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Beyonce Caught Stealing Dance Moves (Video)

Beyonce might be facing legal action after being accused of stealing dance moves for her new “Countdown” video.

Belgian dancer-choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, one of the biggest names in modern dance, believes that Beyonce has clearly plagiarized her work.

“I didn’t know anything about this. I’m not mad, but this is plagiarism. This is stealing,” Keersmaeker said, according to The (London) Times.

“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.”

Rosas spokeswoman Johanne De Bie told AFP, “We have passed the details to our lawyer to see about our rights.”

In response to Ms. De Keersmaeker’s comments, Beyoncé said in a statement: “Clearly, the ballet ‘Rosas danst Rosas’ was one of many references for my video ‘Countdown.’ It was one of the inspirations used to bring the feel and look of the song to life.”

“I was also paying tribute to the film, ‘Funny Face’ with the legendary Audrey Hepburn,” Beyoncé continued. “My biggest inspirations were the ’60s, the ’70s, Brigitte Bardot, Andy Warhol, Twiggy and Diana Ross.” She added, “I’ve always been fascinated by the way contemporary art uses different elements and references to produce something unique.”

This isn’t the first time Beyonce has been accused of stealing dance moves. She was accused of copying the performance of an Italian pop star for her Billboard Music Awards performance. Beyonce said that she hired the same guy to do it and so it wasn’t stealing.

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