"Makes Michael Jackson look nailed to the floor"

*Edit pissed up posting*

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MJ was a much better dancer. However I found Prince more expressive and fun watching, as he seems more free and the way he felt it, a bit like JB. JB could feel every little drum-/bass-/guitar-/brass hit, syncopated and non syncopated. JB felt it all to his from his feet to his fingertips, and he moved along with it. Prince is a bit like that, but not as masculine. JB has the moves of a great boxer, and could probably be a legendary athlete if he chose that route. Prince spends a bit more time on instruments to develop his moves the way JB and MJ did.

At his best Prince adds a bit of androgynous flavour to explosive and sensual moves. He melts the feminine and masculine in a way I've never seen before. He'll almost make a hetero sexual man questioning his own sexuality. Gotta admit I've learned quite a few tricks on seducing ladies through his whole being. He is the best at expressing raw sensual and sexual emotion with no filter. If any filter, he is only filtering out the boring parts of being "real". That making him a caricature, without loosing credibility.

This is something that he knows how to express visually as well as vocally and with different instruments.

Technique: 7

Variety of moves: 6
Originality:8

Style: 10
Attitude: 10
Expression/emotion: 10

Fonkyman said:

"Makes Michael Jackson looked nailed to the floor"

true..

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Prince ...............is a lot sexier as a dancer, than MJ.

thedance said:

Fonkyman said:

"Makes Michael Jackson looked nailed to the floor"

true..

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Prince ...............is a lot sexier as a dancer, than MJ.

Not... Isn't it decades past the time when people still do the lame-ass Prince and MJ comparisons?!! Get a life, people...

^

well, this front cover of the Sign O The Times VHS video is from circa 1988.

You have a point then, I guess..

that is a verry long time ago...

In most cases, we should be able to rate Prince in this particular instance on his personality & dancing alone, there really is no need to bring in comparing him to other people

to me its no different than going to a dance club and seeing people express themselves on the floor. How can you compare this person to the next?

Most of Prince dancing was just Prince what he did when listening to music or at the clubs in Minneapolis.

Now when he get's to the place where he has 10 dancers behind him and they are doing choreographed technical moves(Janet,Madonna,New Edition, Britney), then the comparisons can come in.

But I don't see the need to bring MJ into this

Maja2405 posted this in Post ur photos of Prince doing the splits here...

That is just Prince doing Prince

OldFriends4Sale said:

In most cases, we should be able to rate Prince in this particular instance on his personality & dancing alone, there really is no need to bring in comparing him to other people

to me its no different than going to a dance club and seeing people express themselves on the floor. How can you compare this person to the next?

Most of Prince dancing was just Prince what he did when listening to music or at the clubs in Minneapolis.

Now when he get's to the place where he has 10 dancers behind him and they are doing choreographed technical moves(Janet,Madonna,New Edition, Britney), then the comparisons can come in.

But I don't see the need to bring MJ into this

Maja2405 posted this in Post ur photos of Prince doing the splits here...

That is just Prince doing Prince

It really wasn't until the Batman period into GB that we started seeing Prince do more large group dance pieces. I never really cared for it. I like his playfull made up moves.

The main real and LASTING comparison IMO is P to James Brown for tight moves (see above) and control of thr band...

he smashing! i love his moves!! his style so unique, i love the way every part of his body wants to twitch at every beat. however i really don't like it when he wiggles or does t-rex arms.

i just watched the berlin 2010 dvd & he does some decent moves, can't take my eyes off him. the way he does that wrist clapping facinates me

This statement is so on point to me...Bravo man

Replica said:

MJ was a much better dancer. However I found Prince more expressive and fun watching, as he seems more free and the way he felt it, a bit like JB. JB could feel every little drum-/bass-/guitar-/brass hit, syncopated and non syncopated. JB felt it all to his from his feet to his fingertips, and he moved along with it. Prince is a bit like that, but not as masculine. JB has the moves of a great boxer, and could probably be a legendary athlete if he chose that route. Prince spends a bit more time on instruments to develop his moves the way JB and MJ did.

At his best Prince adds a bit of androgynous flavour to explosive and sensual moves. He melts the feminine and masculine in a way I've never seen before. He'll almost make a hetero sexual man questioning his own sexuality. Gotta admit I've learned quite a few tricks on seducing ladies through his whole being. He is the best at expressing raw sensual and sexual emotion with no filter. If any filter, he is only filtering out the boring parts of being "real". That making him a caricature, without loosing credibility.

This is something that he knows how to express visually as well as vocally and with different instruments.

Technique: 10

Variety of moves: 10
Originality:10

Style: 10
Attitude: 10
Expression/emotion: 10

I love his dancing - it is always related to the mood of the music not choreographed as a previous poster stated. He becomes an extension to the music. Love it !!!

An absolute "MasterPiece"..........

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I don't think prince was all that great of a dancer when he first started performing. He was just starting to develop his overall image and stage presence and i think because of that, his dancing lacked originality. It seems like he tried too hard to be like Mick Jagger. By the time 1999 came around Prince had his dancing routine down pat and from then on, i think the guy's been one of the most unique, creative and agile dancers in music. As with prince, a lot of performers have good choreography with all the bells and whistles but that guy..... jumping off of pianos and doing the splits...... ? He's definitely in my top 10.

