This is almost like someone popular tracing someones picture and making it their own and getting paid for it. And if the person who really did it found out, the popular person's fans will think they're the thief because it's not as popular or good.
Who cares artists have been remaking movies and music for decades. Lets be honest, who would go to a Anne Teresa concert anyways. Beyonce is number one right now.
@mybnz190 Yeah... but the artists who remake movies and music have given the original artist some credit. She literally copied everything. Not just one or two moves but the settings, the costumes, the whole choreography.
@mybnz190 Anne Teresa is not trying to be the most popular dancer in the world, because she's just not a pop artist like Beyoncé is. That doesn't mean one of them is wrong or less successful than the other. It means they're just after different things.
ummmm. anne shud be happy bey took her moves nd made em way better....lyk shez stiff wit it....lyk wen she twerks...hmmm bey added flavor nd did this all y she wuz preggo....clap clap bey nd nicki whole career is copied nd everyone applauds her 4it...noone seems 2care about dat. but wen bey do it itzz murder...im not one 4 copying so yea bey u do gud dance moves urself it waz noo need to steal but yu did it nd letz bhonest yu made it better..
Pop music at this level is all about pic 'n' mix selection of artists that have went before presented freshly to people who wouldn't go looking for it. "Standing on the shoulders of giants." Anyone who gets angry about this sort of thing happening hasn't got a clue. Read Keersmaeker's press release. @rtoma1974 Try writing an original undergraduate dissertation and see how far that gets you.
Plagiarism! But that's nothing new to Beyonce (Single Ladies anyone?) And I love how people claim Beyonce was "inspired." Try writing a term paper in college while being "inspired" by someone else's work as Beyonce has done. You'd be expelled from school. Oh my bad, Beyonce's fans don't have to worry about college.
Seriously Beyonce???? AND where did you find this? , but it's kind of like she is honoring her so why not?!! Its COOl:), but dang! Beyonce always stealing somebody's dance moves.. I thought that countdown video was weird for some reason. Now I know where she got it from.
Why should we call this copying? Every person has right to get his inspiration from somewhere.. And obviously this is what inspired Beyonce. I'm too big fan to antagonize this to B.
Dance as an art is & always as been "inspired" Almost nothing is original people. Can someone not see something and use it as a base for their dance routines. I understand both sides of the argument but for heaven's sake IT IS DANCE! I don't know y people are saying "She claimed it as her own" where did you hear her say that? oh because she's dancing the routine means she said/meant so gthoh! If so we are ALL thieves when we dance right? or is it different cuz we are not recorded when we dance?
@wc3h2o6 Secretly, I have wished for ATdK & Rosas to get mainstream recognition for a long time. Be careful
what you wish for, it might actually come true ;-) Personally, I'm not into playing the blame-game. I'm enjoying reading comments at Rosas-videos going: "Beyonce brought me here", If it wasn"t for Beyonce I would never have known....." and my favorite "If only Beyonce had done it (Countdown) sooner......" LOL
Some of you need to stop jumping on this Beyonce steels band wagon! She has had A LOT of videos even goin bak to DC, bt only a cople have bin inspired! Nt a lot! Artists these days do this nd its nt just BEY! Yes this video is basicaly countdown bt hu da fuk cares before countdown did anyone no wat dis video was about? Bey made it funky, nd I'm sure she has or is going to pay da dam woman!
I think de Keersmaekers is getting more attention than Beyonce or the Video. forget plagiarism or stealing im pretty sure she making some extra money. but Frank should should make sure she get some form of pay from the sales of the countdown video cause he did take a routine not just a move, even though they made it more 2011 cause the original looks weird.
i studied contemporary dance for years and cant believe ive never seen this, i love it! kinda glad beyonce ripped anne off because otherwise i wouldnt have seen the original, which is amzing. i dont think beyonce can dance well but the vid is cool. original is just great though!! yayyy
I cant belive it! She stay copying and Swagg Jackin and these dumb ass stans will go to bat for her all day long even though the proof is right there! Why is Beyonce copying and calling it inspiration? If your not creative Beyonce, pay someone thats all!
