Dangerously in Love 2 - Live Performances

Live Performances

Knowles performed "Dangerously in Love" live for the first time at the Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York in 2001. The performance was part of Destiny's Child's set for their World Tour. Knowles also famously performed the song at the 2004 Grammy Awards on February 8, 2004, where it won in the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Knowles was wearing a long, glittery turquoise and silver dress. She positioned herself between the edges of a giant picture frame and sung "Dangerously in Love 2" as if she were in a living oil painting. She was joined by seventeen backup singers, musicians and dancers. At the end, she held out her hand and a dove landed in her outstretched palm. Jon Wiederhorn of MTV News commented that the performance was "nothing short of extravagant."

Knowles also added the song to the track-listing of her first solo-tour Dangerously in Love Tour, notably at Wembley Arena in London, United Kingdom. There she performed a special rendition of the song that came in at well over 8-minutes. During the Verizon Ladies First Tour which also featured Alicia Keys, Missy Elliott and Tamia, Knowles performed "Dangerously in Love 2" in New York in front of more than 20,000 fans. Before starting her performance, she asked the audience whether they have ever fell in love. As she started to sing, more dancers joined in on smaller and circular platforms. Simultaneously, fire shot from the floor and a long, rectangular screen merged video of flames with images of the performers, seemingly setting them on fire. Shaheem Reid of MTV News complimented the performance writing: " had New Yorkers cheering like the Yankees had just won the World Series when she perfectly hit the high note toward the end of 'Dangerously in Love 2'."

On August 5, 2007, Knowles performed the song at the Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. While singing, Knowles was accompanied by her all-female band, and she incorporated Jill Scott's "He Loves Me" in "Dangerously in Love 2". Shaheem Reid of MTV News praised the performance, writing: "For all the dancing she did, Beyoncé got an equally big — if not more resounding — response for displaying her undeniable vocal ability on the ballads 'Dangerously in Love'." Another review from PopEater stated: "Beyoncé Knowles transforms into an open book of emotion, sensuality, physics-defying dance moves and goosebump-inducing vocals. she showed us that even her ballads could be over-the-top and her voice had enough star power even when it wasn’t complemented by her gyrating hips."

Knowles additionally performed the song on a number of other occasions, including the song as part of her set list on The Beyoncé Experience in Los Angeles and I Am... Tour during the first stops in the beginning of the tour. In Los Angeles, Knowles gave a full-length performance of the song, dressed in a long sequent number that flowed straight down to her feet. It was executed with several female and male backup dancers, and live instrumentation. Jon Pareles of The New York Times praised the performance, stating: "Beyoncé needs no distractions from her singing, which can be airy or brassy, tearful or vicious, rapid-fire with staccato syllables or sustained in curlicued melismas. But she was in constant motion, strutting in costumes ". Although the song was performed on selected dates of the I Am... Tour, it was not included on the physical release of the tour on DVD/CD. The song was also performed during the I Am... Yours 2009 Las Vegas revue show, in a medley that included an acoustic version of "Sweet Dreams" and a cover of Anita Baker's song "Sweet Love".