Those things aren't mutually exclusive, after all. Obviously dancers and choreographers borrow from and expand upon each others' work all the time, that's why the greats are called influential, but does this hit too close to the mark? Should we be glad that B is bringing these awesome moves to the masses or should she be giving credit where credit is due? Actually, probably both. The Single Ladies Dance is a viral dance sequence stemming from the music video for the 2008 single Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyonc Knowles. All the single ladies (All the single ladies) All the single ladies (All the single ladies) All the single ladies (All the single ladies) All the single ladies Now put your hands up Up in the club, just broke up Im doing my own little thing You decided to dip and now you wanna trip Cause another brother noticed me Im up on him, he up on me. She's also been accused of copying an Italian singer's work for a performance at the Billboard awards.

So, what is this, inspiration or plagiarism? Destiny's favorite child has been accused of this before, when the obvious comparison between the dancing in her huge 'Single Ladies' video and the work of Bob Fosse were pointed out. Beyoncé- Single Ladies Beyoncés Single ladies video consists of a dance routine of her and her back up dancers throughout whilst she sings at the same time.

The sameness is rather striking!Īs you can see from the above video, there are some shot-for-shot direct similarities between the videos. Accusations are swirling (simply swirling!) that the choreography for Beyoncé's instantly popular new 'Countdown' video were copied from the work of Belgian contemporary choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. Beyoncé had previously won Video of the Year for 2009s 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It).

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