So last week BET aired their top 25 dancers of all time. I’ve been hearing that a lot of people were upset with the results. I personally think the list was ok. And after thinking about it for awhile, I decided that my opinion didn’t mean shit because I’m not really into dance that much.
However, I’m still wondering how the hell Chris Brown made it above Janet Jackson and Usher. WTF? And was it me or did Chris look a little cracked out when he was hosting the show? We need to keep an eye on that fool, something ain’t right.
If you didn’t see BET’s “Top 25 Dancers,” hosted by Chris Brown and choreographer Fatima Robinson, when it first aired, check it out again on April 10th @10 p.m. ET/PT.
Anyway, check out the list after the cut and discuss whether or not you agree with it.
24. Diddy
23. Big Daddy Kane
22. Rosie Perez
21. Gregory Hines
20. Missy Elliott
19. Tina Turner
18. Aaliyah
17. Cab Calloway
16. Shakira
15. Omarion
14. Bobby Brown
13. Jennifer Lopez
12. Alvin Ailey
11. Usher
10. The Temptations
09. Beyoncé
08. Savion Glover
07. MC Hammer
06. Prince
05. Janet Jackson
04. Chris Brown
03. The Nicholas Brothers
02. Michael Jackson
01. James Brown
I knew something was wrong when I had seen this…I noticed Ciara 25. and that was it, I knew something was wrong, She was dead last!!!! So P.Diddy has better moves than her?? WTF!
This list is a joke… Michael Jackson should have been number one…. WTF… and Diddy? Dont even get me started… BET, you have lost your mind.
This list sucks!!! Usher, Hammer, and CIARA should be way higher!!! And where’s Ginuwine?
WhaT! Is you serious?! I’m really shocked about Ciara. she should have been on top of beyonce. beyonce can’t dance s***! how the hell is beyonce on top of Usher! usher is the all time legend. I respect michael’s score and james brown! BET messed up chris brown’s. he needs to be lower than that! Usher deserves #4. we’ve seen all da moves before that chris be doing. I ain’t hating on him but his score ain’t worth it, for sure! WHAT on top of USHER! messed up BET. Have u seen usher’s videos and his live performances! Chris steady imatating michael! he needa stop! Beyonce shouldn’t even be on da list at all! She sure can’t dance betta than ciara/usher. ya’ll lames just like her for her big ass. Ciara will kill that ass. now since when can diidy dance betta than cc! dis ain’t no top 25 best dancers. dis some just BET’s choice. GET THAT STRAIGHT YA’LL
im very disturbed by some of yall young idiots thinking that Ciara is a better dancer than Janet. Chris and Ciara are gimick dancers. what is chris’s career going to be like when crunk is out? i agree ciara should be a lot higher but in no way is this girl better than a legend, and since some of yall forgot hes a video of janet live at the grammys shes about the same age here as ciara is now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5POnS9KEqs
some of yall catch a quick clue, never compare a rookie to a legend.
480, read.
This list is full of crap!
wtf is this travesty…greatest dancers of all time? This list doesent come close…dont get me wrong I like the artists on here..but wtf…so to be a great dancer you have to gyrate to popular music? Plz ciara has been out 3 or 4 years and shes the best dancer of all time? That goes for most of the creditless artists on here too..i.e. chris brown.
hello…ya’ll need to stop living in the past! This is a list representing TODAYs dancers…and since Usher’s been out of the scene for like 2 years now, its not BETs problem that he decided to dissappear. so he deserves maybe a higher rank, but its not BETs fault. Also CHRIS is TODAYS dancer. Stop hating on the kid…i bet none of ya’ll could do wat he’s done between the age of 16-18! get with it
What bull ish!! Ciara tops THEM ALLLLL
I cant believe some of you are actuall trippn because ciara was #25 lets face it the girl can move but she aint no legend in the makin and all of her moves are repeats. the only thing that she ever did that janet didnt do was the matrix and Im pretty sure janet would kill it if she tried. to even but ciara and janet in the same sentence is bogus people just hype ciara up because she is young but everyonce knows janet will dance circles are over that child. Ciara omarion chris brown beyonce etc should have been at the bottom of that list. No legends should have been towards the back and yall also have to remember that there are so many styles of dancing thats why shakira and other people are on there too. beyonce is a trained dancer and ciara is a natural dancer…..so what whether you are trained or not if you can dance you can dance and thats it period. ciara and the rest of them newbies know they cant hold a candle to these older cats. janet deserved to be the top female dancer because she is
are you people fukin crazy..?!?!? Chris Brown is EXACTLY where he should be !! hes an incredible dancer !! Don’t hate on him because hes higher than ur choice of better dancers.. cuz hes GREAT !! but.. ciara en some others should be higher..
wut the..?? Chris Brown is EXACTLY where he should be !! Hes incredible !! Don’t hate on him just because he is higher then your choice of “better” dancers. Hes great, so be ahppy for him because there is nothing you can do about it !! Ciara and some other dancers should be higher on the list then they are though.
