Tag: beyonce

This Swimmer's Beyoncé-Inspired Dance Warmup is ***FLAWLESS

High-level competitive swimmers: They’re just like us! Or, at least, University of Alabama swimmer Christian Strycker is. Because the butterfly/freestyle specialist preps for big meets exactly the way we prep for big onstage moments: by recreating Beyoncé choreography. Christian’s actually been posting Beyoncé dance tributes for a bit now (his take on “Single Ladies” is […]

A Dance Guide to Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Epic Louvre Video

Let’s start with the obvious: Over the weekend, Beyoncé and Jay-Z released a joint album, Everything Is Love. Bey and Jay also dropped a video for the album’s lead track, which they filmed inside the actual Louvre museum in Paris (as one does, when one is a member of the Carter family). And the vid […]

Pro Dancer Paige Fraser Gives Back to Children from Haiti to the Bronx

Paige Fraser has performed on world-class stages and in a video with Beyoncé—yet some of her most meaningful dance moments happened in tiny classrooms on a small island 1,000 miles from America. This past spring, Fraser, who’s danced with Ailey II and is a founding member of Visceral Dance Chicago, teamed up with the non-profit […]

7 Beyoncé Dancers You Need to Follow Right This Minute

Unless you’re living under a rock, you know that Queen Beyoncé completely dominated last year’s Coachella festival—so much so that it was rechristened, and will perhaps forever be known as, #Beychella. And if you’re like us, you couldn’t take your eyes off her army of gorgeous, talented backup dancers, who were sharp and stunning throughout […]

This Teen #FLAWLESSLY Recreates Beyoncé's Choreo

Her name is Briyoncé, and she came to SLAY. Meet Brianna Bundick-Kelly. At first glance, she seems like a normal teenager who was born and raised in Alaska and is now a freshman at Virginia State University in Petersburg, VA. But Bundick-Kelly has a secret identity: She’s the undisputed master of perfectly recreating Beyoncé’s dance […]

Everything You Need to Know About #Beychella

Beyoncé became the first black woman to headline at Coachella this weekend, and people are (justifiably) freaking out over her performance. ICYMI, you can catch the entire performance here. But be warned, you’ll never be the same. 👑🐝 Here’s our list of highlights. 1. The dancing was insane. Not only was Beyoncé on point for […]

Our Favorite Performances From the 2018 Grammys

Last night marked the 60th annual Grammy Award ceremony, and the 3-and-a-half-hour event was beyond inspiring. The evening’s performances were brimming with passionate pleas and political pronouncements. And though the Grammys are typically all about the music, last night proved that great music and great dancing go hand-in-hand. Check out our favorite dance-y moments: Bruno […]

How Charlize Glass Morphed From Baby to Beast On the Dance Floor

Some might say Charlize Glass’ fame kicked off with a single three-letter word. In 2014, Beyoncé shared a video of the then–12-year-old dancer performing to “Yoncé” on Instagram, along with a simple caption: “WOW!” But by that point, the hip-hop mini had already performed at the MTV Video Music Awards and on “The Ellen DeGeneres […]