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nyse said:

He was great. and can still bust a move. from the double spins, locking, breaking, and no one has ever hit a split like Prince... even james brown.

what made prince stand out as a dancer was that he was very agresive, and did almost everything through the feeling of the music and not through cheography.

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CrabalockerFishwife said:

Really? Better dancer than James Brown and MJ?

He's good.
But James and MJ in a different league.

i'm not keen on his dad-dancing he occasionally breaks out these days. Recently saw a vid of him in Australia doing 'Kiss'. I was embarrassed for him. Needs to stop.

Used to be good, but never great.

If i saw someone next to me sliding on their back during housequake i'd step on the fucker.

I've always loved his moves, I think he's a pretty good dancer.

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Today: I hope I can get around half as good when I turn 50

After 1982: The combination of natural talent and choreography made the dudes jealous and the girlies all swoon

1979 - 1981: Acrobatic, energetic but a little hard to watch without laughing or cringing; just check out the alternate video for WYWTMSB. To be fair I would imaging most accomplished dancers have some sort of training or guidance alonng the way (even if not from a professional)

his loose booty with a

Emancipation89 said:

"makes Michael Jackson look nailed to the floor" -> LMFAO good one!

^

I really loved this line from the "Denver Post" when I bought the Sign O The Times movie on VHS tape. And I wasn't disappointed watching the movie:

Prince is a sexy dancer you just can't take that away from him, the SOTT movie proved it.

Prince's moves in "Housequake", in the movie, just wow..

His dance routines back then.. needs recoqnition.

Maybe MJ had a bigger impact with his moonwalk, and JB cuz he was there before Prince with the splits..

But, still..

Prince was really a sexy dancer in the 80s, and in high heels, how the f*ck did he do that. MJ and JB were using flat shoes..

Prince wasn't a good dancer back then, he was a really good dancer, maybe even brilliant.

imo yes Prince was a lot sexier in his dance than both MJ and JB

thedance said:

Prince was really a sexy dancer in the 80s, and in high heels, how the f*ck did he do that. MJ and JB were using flat shoes..

Prince wasn't a good dancer back then, he was a really good dancer, maybe even brilliant.

imo yes Prince was a lot sexier in his dance than both MJ and JB

I do not find any of them sexy, so appreciate more through the lens of dance technique and influence.

thedance said:

Emancipation89 said:

"makes Michael Jackson look nailed to the floor" -> LMFAO good one!

^

I really loved this line from the "Denver Post" when I bought the Sign O The Times movie on VHS tape. And I wasn't disappointed watching the movie:

Prince is a sexy dancer you just can't take that away from him, the SOTT movie proved it.

Prince's moves in "Housequake", in the movie, just wow..

His dance routines back then.. needs recoqnition.

Maybe MJ had a bigger impact with his moonwalk, and JB cuz he was there before Prince with the splits..

But, still..

Prince was really a sexy dancer in the 80s, and in high heels, how the f*ck did he do that. MJ and JB were using flat shoes..

Prince wasn't a good dancer back then, he was a really good dancer, maybe even brilliant.

imo yes Prince was a lot sexier in his dance than both MJ and JB

A sexy dancer, yes. But sweetie you can't let his sexiness blind you when you judge his ability as a dancer.

Prince's great, especially considering how he had a disadvantageous physique as a dancer; short legs, small hands and feet, relatively big head - in a way heels were a necessity for him to make his moves look better - he definitely made it work though, I'd give him that. But he wasn't the best or the greatest at every single thing he did. Certainly not in the same league as JB or MJ as a dancer.

Besides, it's not about skills (and if it was, we'd be saying Omarion is a better dancer than Prince) so people have got to stop with his splits Yes JB did that long time ago and MJ also had done that when he was a teenager - side split leap, front splits he'd done it all already. It's about the delivery. For example Prince, MJ, James can all do the same footwork but the energy level is already different. MJ and Prince can both do something as simple as stretching their arms out and one can create a lot more excitement. Only the real, best dancers can do that - they know how to make a crowd go wild by just holding a pose

Prince has great appearance and attitude. His expressive confidense and eye contact with the audience makes every single tiny little move he does great. This combined with a freaky sexual image and androgyne sensuality, he has something mysterious about him that makes people watch closer. Michael Jackson was a big fan of Charlie Chaplin, but Prince really managed to have similar visual qualities, as well as entertaining sound to it. When this man was in great shape, it was easy for him to make anything look good, and he knows how to react to the music in the right places. He is not as explosive as James Brown, or as technical as Michael Jackson, but I gotta admit that he is more entertaining to me than MJ atleast. And I love MJ at his best. But he seemed more choreographed and rehearsed like a movie. A movie is to be watched. But even a great movie doesnt let you interact with it.

Actually MJ did some freestyle here and there and I think a lot of people overlook that and consider it another rehearsed move because he did it so superbly. I guess it's a good thing how people can appreciate different styles. Yes Prince can be entertaining in a way how he can be spontaneous and make a fool out of himself sometimes with imperfect moves and not give a shit. In that respect Mick Jagger and Madonna just as entertaining though.

What's great about Princes dancing is that it is consistent with everything else he does. He changes his hair, his dominant color scheme (Purple vs. Peach for SOTT vs. Blue vs. Red), clothes, sound, guitar, dance, everything is part of a larger concept.

James Brown and MJ are fine, but do the same things over and over again (images of MJ with a high bent knee slap followed by a groin grab).

Watch Prince in the opening scenes of Purple Rain, then watch House Quake and It on SOTT -