Beyoncé Knowles has frequently said that the dancing in her video for “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” was inspired by a Bob Fosse-choreographed dance featuring Gwen Verdon from the Ed Sullivan Show in 1969, but this side-by-side comparison shows that the “Single Ladies” video was more influenced than we may have originally thought. In fact, at many points during the routine, Beyoncé and her backup dancers re-enact exact moves that Verdon and her dancers did in the original routine.
Is this a case of “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” or is it blatant copying?
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Just for good measure, here is the original “Mexican Breakfast” routine, with some hilarious play-by-play commentary to “helpfully explain” what is happening by gay performance artist and YouTube user Corey Michael Smithson. HILARIOUS!
Beyonce did it as comment on how things go viral on Youtube.
The steps go like this-
1 Mexican Breakfast video airs on Youtube
2 Mexican Breakfast video with different music soundtracks go viral.
3 Mexican Breakfast dance routine appropriated for Single Ladies video.
4 Gays doing Single Ladies Dance routines on Youtube go viral.
Dancing with the Stars has done a great job at bringing Ballroom Dance back into the lime light.
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Hey there, long time lurker here with my first comment! My daughter is getting married to her lovely mexican gentleman soon, and I’m tasked with preparing the wedding party! I thought enchiladas would be a nice snack, so trying to find some good enchilada recipes. What do you think? Any other suggestions?? Anyway, thanks for your hard work as ever… I’ll try to comment a little more on future posts.