Taking his exceptional dance talent into account, personally I believe that MJ did not exploit his full potential as a dance performer.
I am mainly referring to the fact that he did not seem eager to adopt new dance routines (in his performances) during the process of time.
It could be claimed that several possible reasons are to blame for that: lack of interest on his part after a certain point, lack of new exciting choreographic ideas on his part, uncertainty issues, or even some sort of limitations posed by the basic (& mostly unchanged) team of his co-dancers.
Or, maybe he just thought that people were mainly interested in seeing his iconic dance moves again & again, so he acted accordingly.
It is often brought up (by both his fans & general public) that MJ’s live performances look almost identical when it comes to certain tours (that observation aims primarily at the HIStory Tour).
Moreover, the Medley performances of the MTV Music Video Awards (1995) & MJ/Friends Concerts (1999) are identical from a choreographic standpoint.
That phenomenon is still obvious in the ‘00s. The MSG Anniversary Concerts (2001) & the American Bandstand performance (2002) are two examples that spring to mind.
Judging also by his This Is It rehearsals, MJ seemed (again) to be inclined to rehash his old, same dance routines.
In short, I feel that MJ did not exploit his potential as a dance performer to the fullest.
Discuss.
I am mainly referring to the fact that he did not seem eager to adopt new dance routines (in his performances) during the process of time.
It could be claimed that several possible reasons are to blame for that: lack of interest on his part after a certain point, lack of new exciting choreographic ideas on his part, uncertainty issues, or even some sort of limitations posed by the basic (& mostly unchanged) team of his co-dancers.
Or, maybe he just thought that people were mainly interested in seeing his iconic dance moves again & again, so he acted accordingly.
It is often brought up (by both his fans & general public) that MJ’s live performances look almost identical when it comes to certain tours (that observation aims primarily at the HIStory Tour).
Moreover, the Medley performances of the MTV Music Video Awards (1995) & MJ/Friends Concerts (1999) are identical from a choreographic standpoint.
That phenomenon is still obvious in the ‘00s. The MSG Anniversary Concerts (2001) & the American Bandstand performance (2002) are two examples that spring to mind.
Judging also by his This Is It rehearsals, MJ seemed (again) to be inclined to rehash his old, same dance routines.
In short, I feel that MJ did not exploit his potential as a dance performer to the fullest.
Discuss.