Just to let all of ya’ll know this is chris brown’s future talkin’. chris is a wonderful dancer; so talented and usher and ciara and mj and mc hammer and jb and omarion. so all ya’ll haters hating on dem needs to stop. ya’ll just mad cause you can’t dance good like dem and if u don’t thimk they can dance, ya’ll must not know what dancing is!! go check out cc’s, chris’s, and usher’s videos/live performances and look at dem move, the way its supposed ta be done! ya’ll needa stop hattin’ on shakira cause she know how to dance. at least betta than B! she good at da belly dancin and moving dem hips. ya’ll can’t do dat so shut the fuck up! da only person who shouldn’t belong there is bitch beyonce ugly fatt ass. shit! i can dance betta than that ugly slut! she needa gone somewhere and find something for her ta do thats just right for her. i’m getting tired of her same lame videos and moves. and i sure am getting tired of her booty shaking. ANYBODY can do dat. and ya’ll hatas like saying usher ain’t young and chris is… it’s not the top 25 young dancers it’s for any ultimate best dancers. GET THAT STRAIGHT. it’s a difference stupid! michael is old and james usher ain’t da only one if u haven’t notice! BET just messed up on usher’s score, ciara’s score and B needa gone somewhere out of dat list! other than dat all of dem can dance.
yall need to shut the f*** up and stop hating on people damn at least your favorite artist or something is on the damn top 25! i dont know why the hell yall hating on chris brown..the ish aint even necessary!!Hating on someone damn talents doesnt lead to anything..what if u was on the top 10 of something and u been treated hurtfully? you wouldnt like that wouldnt u? no chris brown did not stole no ones moves..cause he practice alot..all of the dancers did!! and a lot of the dancers inspirations are janet and michael jackson..so of course they gon share a few of their moves! yall sound so stupid whoever hates on other people..especially chris brown..yall some haters and dont need to waste yall time hating on people..well im done for now..ill be back..but if u have any other thing to say to me hit me up at pw4l_06@yahoo.com if u got something to say..and im out..
Deja
Chris should have been in the top .He is branging a whole new dance to the stage. Usher never had moves like this. Ciara dances better than bee and Janet.
I agree with 410: you cant compare dancers like Janet nd Michel to people such as usher nd chris b coz dance i think is so much more different now!!
Also yall need to stop hatin,chris is a much betta dancer that Omarion hands down and betta than Usher… If they were to battle then usher and Omarion would be slaughtered by chris b.
Beyonce cant dance, ciara is a much betta dancer, BET is a joke. FULL STOP!!
Usher sings live better and dances better than Chris all that boy does is crump there is nothing innovative about jerking ur body to a point where u think that the kid just have a.d.d. This is no hating this is fact and plus Omarion dances better than this kid anyways. I was quite suprised they put him at #15 and let Chris go higher than him or Janet. BET yall on some high undefined drugs. I don’t care what anybody says BET is playing favortism for hot artists of now. They failed to aknowledge other artists that deserved to be on the countdown artists who’ve been dancing for years. Please check urselves. The fact that they named it “of all time” is joke on BET themselves.
All I can say is TISK TISK TISK, BET yet again messed a something good in black culture, yes they did it again. But honestly there will always be controversy to this list because it is true that a few great dancers were left out and the order is completely wrong. But its clear that everyone in the world jus about agrees that chris brown shouldnt e in the top, yet alone the top 15, usher got seriously disrespected by this, why is diddy, missy and Bog daddy kane on the list, clearly ginuwine is a better dancer than all three and he’s not mentioned, debbie allen, charlie atkins, paula abdul, and there are several more to name, Ciara is a better than beyonce at dancing, as said beyonce is a great entertainer performer, there is a difference, and aaliyah made the hip roll famous, a lot of people for get she should be a lil lower, this list is a joke and BET has put out another disappointment yet again, whats next to mess up, the top 25 singers of all time??
