In an exclusive survey, we asked 595 Nicki Swift readers which celebrity is the best dancer. As for their answer? “All For You” hitmaker Janet Jackson came out on top, waltzing away with nearly 27% of the vote. Former Fly Girl Jennifer Lopez wasn’t far behind at 24%, and next up on the “Countdown” we have Beyoncé, who trailed her trailblazing elders with 15% of the vote. The final three celebs whose ability to groove has produced some memorable moves are Channing Tatum (13%), Ciara (11%), and Britney Spears (9%).
Janet has influenced many of the entertainers whom she topped in the poll. “I was a little girl and I was trying to do every move she does,” Lopez said on “Behind the Music” (via CNN). Before Lopez made it big as a pop star herself, she was a backup dancer in Janet’s “That’s The Way Love Goes” video. Beyoncé is also a huge fan. “I watched all of her videos because I always loved how she would take theater and mix it with the streets and some of that choreography, and kind of mix it with her own little flavor,” she said in a 2003 BET interview.
Janet had to endure a Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction scandal that cast a shadow over her career achievements for many years, but it’s clear that her star couldn’t be completely dimmed — she even got her own “Dancing with the Stars” night in 2021.
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