JENNIFER Lopez gave fans a glimpse into the first rehearsal she did before performing at the Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show.
The singer and dancer performed alongside Latino icon, Shakira, and even brought her daughter, Emme, on stage to sing with them.
9Jennifer Lopez gave a behind the scenes look of her Super Bowl performanceCredit: Instagram
9JLo shocked fans as she showed off her stripper pole skillsCredit: Splash News
The 50-year-old performer shared a couple of videos where she can be seen hanging from a stripper pole and practicing her dance moves with Shakira.
The two were rehearsing the nitty gritty details of their 2019 Super Bowl performance.
Alongside the videos, she wrote: “I can’t believe it’s already been 3 months since the #SuperBowlLIV #Halftime Show!
“So much has happened since then, but I wanted to share a fun peek behind the scenes at our first rehearsal with the dancers and Shakira.”
9She can be seen performing alongside her dancersCredit: Instagram
9She was joined by Shakira during the practicesCredit: Instagram
In the first video, JLo is hanging from the infamous stripper pole before being lowered down to the ground to sing Jenny From The Block.
In another one, she’s spotted singing and dancing next to Shakira and the group of little girls that joined them to sing Let’s Get Loud.
In two of the final videos, she’s discussing the dance moves with Shakira before they do a little booty shake and JLo does a somersault.
9Shakira and Jennifer Lopez were the first Latina women in the history of the Super Bowl to perform during the halftime showCredit: Splash News
Lopez and Shakira set the stage on fire for their electrifying performance during their highly-anticipated Super Bowl LIV halftime show back in February.The Waiting for Tonight singer, 50, lit up the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida with a VERY sexy pole dance alongside the Hips Don’t Lie superstar, 43, who looked red hot for the performance of their careers.
9More conservative fans of the Super Bowl criticized them for being too sexyCredit: Reuters
Shakira took the stage first in a gorgeous red sparkly dress and showed off her signature hips as she seductively danced across the stage with a rope.
She crowd-surfed through a section of her medley of hits – which included She Wolf, Whenever, Wherever and Hips Don’t Lie – joined by a sea of dancers in matching red costumes and Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny.
J. Lo sang next for a sexy performance of her most famous songs which included Jenny From the Block, I’m Real, Get Right, Booty and On the Floor.
The Hustlers star showed she still had moves from her film during an elaborate pole dance where she showed off her leg strength as she stunningly twirled above the crowd.
9JLo brought on her daughter, Emme, as she showed off her Puerto Rican roots with the island’s flagCredit: Reuters
The mother-of-two also rocked a patriotic red, white and blue feather cape as she was joined by her 11-year-old daughter Emme for a sweet rendition of her 1999 hit Let’s Get Loud alongside a large children’s choir.
Emme and her mom then sang Bruce Springsteen’s classic Born in the USA as the pair were joined by Shakira on drums who came back out on stage.
After the pre-teens exited their big achievement, the two pop superstar’s closed the show with an epic booty-shaking contest – which fans claim Shakira won – of Shakira’s smash hit Waka Waka for a fiery duet.
Shakira and Jen gave each other a hug after their legendary performance – which is the first time in HISTORY two Latinas headlined the Super Bowl halftime show.
9Jennifer Lopez had to defend her show to those conservative viewersCredit: Splash News
Despite the amazing performance, the two were blasted for how overly sexy it supposedly was.
Their performance received 1,312 complaints filed with the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) just hours after the event was broadcast live.
Some offended viewers said they had to “shield their children’s eyes” according to freedom of information responses collected by WFAA.
One viewer said it was less a musical act and more an “X-rated strip club performance” that featured no warning before it was broadcast.
9Shakira and Jennifer Lopez used the halftime show as a celebration to LatinosCredit: Splash News
Jennifer later clapped back at the haters and called their criticism “honestly silliness.”
She said while on the red carpet for the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards: “Both of us are really respectful performers who are moms and have kids and are very conscious of what we do.
“We did a show that I believe was a celebration of women and our Latino culture that I think was really well received.
She continued: “And that small faction of people who want to be negative about it, I can’t even let in.
“The message of standing up for yourself, being a woman – that’s what I want to pass on to little girls – everything about you – be proud of it.
“I’m very proud of the performance that night.”
