not as thick as our Prince

Sometimes when I see earlier videos, I laugh...

Well of course you gotta love it!

And even if you don't u have to admit that its HIS style and nobody can (successfully) dance the way he does!