The chronological step could have been...B's group could have informed Anne. From one artist to another kind of thing. Second, there should have been "The Making of Countdown" video, where it could show the whole inspiration and idea have been taken from.
At the end of the day...in any angle that you want to look at it. It was just really copying. Even if B's video came out great.
@micahvirgo Well it's a personal taste and I wouldn't say you are wrong but just keep in mind that de Keersmaekers choreography is way older and in the developement of dance it was something new, fresh and inventive while Beyonce is just picking up something that has been there aalready, transforming it into another dance style...I like her video and the song but I think she should have thought about twice to copy so obviously from a great and famous choreographer...not very clever let's say.
those dance moves are very unique and artistic i love them. i love beyonces video also, but it sux that anne feels robbed by beyonce. honestly i understand where she is coming from. i would be mad too.
I hope you guys know that she has to pay a lot of money to use the original choreography. It's not stealing when she has to pay for it. Same goes for everything else. When a high school play is done hundreds of times, we never say that it's being stolen, The theater department has to pay to do each play. it's just being remade. In a way, she's reenacting.
@goldfishout If she paid there wouldn't be an issue. She didnt pay. She stole it and her people didnt even tell Anne about it before the video was released.
@goldfishout But that's a big part of the point: They DIDN'T pay. They didn't ask, didn't say or write anything to the original choreographer or filmmaker (or costumer, or anyone else involved with creating the original piece). So, you see they WERE stealing. In your example of paying royalties for plays, the laws are clear (tho' some groups still try to get away w. using material for free). Maybe they didn't ask 'cause they thought the originals might've said no. Mostly, they were lazy & rude.
Why does it matter if she "stole" the dance moves? If the woman she was inspired by hasn't said anything, then yall shouldn't have a problem with it. It's really not that big of a deal...
@Keepthepeace18 actually ...Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (The ORIGINAL Choreographer) she already make a statement against Beyonce and Sony ...(you should read the full description in the video ;P )
she has to be glad that beyonce used her choreography! noone knew that bitch before that! Beyonce.....pls give her one of your hundred millions so she will shut the fuck up...
I don't understand why people defend her, she obviously get "inspired" pretty much with everything she does. It's sad that people actually back her up. You can tell by looking in her eyes that she is not a good person. (my opinion and I'm not a hater) There are hundreds of better artist out there.
@Mgirlzrock Have been following Rosas almost from the beginning. I've actually today bought a ticket to go see a performance of them in couple of months, supporting real art! Rosas was formed about the same time Beyonce took her first babysteps, 1983.;-) And still going strong. Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker is an artistic genius. She has been raising the bar for modern dance high, very high from the early eighties onwards. She deserves some serious RESPECT!!!
@MrWitchyWolf I really couldn't care if she was trying to steal to dance or if she was just inspired but the proper thing to do was to have Anne Teresa's name in the credits, or even just to ask for her permission. Beyonce has brought all this on herself, I mean if Anne was acknowledged there wouldn't be half the publicity, it kinda seems to me that Beyonce did it to get media attention, so everyone would go look at the video.
I don't understand the problem. People parody movies, dances, how many music videos are remakes of The Wizard of Oz, or Casino.....seriously if I dougie in my video or pretend to be Salt and Pepa in Push It in my next video, or pretend to be Dorothy Dandridge and TLC like in the Pretty GIrl Rock Video.....who gives a shit. Everyone does it.
she used and the lower part of the costumes were taken from Degas world famous Bronze statue, A dancer of 14 to obscure that she got it from Flashdance or to "class it up".... it is what it is...!. Also ripping off Twyla Tharp,and Michael Fokine. Anne's work is nothing but rip offs from all other people's work. Where's the credit and respect to these artists?!? Yet some of y'all call Beyonce a thief?!? Get the fuck outta here!!
@unbreakablekat yea but Beyonce stole her entire routine!!! you dont think she should have asked her first before using it? you cant just take people's choreography and use it with out asking first and I disagree Anne was inspired by others and came up with something that is her own Beyonce didnt come up with anything she just copied her choreography exactly the way it was!