SOMEONE TELL ME WHY THE HELL CHRIS BROWN WAS NUMBER 4..HE IS TOO OVER RATED..HE HAS ALOT TO PROOVE FIRST HE ONLY HAS LIKE WHAT ONE ALBUM OUT.. AND USHER SHOULD BE NUMBER 3 OR 4..WHY THE HELL IS DIDDY EVAN ON THE LIST..AND OVER CIARA AT THAT..BET IS LOSEING THERE MINDS..AND HOLD UP MYA WASNT ON THE LIST EIGHTHER..AND I DONT CARE WHAT NO ONE SAYS IF MISSY CAN BE ON THE LIST THAN WHY CANT GINUWINE BE ON THE LIST..HE IS A BETTER DANCER THAN DIDDY..BEYONCE CANT DANCE BETTER THAN CIARA..THIS LIST IS VERY DISRESPECTFUL
BET IS WACK! WE NEED A NEW BLACK ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL THAT HAS SOME SINCE. THIS LIST IS WACK, THEN DID YOU HEAR ROB JOHNSON ON THE TOPIC OF IMUS!?! WTF BLACK FOLKS, WE NEED CHANGE BAD!
People I just realize maybe I was being a little hard on Chris. The boy can dance maybe he did deserve to be on the top ten, but no higher than Omarion, Usher and Janet. Chris Breezy is doing his thang, but to me he has to earn it just like these folks work their butt off as entertainers.
who wrote dis damn list how tha world did ciara get #25. tha worst thang about is diddy is higher than her he cant even dance bet is messing up bad because i waz angry 2 see dat beyonce ass waz in front of ciara which waz sum bull. ciara should have #1 or top five somebody needs 2 get fired for dis
This is what I think shouldv’e happened on Top 25 Dancers Of All-Time:
25: Tina Turner
24: Rosie Perez
23: The Temptations
22: Chris Brown
21: J.Lo
20: Shakira
19: Diddy
18: Gregory Hines
17: Cab Calloway
16: Missy
15: Omarion
14: Bobby Brown
13: Darrin Henson
12: Beyonce
11: MC Hammer
10: Savion Glover
9: Prince
8: Aaliyah
7: Big Daddy Kane
6: Usher
5: The Nicholas Brothers
4: Janet Jackson
3: Michael Jackson
2: James Brown
1: Ciara
Chris Brown should be #27. We see the same dancing outside, everyday.
Chris Brown lovers, get over it! He doesn’t do anything unique!
OKAY PEOPLES…I think we can all agree that a bunch of old office executives came up with this list. Chris was in the top 5 because lil buddy is hella talented and has a bright future with dance and he hosted the damn show! Janet is old…she is like dance history, but we haven’t heard too much from her lately. Hammer??? Well nuff said. Bobby Brown was great then, but what is HE doing now? James Brown is dead…not going to be seeing nothin new from him. Tina Turner? Retired…but its safe to say what you think doesn’t matter cuz BET does whatever they want and can put whomever they want on THEIR list. Not to sound like a smartass, but just saying… :-p
lol. No I totally agree with u. U don’t sound like smartass more like a dumbass…James Brown deserve respect dead or alive, if it wasn’t for him no Michael Jackson, Usher, Ginuwine, Omarion, Chris Brown, etc. Tina Turner at 60 yrs old can dance circles around Beyonce. Holla!
As a dancer, I think the list is pretty accurate with the exception of ciara, aaliyah, and usher. If anything they all should have been at least in the top ten. But why hate on Chris Brown? Personally I think he’s one of the most talented people out there right now. He deserves to be in the top spot because I know he busted his ass to get where he is now. And I seen him perform live, twice. And he is one hell of a performer to be his age. And his dance moves I have never seen them performed like he does it. I understand that everybody has their own opinion, but I can’t hate on anybody that’s out there doing the damn thing right now. If anything I congradulate all of the people on that list… including Mr. Chris Brown.
He is number 4….come on now. that is not very believable.
HOW THE HELL DID BEYONCE BEAT USHER, CIARA, OMARION, J.LO AND AALIYAH?! Uhhh Beyonce really can’t even dance. She does the same moves with small modifications in each video….
that’s fuckin wack!
i think that all this top 25 dancer shit sucks coz Diddy cant be better than Ciara i mean that the girl has more tactics than him and Omarion and Usher shud have been in the top 10 not the top 15 coz that is degrading them.
i think that tis list wasnt fair enuf Omarion and Usher shud have been in the top 10 n Diddy doesnt beat Ciara in dancing they shud lets us vote on these things coz we are the ones who watch and we know what looks good and what isnt good.
