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Britney Spears whips herself back into shape in the dance studio

A svelte Britney Spears hit the dance studio looking back to her best as she rehearsed for her next music video.

The singer, who recently lost 10Ib after giving up alcohol, put her new moves on show on Friday as she paraded around with her dance crew, at one point wielding a black whip.

She is gearing up to release her eagerly-anticipated comeback album Circus in December, and is expected to tour next year.




The 2009 shows will be her first major tour since 2004 - and her well-documented personal meltdown.

Britney has called on Australian Wade Robson to choreograph the tour, which will kick off in March.
Robson, who collaborated with Britney on her steamy music video I’m A Slave 4 U , said: 'She reached out to me and said she wanted to get the old team back together.

'So we’ll go into rehearsals in January for a March start.'


Meanwhile, a second day of deliberations ended without a verdict yesterday at Britney's court case in which she is accused of driving without a licence.

Jurors left for the day after saying earlier that they were hopelessly deadlocked. A foreman said they had voted three times since Friday, and each time failed to reach a unanimous conclusion.

The three votes were all 10 to 2 the foreman said without indicating which way.

The jurors appeared glum after lunch, with many on the panel telling Superior Court Judge James A. Steele that they did not think an agreement could be reached.

Steele questioned whether more could be done to encourage discussion or reach a verdict.

'I think with each return to the assembly room, everyone becomes more entrenched in their position," the foreman replied.

The judge told the group to deliberate for 20 more minutes and take a fourth vote.
The jury never returned to court, but instead asked for a reading of testimony by Britney's father, Jamie.

Jurors have spent about six hours deliberating so far. They resume their deliberations today.

The panel posed at least three questions throughout the day, including a clarification of the charges and what Spears had done to be charged.

There was no mention during the trial of the accident that led to the charges, as agreed by the defence and prosecution attorneys.

That gap led to the jury's other question: 'Why was she stopped in the first place?'

Steele responded by reading sections of the California vehicle code to them and reminding jurors that they could only consider evidence introduced during the trial.

Britney has not appeared in court and did not testify during the trial. She faces up to six months in jail and a fine if convicted.

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