@unbreakablekat The fact is that the original choreographer wasn't acknowledged, not even mentioned, which if Beyonce was really inspired by her then she would've just out of pure respect.
There's no foul play here,Beyonce stated all her inspirations and references for the video already before this silliness(with MTV). Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker did NOT create those concepts and choreography.she actually stole from American Minimalist choreographers like Yvonne Rainer esp Rainer did all the choreography you can find in that work back in 1965 in a work called Trio A...Ranier's hairdo was even similar! And the setting and hair and costumes were all from Flashdance
So im watching this and im like woah..its like the same thing!But im not gonna say shes "stealing" cause i dont think she is. Its like a "remake" she might not want to admit it but its basically that. Its in the same order,same moves and everything. If a remake of an old movie comes out no one calls it stealing so people shouldnt call this stealing. She shouldve gave credict but she didnt and oh well. Get over it. Every dance move is inspired from some where.
@EverythingTieraa yes but first you have to have the person's permission to use their stuff then you have to pay them a percentage of what you make off of using their stuff and beyonce did neither so YES SHE STOLE IT! its called plagiarism google it if you dont know what it means
@barbiebillionaire tell me this lady gaga steals from madonna and others how old r u stupid every song what our generation does they have been done my someone else. Beyonce is a talented woman haters like y'all is her motivation.
People need to calm the fuck down. It's homage not a copy! She was inspired by it! Next people will start suing Lady gaga for 'copying' the likes of Madonna and bands like JLS etc for being influenced by Michael Jackson. Nothing is new, just re-used, there is nothing wrong with this! So much for freedom of speech (or dance)!
@buizel91 Couldn't of put it better myself, whats funny is that Beyonce is a singer, not a dancer......Why is no one talking about how amazing this song is and her vocals in it? can't see the vid when you're listening to it on an ipod lol :P
@dusstbunnie92 I like Beyonce and I support her music but it seems like some of her fans cannot use simple logic and reasoning for a very simple truth and assume others are "haters". It does not matter if she hasn't verbally claimed it as her own. It doesn't even matter that it is exactly like the original. The problem is it was taken without the permission of the original artist. If her people had contacted the original artist and it was approved it wouldn't be an issue. Simple.
@MizAlexandria well thanks for the insult and i'm not denying that she has gone about it the wrong way but I don't really like people trying to make her out as a theif when she has stated this was not her intentions. She was trying to lift not only this un-heard of choreographers work, but others work into the eyes of mainstream media as well as pay respect to them, and unfortunatly it has backfired. Regardless, I don't really care.....It's a great song and I love it......
@dusstbunnie92 My intention was not to insult, I am just stating the facts. Anne is one of the best in contemporary dance so shes not that unheard of and if the intention was to some how showcase this artists work. I think not mentioning her name is a significant detail. But I digress, we will agree to disagree. Bless.
UGH! I get so sick of Beyonce's UNCREATIVE ass talking about she was "inspired". She, clearly, tries to find overseas people to copy thinking no one will know. NOTE TO BEYONC'E: IF YOU HAVE A 'CREATIVE' TEAM(LMFAOOOOO), GET RID OF THEMMMMMM!!!!!!!!
That guy dancing @ 1:08 is so cute, sexy, and DELICIOUS!!! When he takes his pants off, O.M.G.!!! SPLASH!!! :-P
No hate to Beyonce, but I like Annes' choreo better to Beyonce's song than the video that Beyonces' team came out with. You must admit, that white man dancing in his under-roos is killing this entire performance. He has so much energy. Haha!
One big irony: If De Keersmaeker had created a dance to music by Beyoncé & tried to perform it w'out paying royalties, she'd've been sued, shut down fast by Sony. So many videos have been removed from Youtube because of unauthorized use of songs. But lots of folks think it's just fine to use choreography & other performance elements from relatively less powerful artists. It's just wrong.
@PeaceUdo That's an encouraging idea--thanks! Although, if I were to become a lawyer, I'd probably work on different kinds of issues, trying to help 'underdogs' get a fair shake, or working on voting rights, protecting people & the environment, etc.--in other words, law that doesn't pay much. I always seem to find the least financially lucrative ways to spend time & energy. Ah well....
