Jay Z has taught her well
http://www.billboard.com/articles/c...hen-beyonces-inspiration-turns-into-imitation
seriously
no shame at all in her game
She even stole from the little known Dancing Dolls of SU, she later asked them to perform with her at the Super Bowl... (only after they had danced with Madonna in the previous SBowl)
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FERGdPQ-LW4[/ame]
http://www.billboard.com/articles/c...hen-beyonces-inspiration-turns-into-imitation
Any artist, including Beyoncé, can wear whatever another artist wore, but that multiplicity gets suspicious and easily pegged as stealing. And understandably so, when it's not only the look of the artist that is being traced, but his or her entire idea. As the video continues, we see Bey' using the same choreography, cinematography and costumes that Belgian choreographer and dancer, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, used in "Rosas Danst Rosas." It's one thing to be inspired by someone else's work and revamp with one's personal style, but it's another to duplicate exact movements, which is ultimately violating the artist's intellectual property. Context matters.
Before the debut of "Countdown," Beyonce was criticized for nearly replicating Italian singer Lorella Cuccarini's live performance with her performance of "Run the World (Girls)" at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards. She later stated that she had hired the same choreographers that had worked on Cucarini's performance, but it's still puzzling as to why she didn't work with them to create a groundbreaking concept of her own.
seriously
no shame at all in her game
She even stole from the little known Dancing Dolls of SU, she later asked them to perform with her at the Super Bowl... (only after they had danced with Madonna in the previous SBowl)
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FERGdPQ-LW4[/ame]