You can watch the process happen in footage from rehearsals as Beyoncé mimics and then personalizes the movements of a choreographer (who also happens to be from the ballroom scene) this is black femme exemplified, all contributing, pulling and personalizing equally.

Bey has even admitted that Southern black drag queens have influenced her as have choreographers like Jonte Moaning whose imprint is felt throughout 'The Beyonce Experience' era. Laurent, a notable trans woman from the ballroom community and Pose choreographer and ballroom legend Leiomy Maldonado, as undeniable influences, especially Maldonado's signature 'Leiomy lolly' hair flip, which the star borrowed for her 'Video Phone' video. In a piece by The Paris Review examining Beyoncé's 'hairography,' the author sees Octavia St.

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