@AvalonMorley Yah my mom wants me to go to law school, but the type of law I would do would not pay what she is fantasizing. I believe, thanks to the internet, you can make as much money as you desire no matter what!
Fundifferent1, there's a little mistake at the end, in the date of ROSAS DANST ROSAS, as the film is dated 1997 (I know the dance is older, but you're referencing the films). Also, don't forget to credit the film directors, Thierry De Mey & Herman Van Eyken (he's co-director, w. De Keersmaeker).
I like what you've done, amidst all the yelling & uproar (about A.T. De K.!--who'd've thought she, or any modern dance choreographer would be so widely argued about?!). Nice work.
1.the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work, as by not crediting the author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
anna teresa de keersmaeker is already very famous, she is one of the most important choreographers in the world, she does not popmusic videos, she is not into music industrie, Anna teresa de keersmaeker is a true artist. She is running one of the most important danceschools in the world, PARTS Brussels
Wow. I didn't even like the video for countdown that much. It makes it worst that the whole idea was copied. I know she got the right to it but i would of like a more original video. I love the song btw :D
@Blyss974 No you dumb fuck! she did NOT buy the rights to the video so says the owner of the video and Beyonce never claimed that. Dave Lachapelle did sue Rihanna for not getting his permission for her video. Just because you live your life vicariously through Beyonce does not mean the rest of us are "haters" for stating the obvious. The next time she is "inspired" by someone' work, she needs ask the owner and credit them for it. Or better still she needs to be "inspired" to something original
@Blyss974 I'm sorry but you are very wrong. The choreographer is considering a lawsuit against Beyonce for copyright infringement and plagiarism. You cannot, I repeat cannot blatantly steal a CONCEPT from another artist.
her fans make me laugh the way they make up excuses for her! Anne should thank Beyonce for stealing her choreography??? WTF? why would she thank her for stealing her stuff? BEYONCE'S FANS ARE SO STUPID!
Beyonce stans are delusional , she has creative control over EveryThing she does. SHE even said out her mouth that SHE was inspired by this woman and her work to do this video. so please stop saying it was the director / choreographers fault. WHEN clearly it was beyonces decision. what do you call taking / using something without permission?...STEALING!!!!!!!!!!!!
All the modern artists are taking something from the precedents, whom had taken from the precedents just simply there is no creation "ex-nihilio". So where is the shame if Beyoncé did so?!!! Isnt it just because she is BEYONCE???? You jealous!
@MiguelAngelThielman LOL, getting so angry. Why do you care her problem not yours?! No one even heard of the dance until Beyonce so they should be thanking her.
I'm kinda tired of Beyonce being "inspired" by all those choreos etc. Its not "inspired", but "copied". Love the song, but I think she has mental problems imo.
Also, I saw some of the moves choreographed by Anne which were "inspired" by many black moves. Whites have been "inspired" by blacks for decades, and have given ZERO credit to them. Prime example: Elvis presely
seriously, nothing is new! There is no way to copyright a hip roll! Although, she did use alot of the choreo, she said she used these movies for her choreo and feel of her video. It would be worse if she said she didnt use any of the choreo as inspiration.
beyonce didn't steal the dance her choreographer did,and if she did a lot of singers, rappers,and a lot performers use things and put their name on it
Beyonce didint copy anybody. The director of the video was inspired by Anne Teresa and her old school style, and they used her coreo for the video and stupid editors forgot to mention the credits on the video. Adria Petty (the director) said that.
She didint copied anything! The director (not Beyonce) was inspired on this people and made a tribute (If you wear like Michael Jackson, you are illegally copying him? NO). Beyoncé is the most original artist nowadays, stop trying to convence yourselves that she is worse than your fave, because SHE IS THE QUEEN
im sure beyonce didnt just copy her - im sure she approached her and more than likely paid her because if she didnt im certain there would be a lawsuit out there
@miChelLebby naw the original choreographer already said she didn't know it was done until her fans contacted her via facebook.......i think there won't be a lawsuit cuz the chic just isn't pressed to do so but intellectual property laws state that if you take the "spirit" of something and use it as your own without proper attribution then you are libel and clearly Bey used it as her own without this chic knowing......but if i know Bey's camp they will quiet this down promptly.....and quietly.
does anyone remember the commercial that had the first scene of this video in it?I remember it coming on TV all the time about skinny jeans or something...
i think she just mad cause she didnt get her props for her choreography and someone else did if i was a choreographer and i seen my work on a video and i didn't do it i'd be kinda pissed too.
