"exrpress urself" reminds me of that mega gay c and c music factory video "here we go lets rock and roll" which was set in a steel mill with freedom flexing his pecs (did he do much else?)

"express urself" has some nice moves.....

Thriller, hands down.

blackguitaristz said:

Ditto on that.

no. It looks like "cats".

The Safety Dance

We can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind
'Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well they're no friends of mine

Say, we can go where we want to, a place that they will never find
And we can act like we come from out of this world
Leave the real one far behind

And we can dance

We can go when we want to, the night is young and so am I
And we can dress real neat from our hats to our feet
And surprise them with the victory cry

Say, we can act if we want to, if we don't nobody will
And you can act real rude or totally removed
And I can act like an imbecile

Safety Dance
Say we can dance, we can dance
Everything's out of control
We can dance, we can dance
They're doing it from pole to pole
We can dance, we can dance
Everybody look at your hands
We can dance, we can dance
Everybody taken the chance

The safety dance
The safety dance
The safety dance

We can dance if we want to, we've got all your life and mine
As long as we abuse it we are never going to lose it
And everything will work out right

Say, we can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind
'Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
well they're no friend of mine

sinisterpentatonic said:

That video scares me.

"safety dance" had such a cool video.


"this is how we do it" by Montell jordan had some nice moves.....

thesexofit said:

Yeah, it did. Vince Paterson is a great choreographer. I love that video, but I love her performance of it at the 1989 VMAs even more. Classic moves.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Like I love you - Justin Timberlake

paisleypark4 said:

My favorite video of all time, right there! Just Janet, and that was all we needed.

Next, I'd have to say "Alright", and we can't forget "If"!

sinisterpentatonic said:

'Cause your friends don't dance, and if they don't dance, well, they're no friends of mine.

That was Vince? Man he is such a good choreographer. Where did he go?

thesexofit said:

Yep, he did both Express Yourself and Vogue. He also did Smooth Criminal, but I don't know if he did any other MJ videos. Don't know what happened to him.

Vince paterson did "beat it" (he is the rival gang leader) and "thriller". Plus "black or white".....proberly more. I imagine he may of done that awesome "dangerous" dance.....

thesexofit said:[quote]

Vince paterson did "beat it" (he is the rival gang leader)

uhhhm..didn't the late legendary michael peters choreograph Beat It?

What changed this medium for everyone was "Beat It", performed by Michael Jackson and choreographed by the late great Michael Peters. The music video "Beat It" was the first time a large group of dancers were used to help promote a song. Michael Peters used the art form of dance to tell a story and create a feeling. "Beat It" had a budget of $165,000, a very large sum of money at the time. "Thriller" by Michael Jackson followed with a budget of $1,000,000 and again Michael Peters had many young dancers working.


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meltwithu said:

U r proberly right.....any hardcore MJ fans in the house?

thesexofit said:

meltwithu is correct, and you are correct. Michael Peters choreographed it, but Vince Paterson is in the video.

lilgish said:

Of course! I rest my case.
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I don't know why people state "Vogue" as Madonna's best dance video.

Don't Tell Me has much more extensive choreography in it.

jayaredee said:

It might have more choreography, but I think Vogue is a better dance video and a better video on the whole. VoicesCarry said it's not so much dancing as it is posing, and that's true to a point, but she actually displays a lot of athleticism in her dance moves in the Vogue video. I've not always been a fan of her dancing; I find it can be very clumsy and uninspired. But that video, to me, is perfect.

Janet Jackson, "IF"

My fave dance vid of all time, because it has my three fave dancers/choreographers of all time in it:
Jamie King
Tina Landon
Janet Jackson

The costumes, theme, dancing, song.. and Janet looked her best in this one.

*Even if elements were stolen from Paula's "cold hearted snake" video, which may be a close 2nd*
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RipHer2Shreds said:

I agree; there's much more than just the posing to the Vogue video. Ol' girl does pull off a few nice moves. Madonna isn't the only one dancing in the video, either.

I don't think you can compare Madonna's dancing to Janet's anyway; Madonna's moves often seem less choreographed and modern. I think it might have something to do with her dance training. Truly, though, when it comes to the big picture, dancing is such a small aspect of what I look for in an artist that it might as well not even be considered.

Beat It - Michael Jackson


U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer

smooth criminal...easily.

Michael and Janet are the architects of dance videos.So my pick for greatest dance video is "Scream".The look and feel of the treatment is incredible. Michael and Janet's on-screen chemistry is visually irresistible!

if - #1

also like:
beat it
weapon of choice

VinnyM27 said:

There's a video for throb. I have it
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bjork:it's oh so quiet