Britney Spears Choreographer Brian Friedman's Exhale AMA

[FullyDattAndDatt3full]

27 minutes ago, BrianFriedman said:

 

 

The changes are generally due to the creative breakdown for each performance, the stage layout or the treatment. We rehearsed for the VMA's and video at the same time so we just picked sections to go into the video. 

 

She had ZERO difficulty learning Slave 4 U. One thing that we did as a choreography team was let Britney and each of the dancers shine and make the material their own. They were "artists behind the artist". That is why you see different takes on the choreography. Britney did it was a **** effortlessness while I am over her shoulder hitting hard. It's all about seasoning... we all taste different. there is no right or wrong, only preference. 

 

She could pull it off if she wanted to  I see her on IG... she's gettin it in with that fitness 

this sounds so true that dancing for Britney is personal. she made it her own on POM. i don't see POM dancing as bad dancing, but different dancing, different style...

[Britneyarmy8]

1 minute ago, BrianFriedman said:

I was not involved on the Femme Fatale tour. I only did the promo tour. Not sure who was in charge of teaching my choreography once I wasn't working with Brit anymore but it definitely has changed over time.

drag those piece of me twink flop choreographers 

[Roxxy]

3 minutes ago, BrianFriedman said:

My favorite Britney dancers of all time are TJ Espinosa (the OG), Nick Florez, Andre Fuentes, Gabe Paige, Brooke Lipton and Aminah Abdul-Jillil

OMG yaaasss i'm an Aminah stan! 

[JackSProductions]

Hi Brian! Sorry I’m late but I hope you’ll get round to answering my question! @BrianFriedman
 

Would you ever release the full Oops VMA 2000 rehearsal video as shown on your YouTube channel?? And would you ever release the full remix? Us fans have been dying for it for YEARS  

[BritneySpurs]

Just now, Roxxy said:

OMG yaaasss i'm an Aminah stan! 

"Musicccccc. Makes the peoppppleeee. Come togetherrrrrrrrr."

"It's dirty..."

[DignifiedLove]

Just now, JackSProductions said:

Hi Brian! Sorry I’m late but I hope you’ll get round to answering my question! 
 

Would you ever release the full Oops VMA 2000 rehearsal video as shown on your YouTube channel?? And would you ever release the full remix? Us fans have been dying for it for YEARS  

THIS OMFGG

[bluestrawberry51]

10 minutes ago, BrianFriedman said:

I was working with Britney on the Blackout album before stepping away and I absolutely love what I created for Gimme More. That song was an immediate obsession for me when she first played it and I am sad the world couldn't see what we created. I never videoed anything from rehearsals since it was just workshopping movement at that stage. 

Holy mother, what could have been!!!!??!  I'm upset 😂😂

[Illegally EATEN]

9 minutes ago, BrianFriedman said:

Circus

Blackout Blackout Blackout LOL

Glad thats settled 

[frederiickx]

2 minutes ago, JackSProductions said:

Hi Brian! Sorry I’m late but I hope you’ll get round to answering my question! 
 

Would you ever release the full Oops VMA 2000 rehearsal video as shown on your YouTube channel?? And would you ever release the full remix? Us fans have been dying for it for YEARS  

PLEASE @BrianFriedman

[Roxxy]

Just now, BritneySpurs said:

"Musicccccc. Makes the peoppppleeee. Come togetherrrrrrrrr."

"It's dirty..."

I'm kind of like the leader of our band, ya know. The only one with real talent. I play the bass... since kindergarten. My mother taught me. And then she incorporated the whistle. So i play the whistle and the bass. 

[Marlean]

Are you still in contact with Britney now in any way? When was the last time you talked with her and what did you guys talk about? 

[iamjani]

3 minutes ago, JackSProductions said:

Hi Brian! Sorry I’m late but I hope you’ll get round to answering my question! 
 

Would you ever release the full Oops VMA 2000 rehearsal video as shown on your YouTube channel?? And would you ever release the full remix? Us fans have been dying for it for YEARS  

OMG YES 

[BrianFriedman]

16 hours ago, generation glory said:

Questions for Brian Friedman.

1. Is it true that Britney’s dance double filled in to dance for her in some scenes in the HIAM mv or is it truly 100% Britney dancing throughout the entire mv? (No, I’m not talking about the paint scenes or the Britney vs. Britney fight scene. I’m talking about the dance scenes toward the end/last chorus of the song).

https://www.tmz.com/2011/02/02/britney-spears-dance-body-double-choreography-new-music-video-hold-it-against-me/

2. Is it true that dance double used to do the back bend in TTWE mv? Is it because of Britney’s knee injury or something else?

https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/bizarre/476997/is-it-brit-he-or-britney-spears/

3. I’m sure you’ve noticed the change in Britney’s dancing since 2008. Why do you think she dances the way she does now compared to 2008 and compared that to when you worked with her earlier in her career? 

