Britney never gets her foot off the ground; she's good at spinning, stepping from leg to leg, hand fusions, hair whipping, and moving her upper body -- her foot never actually does anything intricate, sans one or two videos I've seen. Look at Bey's choreography, and you notice how difficult it is. She isn't just booty popping and shaking. Her foot is more than involved, choreographed while she is moving on top as well. That's what Britney has always lacked. I liked her choreography for Toxic & Slave (LIVE). Still not very complex...so try again.
TRY DANCING TO THIS.
Then try dancing and SINGING to this.
U will realize Britney could never do it, because being able to sing and dance at the same time makes you a better dancer.
If u put them on one stage, dancing and singing at the same time, we all know who will fail!
I'll have to disagree that Britney IS a better dancer than Beyoncé.
Trying to compare them because they're in the same league can work with many other aspects of their careers. Dancing is not one of them. People should understand that Beyoncé and Britney have never had the same craft. Who knows if they will in the future?
As a few others have stated, Britney has always been more technical, while Beyoncé remains 'rhythmic' in a sense. Whether one or the other performs "real" or 'actual' choreography is not even subjective, as choreography defines and refers to any predetermined set of actions or movement for execution at some other significant point in time (if an actor rehearses falling down and getting back up for the shooting of a movie...). I don't understand why most posters seem to believe that what they state is some fact, when the very question can only be answered by viewpoint.
The two don't even do the same choreo... but Britney has better technical choreo when it comes to hand movement/intricacy & she's more flexible (leg lifts, flips, splits) while B is a better natural dancer & involves more of her body. A lot of times Britney is stiff & doesn't put in full effort while B puts her all into every move.
Also, if you can deduce B's dancing as "ass-shaking, gyrating, & hair swinging" you can deduce most of Brit's dancing as "twirling, arm choreo while standing still & hair swinging." Just refer to Rockstar101's comment. A lot of Britney's choreo revolves around rapidly moving her arms with little moment of her lower body (disregarding the gymnastics). While Bey is J-setting (the karate-like movements in Single Ladies) & running around in 6 inch heels (& yes heels do matter, especially when some people can't even properly walk in them). Yes, there are lots of Single Ladies copy-cat videos out, some done by professional dancers or students who take dance classes. But just because the people are able to copy the moves doesn't mean they're doing it right. That's like saying all Beyonce songs are easy to sing since there are lots of cover videos of her songs on YouTube.
Britney is overrated in the dance department. People act like she's the end-all-be-all when she can't touch Ciara, Janet, JLo, Mya, etc.- not to say Beyonce is on their level of dancing, because she's not either.
Beyonce isn't underrated (except by other stanbases) or overrated (unless you ask another stanbase) so that's good. & Beyonce probably won't involve more intricate hand movements since she actually holds a mic, so that limits her.
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Beyonce is able to pick up various styles of dance and is praised by choreographers for her natural ability.
Not a huge fan of either, but let's be honest, Britney's best dancing days are far behind her now. Not to mention her dance routines rely too heavily on arm movements and hair flips.
Beyonce on the other hand is still top notch and she performs far more technically difficult routines.
Britney of course is a much much better dancer. You saying high heels? The only reason Bey can "dance on high heels" is because the Single Ladies dance is MOSTLY stationary. She can move in high heels because that's NOT dancing at all. She's just moving in one place. Just waving her arms and shaking her booty. And Brit doesn't even have to TRY to be sexy. She's natural. However, Janet Jackson will surely slay both of them.