R&B's Top 10 Dancers

These artists have the voices AND the moves.

Hello, We're the Dancers - ​Good dancers in R&B aren't that common. Dancers that make you rewind old VHS tapes (or nowadays favorite a VEVO video) are few and far between. However, over time there have been a chosen few who could move their bodies just as well as their vocal cords. The new-school batch are just as light on their feet and talented as the old-school batch. Let’s check out the cream of the crop. — Jon Reyes(Photos from Left: Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Neighborhood Awards, Kevin Winter/ImageDirect., Chris Walter/WireImage)

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Hello, We're the Dancers - ​Good dancers in R&B aren't that common. Dancers that make you rewind old VHS tapes (or nowadays favorite a VEVO video) are few and far between. However, over time there have been a chosen few who could move their bodies just as well as their vocal cords. The new-school batch are just as light on their feet and talented as the old-school batch. Let’s check out the cream of the crop. — Jon Reyes(Photos from Left: Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Neighborhood Awards, Kevin Winter/ImageDirect., Chris Walter/WireImage)

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Usher - Usher is much more than just pulling his shirt up for ab exposure, hip gyration and fancy feet dragging. Just peep the choreography for ”Caught Up.”(Photo: Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Neighborhood Awards)

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Michael Jackson - One word: Moonwalk.(Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank)

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Chris Brown - Chris Brown on stage. That’s the only place this guy belongs. Look at these moves.(Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Live Nation)

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Ciara - Ciara was supposed to be the next-gen Janet Jackson, a girl that could sing and dance. She always rocked the dance moves but she was at her best with “Promise.”(Photo: Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

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Janet Jackson - Of course Miss Jackson is on this list! Who else could get Pink, Usher and Mya to pay tribute to them recreating moments from a long list of videos? Plus, “Rhythm Nation” is forever ingrained in our choreographed hearts.(Photo: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

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Justin Timberlake - JT is effortless around these parts and was always one of the better dancers in NSYNC. His debut solo single had him really attacking choreography, but nothing was as fluid as his ”My Love” video.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

James Brown - Anyone who has dared to dance and sing has been influenced by this man’s dance moves. Just check out old footage of Prince and Michael Jackson joining James on stage. Iconic is an understatement.(Photo: The Commercial Appeal /Landov )

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James Brown - Anyone who has dared to dance and sing has been influenced by this man’s dance moves. Just check out old footage of Prince and Michael Jackson joining James on stage. Iconic is an understatement.(Photo: The Commercial Appeal /Landov )

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Aaliyah - Baby Girl’s dance moves really started to shine around 1998. With ”Try Again,” her choreography game was stepped up. Let’s go back.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Beyoncé - Bey proves again and again that she’s got the singing and dancing thing on lock.(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Tinashe - Tinashe may still fall in the "up and coming"' category alongside some of these veterans, but the singer/dancer is a movement by herself. Catch her live performances and music videos to see that she's channeling almost everyone we've listed here. With moves like that, she'll be dancing on our screens for years to come.(Photo: Paul Marotta/Getty Images for Primark)