I don't see how these scenes are 'just stolen' and videos like "Material Girl," "Don't forget About Us," "I Still Believe," "I'm Your Baby Tonight," "Twenty Foreplay" etc. are 'clearly set as a tribute' to Marylin Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, The Supremes, Audrey Hepburn & Dorothy Dandridge. Did you not watch the entire video? It's filled with tributes to various people, not just Anne. If the entire video was focused around Anne then I could see why people are so pissed
@rachbette NAW the toto tofo guys dance that she used in run the world is different, she used them in the video, flew them here from africa and paid them for their services. she did NONE of the above for this video, the choreographer didn't even know and there is no indication she planned to acknowledge the original. that is that womans intellectual property and deserves to feel a certain kinda way about this video and beyonce's use of her work. exact moves and wardrobe is more than "inspired".
Audrey Hepburn wins in all of this...
GagaIsAMonster 2 weeks ago
Look here, people! You CANNOTTTT steal a 0.99 song or it will anger the industry, but they CANNNN steal your moves and make MILLIONSSSSS.
Insanity 101.
Someone needs to start during these people.
BarbieBillionaire 1 month ago
WHO cares :) !
iAMJM27 1 month ago
If it wasn't for the beyonce scandal ,I would not have known who this Anne Teresa is are was. Is she still alive? :-)
tbonds007 1 month ago
thank you Anne for the wonderfully amazing choreography!
RisseDaRebel10 1 month ago
Beyonce even said she looked up to this person. Anne whatever her name is.
MzChelxoxo 2 months ago
@MzChelxoxo She didn't mention her even once until the plagiarism was brought up.
If she really looked up to her, why not mention her amazing dance moves and give her the credit?
demanvanhetstokbrood 2 months ago 4
This is almost like someone popular tracing someones picture and making it their own and getting paid for it. And if the person who really did it found out, the popular person's fans will think they're the thief because it's not as popular or good.
KrystelLucas 2 months ago 2
Who cares artists have been remaking movies and music for decades. Lets be honest, who would go to a Anne Teresa concert anyways. Beyonce is number one right now.
mybnz190 2 months ago
@mybnz190 Yeah... but the artists who remake movies and music have given the original artist some credit. She literally copied everything. Not just one or two moves but the settings, the costumes, the whole choreography.
JonasBaby55 2 months ago 4
@mybnz190 Anne Teresa is not trying to be the most popular dancer in the world, because she's just not a pop artist like Beyoncé is. That doesn't mean one of them is wrong or less successful than the other. It means they're just after different things.
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annaherc1 3 months ago
ummmm. anne shud be happy bey took her moves nd made em way better....lyk shez stiff wit it....lyk wen she twerks...hmmm bey added flavor nd did this all y she wuz preggo....clap clap bey nd nicki whole career is copied nd everyone applauds her 4it...noone seems 2care about dat. but wen bey do it itzz murder...im not one 4 copying so yea bey u do gud dance moves urself it waz noo need to steal but yu did it nd letz bhonest yu made it better..
h8699 3 months ago
@h8699 I can't read what you typed.
BlackOasis21 3 months ago
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JonasBaby55 2 months ago
@h8699 Please focus on school and not Bey.
vadaoelle 2 months ago
The original is always better :))
GAYBYdedios 3 months ago
I like anne teresa's work very much, but it is little unfair from beyonce to steal choreographies from another artists. Song is great, i love it :)
contem14 3 months ago
BEING INSPIRED IS HER EXCUSE!