BET WAIT A MINUTE MOTHERFUCKER—– DON’T NOBODY FUCK—-UP A DANCE FLOOR LIKE CIARA PRINCESS HARRIS. WHY WOULD SHE START A DANCE COMPANY IF DANCING DIDN’T COME FROM HER SOUL.? BET YOU ARE ONLY SUPPORTING BEYONCE BECAUSE SHE BEEN IN THE GAME LONGER. CIARA KEEP BEING PUNK BY HER OWN PEOPLE, LIKE HOW TERRENCE FONDAL HER AND MADE HER UNCOMFORTABLE ON DECEMBER 06 2006. NOBODY YET IN HISTORY IN THE MUSIC GAME HAVE EVER BROUGHT IT LIKE MS CIARA, SHE WOULD AGREE TO DANCE OFF WITH ANYONE, AIRED THAT.
That whole entire countdown was a mess!!! the top 3 females should of been AALIYAH
aint no way in hell ciara come in 25th and chris brown can dance but not all dat daymn to come in 4th place.
ok now THAT is NOT FAIR! Ciara deserves better, man! And mike! e should be numba 1
are your killing me beyonce is one of the best dancer did your see her at the mtv award when she got low to the floor like ciara did in like a boy your need to pay more attention to tv cause me girl b can break it down!!!!!
Thats bullshit Ciara 25? lol thatz gotta be a joke. The list is aight but the order is shit.
I think that Aaliyah should of been higher, and for all you haters Ciara is just trying to copy Aaliyah. As my friend told me to be the best you gotta be like them . For example in her promise video didn’t she wear something similar to what Aaliyah wore in the are you that somebody video? Hooking up with missy like aaliyah, Nobody will ever replace Aaliyah no matter how hard they try…
I was shocked, outraged, and confused as to how and who put this list of people together…Sammy Davis, Debbie Allen, and others were missed….some great ones were there, M.and J. Jackson, Greg Hines, and James Brown….Shakira – I don’t stink so….Chris Brown – too high, and anyone who is influenced by another dancer should be listed in a higher position….How can Savion Be lower than Greg…..There would be NO Savion if Greg didn’t teach him….along with others…Many of those women were infuenced by Janet yet get a better position on the list…That right there makes the list null and void…Plus how do you compare Usher to A. Alley – Usher is an entertainer and Alvin created a style that is named after him because it is so original . The Nicholas Brothers, Janet, even J.lo and Rosie are great list choices – But there are enough original dancers and Choreographers that could have made this list much more attractive. When an entire style is named after you (Bob Fosse) how can you be left off the great dancers list??????
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why the fuck is ciara top 25 she should 0f been in the top 10 at least get real what the fuck was you thinking puting ciara on 25 ya must cant see becuz she dance way better than some of those singers on that fucking list dont ever put ciara on 25 that damn list look like a damn foul with ciara top 25 how damn dumb can bet get
O.kay this is how its goin down aiight I do not know y yall is hatin on chris brown he deserves where he is on the list because before the show started they said the canidates were based on there dance skil and there and perforemences and there ability to inspire.Just based on that he deserves where he is at.so stop hatin on him!!!!!!!!!!
U kno what yall needa stop hatin on Christopher Maurice Brown he was nuber 4 personally I think it was the right 4 him.I think Ciara koulda been higher n yall jus needa ouit freakin hatin
wat is goin on?…why is diddy on this list?…and WHY is he ranked higher than ciara?…usher and omarion needs to b higher on that list for real.
Still think Chris is too high for a dancer. 25 is where he belongs. Janet can dance circles around that youngin.
