Did Beyonce Steal Her 'Countdown' Dance Moves?
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2011/10/11 18:10:09
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Hot on the heels of rumors that a recent Joe Jonas music video may have hijacked scenes from a critically acclaimed indie romance, Beyonce is falling into similar circumstances. Studio Brussel posted a video on YouTube juxtaposing dance moves from Beyonce's new "Countdown" video and scenes choreographed by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.
De Keersmaeker complained to Studio Brussels herself, telling them, "I didn't know anything about this. I'm not mad, but this is plagiarism. This is stealing. What's rude about it is that they don't even bother about hiding it. They seem to think they could do it because it's a famous work. Am I honored? Look, I've seen local school kids doing this. That's a lot more beautiful."
The dance moves in question, according to De Keersmaeker, are originally from the 1983 contemporary dance "Rosas danst Rosas" and '90s "Achterland." However, when confronted with the similarities, "Countdown" director Adria Petty told MTV the Beyonce video was clearly a tribute to '50s American film choreography, such as "Funny Face" and "West Side Story."
De Keersmaeker continued, "People asked me if I'm angry or honored. Neither ... I am glad that 'Rosas danst Rosas' can perhaps reach a mass audience, which such a dance performance could never achieve ... And Beyonce is not the worst copycat, she sings and dances very well, and she has a good taste! On the other hand, there are protocols and consequences to such actions, and I can't imagine she and her team are not aware of it."
De Keersmaeker complained to Studio Brussels herself, telling them, "I didn't know anything about this. I'm not mad, but this is plagiarism. This is stealing. What's rude about it is that they don't even bother about hiding it. They seem to think they could do it because it's a famous work. Am I honored? Look, I've seen local school kids doing this. That's a lot more beautiful."
The dance moves in question, according to De Keersmaeker, are originally from the 1983 contemporary dance "Rosas danst Rosas" and '90s "Achterland." However, when confronted with the similarities, "Countdown" director Adria Petty told MTV the Beyonce video was clearly a tribute to '50s American film choreography, such as "Funny Face" and "West Side Story."
De Keersmaeker continued, "People asked me if I'm angry or honored. Neither ... I am glad that 'Rosas danst Rosas' can perhaps reach a mass audience, which such a dance performance could never achieve ... And Beyonce is not the worst copycat, she sings and dances very well, and she has a good taste! On the other hand, there are protocols and consequences to such actions, and I can't imagine she and her team are not aware of it."
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Aspect of B 2011/10/11 22:03:30
there are just so many weird ppl out there
I
don't
care
All dancing involved in music videos are not invented by the singers themselves. They had 'help'. Lot of people involved in making a video. Someone has to come up with the concept, look etc
ppl steal the Jersey Turnpike and the Jersey Fist Pump big deal like we care
These people are all inspired by the same thing or draw creative ideas from very similar places so yes the similarities are rather striking.
As for Beyonce stealing choreographer it was her choreographer not her who conceptualized what moves would be used for the music video overall. And many dance styles in may variety of music videos moves were not created originally by the team/crew working on set of the music video so technically everyone has stolen dance moves from some one else and has made it their own in some way whether it be of the3 same format or just a variation of it.