KERIFEMALEMJ 3 months ago
I knew it! :D
coolsteven2 3 months ago
Pop music at this level is all about pic 'n' mix selection of artists that have went before presented freshly to people who wouldn't go looking for it. "Standing on the shoulders of giants." Anyone who gets angry about this sort of thing happening hasn't got a clue. Read Keersmaeker's press release. @rtoma1974 Try writing an original undergraduate dissertation and see how far that gets you.
Paullove89 3 months ago
Plagiarism! But that's nothing new to Beyonce (Single Ladies anyone?) And I love how people claim Beyonce was "inspired." Try writing a term paper in college while being "inspired" by someone else's work as Beyonce has done. You'd be expelled from school. Oh my bad, Beyonce's fans don't have to worry about college.
rtoma1974 3 months ago
@rtoma1974 "Oh my bad, Beyonce's fans don't have to worry about college."
That's funny, I'm a fan of Beyoncé's...and I'm in college. Well there goes your theory huh?
Well that's what happens when you say something that doesn't really make sense in the first place...
debbiesedem 3 months ago
Seriously Beyonce???? AND where did you find this? , but it's kind of like she is honoring her so why not?!! Its COOl:), but dang! Beyonce always stealing somebody's dance moves.. I thought that countdown video was weird for some reason. Now I know where she got it from.
junitasmiles07 3 months ago
Why should we call this copying? Every person has right to get his inspiration from somewhere.. And obviously this is what inspired Beyonce. I'm too big fan to antagonize this to B.
katy4perry 3 months ago
I WOULD BE SOOO HAPPY IF BEYONCE WOULD DANCE MY FUCKING DANCE!! AND COPY MY VIDEO!! COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
POelala 3 months ago
@TheHairAddiction101 dude the dance moves are exactly the same ... how old are you ? or are you just blind ?
(nothing against blind people xp)
Girrl92 3 months ago
i love the song but i prefer this video over beyonces. i love love love the choreography.
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Dance as an art is & always as been "inspired" Almost nothing is original people. Can someone not see something and use it as a base for their dance routines. I understand both sides of the argument but for heaven's sake IT IS DANCE! I don't know y people are saying "She claimed it as her own" where did you hear her say that? oh because she's dancing the routine means she said/meant so gthoh! If so we are ALL thieves when we dance right? or is it different cuz we are not recorded when we dance?
ChicTari610 3 months ago
NO ONE SHOULD BE BLAMED. SHE OBVIOUSLY INSPIRED HER VIDE AFTER THE CHOREOGRAPHY! SHE LIKED IT AND DID IT HER WAY... Stupid asses.
MREPS412 3 months ago
i like both videos. itz okay that beyonce wanted to incorporate some things from the video.
icess9 3 months ago
1957 - 2011 LOL
MrBooh11 3 months ago
i dont understand why media and everyone blame it on beyonce. its PRODUCERS that needs to be blamed. B is getting pregnant stop giving her shit!
wc3h2o6 3 months ago
@wc3h2o6 Secretly, I have wished for ATdK & Rosas to get mainstream recognition for a long time. Be careful
what you wish for, it might actually come true ;-) Personally, I'm not into playing the blame-game. I'm enjoying reading comments at Rosas-videos going: "Beyonce brought me here", If it wasn"t for Beyonce I would never have known....." and my favorite "If only Beyonce had done it (Countdown) sooner......" LOL
xannakis 3 months ago
Is she Dutch??
liz110 3 months ago
lmao 'music by Beyonce......or is it?.....just kidding!'
juvus1000 3 months ago
Some of you need to stop jumping on this Beyonce steels band wagon! She has had A LOT of videos even goin bak to DC, bt only a cople have bin inspired! Nt a lot! Artists these days do this nd its nt just BEY! Yes this video is basicaly countdown bt hu da fuk cares before countdown did anyone no wat dis video was about? Bey made it funky, nd I'm sure she has or is going to pay da dam woman!
missArsenal18x 3 months ago
WOW I never knew that Beyonce used the choreography from this ! It's genus !
niketownman 4 months ago
I've gotta say, the way you put this all together flows perfectly with the song -- I'm starting to prefer this to the actual video
zeflings 4 months ago
good video u did a good job with putting it together dance moves were on point. :( 2 beyonce
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I want to watch this movie now.
tada1235 4 months ago
LUV IT!! B should have paid.. That is an issue here! This Anna was innovative for that time!
