<P> The music video was shot on a soundstage in Universal City , California , over Labor Day weekend ( Sep. 1 -- 2 ) , under the direction of Francis Lawrence , and is one of Britney 's most risqué videos ever . It made its world premiere on MTV 's Making the Video on September 24 at 5 p.m. EST , the same day the song officially hit the American radio stations , and debuted at number one on Total Request Live two days later . The video also made its world premiere on BET 's 106 & Park on October 16 , 2001 , making Spears the only white artist to get rotation on an African - American show . It was choreographed by Wade Robson and Crystal Chewning , though some of the dancing was choreographed by Puerto - Rican dancer and Prince 's ex-wife Mayte Garcia , who taught Spears bellydancing for the video . </P>
<P> The music video was shot on a soundstage in Universal City , California , over Labor Day weekend ( Sep. 1 -- 2 ) , under the direction of Francis Lawrence , and is one of Britney 's most risqué videos ever . It made its world premiere on MTV 's Making the Video on September 24 at 5 p.m. EST , the same day the song officially hit the American radio stations , and debuted at number one on Total Request Live two days later . The video also made its world premiere on BET 's 106 & Park on October 16 , 2001 , making Spears the only white artist to get rotation on an African - American show . It was choreographed by Wade Robson and Crystal Chewning , though some of the dancing was choreographed by Puerto - Rican dancer and Prince 's ex-wife Mayte Garcia , who taught Spears bellydancing for the video . </P>
who choreographed i 'm a slave 4 u
who choreographed i 'm a slave 4 u
Puerto - Rican dancer and Prince 's ex-wife Mayte Garcia
Puerto - Rican dancer and Prince 's ex-wife Mayte Garcia