2001: Britney Spears’ Iconic Snake Dance
Fully leaving her innocent teenage days behind her, Britney Spears made her mark at the 2001 VMAs performing a jungle-inspired “I’m a Slave 4 U.” Starting out in a cage with a live tiger, Spears breaks free easily (something that cannot be said of her more predatory father Jamie this year) and later is draped with a yellow python on her shoulders. The image of her with the snake has become infamous and puts this as not just one of the most iconic VMA moments of all-time but one of the most memorable awards show performances of all-time.