Sweetenuff4ya 4 months ago 14
I prefer Beyonce .... :/
AqsaKashmiri 4 months ago 2
I think de Keersmaekers is getting more attention than Beyonce or the Video. forget plagiarism or stealing im pretty sure she making some extra money. but Frank should should make sure she get some form of pay from the sales of the countdown video cause he did take a routine not just a move, even though they made it more 2011 cause the original looks weird.
tdbj11 4 months ago
i studied contemporary dance for years and cant believe ive never seen this, i love it! kinda glad beyonce ripped anne off because otherwise i wouldnt have seen the original, which is amzing. i dont think beyonce can dance well but the vid is cool. original is just great though!! yayyy
sarsarz85 4 months ago
I cant belive it! She stay copying and Swagg Jackin and these dumb ass stans will go to bat for her all day long even though the proof is right there! Why is Beyonce copying and calling it inspiration? If your not creative Beyonce, pay someone thats all!
pumkinpie27 4 months ago
The chronological step could have been...B's group could have informed Anne. From one artist to another kind of thing. Second, there should have been "The Making of Countdown" video, where it could show the whole inspiration and idea have been taken from.
At the end of the day...in any angle that you want to look at it. It was just really copying. Even if B's video came out great.
tyetus1010 4 months ago
If she hasn't already paid for it, she defintely will if she gets sued for it, so just mind your business and enjoy the damn video lol
datboib813 4 months ago
2:31 he's wiggling (reference to LMFAO's sexy and I know it)
LilSistagurl4Life 4 months ago 2
1:51 she whips her hair back and forth
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LilSistagurl4Life 4 months ago
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker is incredible!, reminds me of Twyla Tharp's work in the movie, Hair 1979
songflow 4 months ago
What's funny is beyonce actually did it a lot better.
I watched the split screen and I can see the dance steps and all but personally I like the flair that Beyonce and her dancer added to it.
The original video actually looks like it is paying homage to Beyonce's video
micahvirgo 4 months ago
@micahvirgo Well it's a personal taste and I wouldn't say you are wrong but just keep in mind that de Keersmaekers choreography is way older and in the developement of dance it was something new, fresh and inventive while Beyonce is just picking up something that has been there aalready, transforming it into another dance style...I like her video and the song but I think she should have thought about twice to copy so obviously from a great and famous choreographer...not very clever let's say.
Jamate1490 4 months ago
those dance moves are very unique and artistic i love them. i love beyonces video also, but it sux that anne feels robbed by beyonce. honestly i understand where she is coming from. i would be mad too.
mehphistopheles 4 months ago
I hope you guys know that she has to pay a lot of money to use the original choreography. It's not stealing when she has to pay for it. Same goes for everything else. When a high school play is done hundreds of times, we never say that it's being stolen, The theater department has to pay to do each play. it's just being remade. In a way, she's reenacting.
goldfishout 4 months ago
@goldfishout she didnt pay for it though...thats why its stealing
dancebea92 4 months ago
@goldfishout If she paid there wouldn't be an issue. She didnt pay. She stole it and her people didnt even tell Anne about it before the video was released.
rhomeaforever 4 months ago
@goldfishout But that's a big part of the point: They DIDN'T pay. They didn't ask, didn't say or write anything to the original choreographer or filmmaker (or costumer, or anyone else involved with creating the original piece). So, you see they WERE stealing. In your example of paying royalties for plays, the laws are clear (tho' some groups still try to get away w. using material for free). Maybe they didn't ask 'cause they thought the originals might've said no. Mostly, they were lazy & rude.
AvalonMorley 3 months ago
It's fucking rude. She loses my respect for this theft.
pillovvbiter1990 4 months ago
Why does it matter if she "stole" the dance moves? If the woman she was inspired by hasn't said anything, then yall shouldn't have a problem with it. It's really not that big of a deal...