4. Did you suspect Britney’s team of handlers were pushing her to “comeback” too soon in 2008 and then continue having her go out to tour in 2011, mainly for their own motives that weren’t benefiting Britney the woman or her long term recovery? Or did she want to tour in 2009 & 2011 AND do you feel she was ready to be back in the spotlight (Circus era) so soon after such a traumatic and highly publicized breakdown?

5. Did Britney ever personally tell you, on the down low, how she feels about the conservatorship & those apart of her tightly controlled circle now?

6. Were you bothered by Britney’s “I’m a mother now” statement?

7. Would you work with Britney in the future & if so, under what conditions?

8. What’s your favorite or funniest memory of Britney onstage and off stage?

9. Was there a Britney video you wish you would’ve choreographed or danced in?

10. What are your thoughts on the #FreeBritney movement?

* I added story source links for reference.

SO many questions here and I don't have time to answer them all but I will answer a few  

 

Stand ins are definitely used on set for many music videos of Britney's caliber. Many times there are multiple camera teams capturing shots on multiple sets etc. Due to this reason, we use stand ins for some shots. It has nothing to do with the ability of the artist. It is simply to be able to capture all of the shots and not go into overtime. 

As I have said before, Britney is the one to answer questions about her motives, her team etc. Not me. She never spoke to me about the conservatorship. 

I wasn't bothered by Britney's "I'm a mother now" statement AT ALL. I am only upset that I repeated it. Had I known it would literally turn thousands of fans against me I would have never shared it. That statement was so misconstrued... It was harmless and from the heart. We altered choreography because of how she felt and there was nothing wrong with that. 

Funniest moment on stage was when her hair pieces would fall out and we would pick them up and sing into them on stage. 

[BrianFriedman]

16 hours ago, BrittonJeanSpears said:

Are you single? I'd love to date a guy who can do the Slave 4 U choreo perfectly. Who better than one of the people who created it?  

I am married  I'm hoping I can get my husband to learn Slave 4 U this Saturday at my LIVE event!

[DignifiedLove]

Guys omg stop asking the same redundant and repeated questions, especially when it comes to the topic of her personal life...less of a chance he’ll actually respond to the others that people have asked but haven’t gotten an answer to 

[BrianFriedman]

16 hours ago, Million Billion said:

Wow! Didn't know he had a profile here but it must be just because of this but anyways, since many of the things Im curious about have already been asked, in order to not sound repetitive, my questions are...... 

 

1. When you worked with Britney, in 2000, 2001, 2003 & 2011, who reached out to you? Was it Britney's assistant, Larry, someone else from her team or britney herself, who established the contact before gettin to work? 

2. After 2011, have you intend to work with her again? 

3. If you get to work with her again, what would like the final result to look like? 

4. Is there a britney song you wish you would could have choreographied? Im sure there is one, or some, or a bunch of them..... 

 

Thank you for those iconic choreos, hope my questions get to be answered, I wish you and Wade workes with her again so ****** bad!!

this fanbase loves you sweetie 

Wade Robson called me in to do the Grammys but TJ Espinosa invited me to Britney's hotel to meet her prior to that. After the Grammy's I was dancing on the Oops tour for the opening act LFO. We were all hanging out at a hotel in Orlando and I basically told Britney that I wanted to be one of her tour dancers and when the next leg of tour started she made sure I was hired. After that she is the one who asked me to start choreographing for her and the rest is history. 

[PrinceEric]

What is your process when creating a choreography for a song? Do you go for the beat or do you go for the lyrics? What inspires you?

Do you prefer a more theatrical routine or the ones with more hard-hitting moves? Has something you created have to be changed because the artist needed time to breathe/sing, and how do you take this into consideration when creating?

[BrianFriedman]

15 hours ago, ILuvMe said:

Watch all of the conservatorship questions being avoided 

My question is when are you going to post the Hold It Against Me breakdown rehearsal  and what happened that it was replaced for that chair during the Femme Fatale Tour.

I will be posting it tomorrow The chair was brought in for the promo tour. I was the creative director for the promo tour and the chair was my idea. That took the place of the breakdown choreography for Britney. 

[Fenixxx123]

Not a question but ....  if you see Britney again please tell her we f u cking love her unconditionally (real fans not haters of everything she does).

I don't want her to believe that we hate her. Some of us have followed her since, in my case, from In The Zone and I just want her to be happy. She doesn't deserve all the bad things that have happened to her. 

I love her so much 

[Jordan Miller]

2 minutes ago, BrianFriedman said:

I will be posting it tomorrow The chair was brought in for the promo tour. I was the creative director for the promo tour and the chair was my idea. That took the place of the breakdown choreography for Britney. 

!!!