Jus so u no I was 522 and I personally think the list was right cuz ummmm….jus based on the performances the people on the list give they deserve 2 b where they r at
SOME OF THE VIEWERS NO NO IDEA ABOUR LEGENDS…
JOSEPHINE BAKER AND DEBBIE ALLEN ARE GREAT. TINA TURNER IS THE GRAND FEMALE DANCER OF HER TIME…
COMPARE BEYONCE ON THE KENNEDY HONORS OF PROUD MARY TO TINA IN 1970 ON ED SULLIVAN. THERE IS NO COMPARISON. TINA DANCES HRDER THAT ALL OTHER FEMALES IN THE BUSINESS. WE MUST NOT FORGET THE PAST…
Oh, and let’s not forget Willi Ninja. He blew up that whole “voguing ” thing for Madonna, and he taught chics how to work the catwalk…
who ever said that ciara was a better dancer than aaliyah need to kill yourselves ciara dances like she’s trying to hard and aaliyah was just smooth with it ciara is more of a hip hop dancer shaking her ass and shit aaliyah was a real dancer she did more choreography dances if aaliyah was shaking her ass like ciara wack ass i wonder what you clowns would be saying anyways aaliyah would dance circles around ciara i mean come on she got a 4.0 in dance ciara= not a very good dancer
B.E.T. Is A Joke! I agree with the list (except diddy) they just should have put them in a different order.
This whole list is wacked out.Bet needs to do some more researchin on the topic.A dissapointment 4 sure…
The list is plain f**ked up. I dont know how much some artist paid BET to get them on the list.
#1 James. He is what started all this. Michael learned from him so we need to pay respect to the old guy. But if you are really taking about best talent no doubt its Michael. Just look at those videos of him dancing when he was 10.
I dont care about the rest. Most of them are not good enough to be mentioned.
Top 5 to me:
#1 James Brown (Respect. But Michael should be #1)
#2 Michael Jackson
#3 Usher
#4 Janet Jackson
#5 Ciara
I wanna kno who said that about chris brown cause they most be a lil cracked or just plan stupid for trying to play chris brown like that cause they got the wrong one. then chris brown the is best dancer ever
This list is still wrong. Everyone is misplaced, espcially a person at number four.
the list tight but were pretty ricky and chris brown should be third
First of all…WHY THE HELL WAS CIARA #25?????????? She can easily outdance literally half the ppl on that countdown. (Yea, i’m talking mainly about Beyonce!) Ever since Ciara came out i guess Beyonce has felt the need to compete being that Ciara is a true threat in the R&B Females slot! But all Beyonce does is imitate Ciara…Think about it. Ciara’s “Like A Boy” video and Beyonce’s “Upgrade U” video. Beyonce dresses up like a boy while the girly Beyonce dances around her!!! Too similar! And Beyonce never died her hair black until Ciara did it! Hell…she’s inspired by Ciara! Also, ever since Ciara’s been out, she’s also been known as CiCi or just “C”. Now Beyonce wants to become “B” all of a sudden?!?!? They DEFINITELY should have their switched spots on that countdown! Ciara has NATURAL talent with dancing. Beyonce has nothing more than CHOREOGRAPHICALL skills. Beyonce…ya can’t get on CiCi’s level chick…
Let’s see…
CIARA can easily outdance…
/Diddy(oh please!)
/Big Daddy Kane(whatever!)
/Rosie Perez(in her sleep.)
/Missy(come on now…yall saw the “1,2 Step” video!)
/Tina Turner(of course!!!)
/Aaliyah(yea, yall kno itz true!)
/Shakira(yea…CiCi can belly dance too. But I bet Shakira can’t wind &rock her hips like Ciara!)
/Bobby Brown(seriously ppl.)
/Omarion(DEFINITELY!)
/Jennifer Lopez(yep…)
/Beyonce(even though she tries, Beyonce cant compete!)
/MC Hammer(yea C can move her legs around too!)
/Prince(not even a real dancer!)
/Janet Jackson(Ciara perfected ur moves at age 7!)
/Chris Brown(with ease!)
Ciara should’ve easily been in the top 5!!!!
My Top 5 Picks:
1.Michael Jackson
2.James Brown
3.Usher
4.Ciara
5.The Nicholas Brothers
Are you serious??? First why Diddy on the list he just can turn on hiself!!!! Then Ciara 25? Not agree… The order is not well done and it missed some people like Justin timberlake or Columbus short!!! If you are not agree e-mail me Lol. Writting from Paris….
How the hell CHRIS Brown beat out Janet Jackson, Aaliyah, Omarion, Jennifer Lopez, Usher….. Just because he was the host don’t mean shit, B.E.T should be a shame of themselves. I think yall was on Crack when yall picked the top 25.
Aaliyah, Ciara and Shakira are better than Beyonce to me and to be honest Usher should have been way higher up than he was…this list sucks !