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Andre Fuentes, Britney Spears Dancer & Choreographer, Dies at 40

6/1/2016 by Colin Stutz

Britney Spears performs with Andre Fuentes
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Britney Spears performs with Andre Fuentes (center) at Maybelline Presents YM's Rising Star Concert on Sept. 24, 1999.

Britney Spears' longtime dancer and choreographer Andre Fuentes was found dead Tuesday night. He was 40, PopCrush reports. 

Fuentes' had been with Spears since the 1999 ...Baby One More Time Tour, working on live performances and music videos over their more than 15 years together. 

His dance credits include classics such as "I'm a Slave 4 U," "Sometimes," "Born to Make You Happy" and "(You Drive Me) Crazy." He also choreographed routines for the "Womanizer" and "Circus" music videos, as well as the Circus promotional tour. He also acted as the contributing choreographer for the Circus Tour.

Fuentes also worked with Beyonce, No Doubt, Brandy and Prince, whose "The Greatest Romance That's Ever Been Sold" video he choreographed. 

See a clip of Fuentes and Spears sharing a fun moment during rehearsals in 2008 here:

 

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