Janet Jackson's Rules to a Dance-Off from Will & Grace

Now that all is right with the world and Janet Jackson has released a critically-acclaimed new album while on a sold-out world tour, let's celebrate the Return of the Queen with some royal lessons on The Dance.

Back in 2004, Miss Jackson guest starred on Will & Grace and taught Sean Hayes and Will Arnett the rules to a proper dance-off. First, start off on the good foot with a nice subtle entrance:

We're keeping it classy here, kids, so there's to be none of this:

Don't even drag this out of the mid-to-late '80s:

And sorry to disappoint, but this isn't happening either:

However, this is perfectly acceptable:

And mama wants to see at least two of these:

Got the message? Good, let's dance.

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Les Fabian Brathwaite--gonna break it down, break it down, break it down.