I also have to give a shout-out to Barry Lather--also a former Janet choreographer (Pleasure Principle)--who is artistic director for Ciara's entire promo tour. Barry is always overlooked, but that guy has choreographed most recently for Mariah, Usher, and now Ciara. He "oversees" the entire concept. Barry is a legend in the commercial dance market. He has been around for many years and has worked on a variety of projects with many artists as well as TV and movies. I wish he would find the time to be Janet's artistic director, then let Gil just work as head choreographer.

Now this is a question I have for you all about Ciara. I saw her perform on "So You Think You Can Dance," as was underwhelmed with her dancing and vocal ability..(she lip-synched.) What I don't understand about some of you guys is that you all criticize Janet but support Ciara when Ciara is no more talented of a vocalist at least than Janet. Dancewise... I don't know. To me Janet even at the same age was more sophisticated than Ciara--, but I haven't seen this new video yet. Ciara as a dancer lacks some "polish" as was quite evident on "So You Think You Can Dance" when she and her back-up dancers could easily be compared and contrasted to the more technical dancers on that show.

Just watched the video. Ciara doesn't dance too much. She does some isolations and body rolls. I don't think this is really a major choreographic piece but more of a performance. It's a visually wonderfully video and the song is good. The choreography is understated but effective. Maybe that's what Janet needs to do?? Maybe Janet should go back to less intricate choreography with less focus on club dance.
It was a good video. I still don't think Ciara is as gifted as a dancer compared to Janet--but Ciara is good at what she does.

I just think it's strange that people think Ciara is so great when I don't see Ciara as a "vocal" talent at all even though she might be considered by some as a great dancer--and that's debatable, too.

Why do you all like Ciara but not Janet anymore?
[Edited 10/26/06 16:54pm]

Everything about Janet seems choreographed. When she doesn't have direction she just walks around the stage, stops, points with an angry face and continues walking around the stage.

If I had a personal attorney that looked like that, I'd be in trouble all the time.

Ciara has said many times before in her interviews that she was a street dancer. Her story is simple enough: they saw her and said "she's hot and can move; she's got potential" and they proceeded to make a star out of her.

Say what u want about Ciara , she´s okej, but still a copycat..

the clothes,. hair.. iT´S all AALIYAH.....

yes. Ciara can dance.. and sing
BUT STILL she´s not that original Like my girl AALIYAH

GETTING my drift??

What was so original about aaliyah, and when did aaliyah become this hot legendary act, i can understand Janet status, but when aaliyah was alive she wasn't even in the top three black young rnb queens coming up, Brandy surpassed her by tenfold, and Beyonce was already in her Queen of Destiny Child stage, and Monica was still a hot commidity, and plane crash happens and aaliyah becomes this legend, i am sorry but aaliyah wasn't that hot neither.

I love this song I love Ciara. Song sounds very very very Princey...the way she sings it...the way the melody and drums are...th ewhole feel of th esong is very very Princey. Hell, in the song Ciara said "You can be my prince..."