Keepthepeace18 4 months ago
@Keepthepeace18 actually ...Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (The ORIGINAL Choreographer) she already make a statement against Beyonce and Sony ...(you should read the full description in the video ;P )
kimamymarr 4 months ago
Shuddup
jontea916 4 months ago
she may of stole the video or what ever the case maybe bt beyonce did it better
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MessageWarning 4 months ago
she has to be glad that beyonce used her choreography! noone knew that bitch before that! Beyonce.....pls give her one of your hundred millions so she will shut the fuck up...
kypros19lim 4 months ago
I don't understand why people defend her, she obviously get "inspired" pretty much with everything she does. It's sad that people actually back her up. You can tell by looking in her eyes that she is not a good person. (my opinion and I'm not a hater) There are hundreds of better artist out there.
ka4yan420 4 months ago
i am a beyonce stan but i a m sick of her being inspired !!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is just sad
loved112 4 months ago
It is so weird hearing the song in this key since the tempo was changed for the video.
spencerlbeck 4 months ago
I COULD sit here and claim about Beyonce's obvious copying, how it's plagiarism, etc.
But I'd much rather watch the dancing in this video over and over. It's amazing. It makes the dancing in the Countdown video look amateurish. :P
Go Anne. (:
Mgirlzrock 4 months ago 19
@Mgirlzrock Have been following Rosas almost from the beginning. I've actually today bought a ticket to go see a performance of them in couple of months, supporting real art! Rosas was formed about the same time Beyonce took her first babysteps, 1983.;-) And still going strong. Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker is an artistic genius. She has been raising the bar for modern dance high, very high from the early eighties onwards. She deserves some serious RESPECT!!!
xannakis 3 months ago
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Aha, yup, I SO agree. And really? That's great, aha. And your right, Anne deserves a LOT of respect, the dancing is so artistic and beautiful. (:
Mgirlzrock 3 months ago
@Mgirlzrock I was thinking the same thing...I need to see more of her work!
vadaoelle 2 months ago
@MrWitchyWolf Nice name by the way :P
Poppypoppoy 4 months ago
@MrWitchyWolf I really couldn't care if she was trying to steal to dance or if she was just inspired but the proper thing to do was to have Anne Teresa's name in the credits, or even just to ask for her permission. Beyonce has brought all this on herself, I mean if Anne was acknowledged there wouldn't be half the publicity, it kinda seems to me that Beyonce did it to get media attention, so everyone would go look at the video.
Poppypoppoy 4 months ago
I don't understand the problem. People parody movies, dances, how many music videos are remakes of The Wizard of Oz, or Casino.....seriously if I dougie in my video or pretend to be Salt and Pepa in Push It in my next video, or pretend to be Dorothy Dandridge and TLC like in the Pretty GIrl Rock Video.....who gives a shit. Everyone does it.
Respeculous 4 months ago
@Respeculous yea but she does it all the time in almost every video it's inspired by someone else
loved112 4 months ago
Wow she is amazing
missdivagoddess 4 months ago
Nossa se é plágio eu ñ sei, mas existem muitos pontos identicos e é a mesma idéia base!!!!
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lots of people are calling it plagerizen but what if the video was inspired by it
like if u agree
unonumouse 4 months ago
lots of people are calling it plagerizen but what if the video was inspired by it
like if u agree
unonumouse 4 months ago
she used and the lower part of the costumes were taken from Degas world famous Bronze statue, A dancer of 14 to obscure that she got it from Flashdance or to "class it up".... it is what it is...!. Also ripping off Twyla Tharp,and Michael Fokine. Anne's work is nothing but rip offs from all other people's work. Where's the credit and respect to these artists?!? Yet some of y'all call Beyonce a thief?!? Get the fuck outta here!!
unbreakablekat 4 months ago
@unbreakablekat yea but Beyonce stole her entire routine!!! you dont think she should have asked her first before using it? you cant just take people's choreography and use it with out asking first and I disagree Anne was inspired by others and came up with something that is her own Beyonce didnt come up with anything she just copied her choreography exactly the way it was!
wishinglies 4 months ago
@unbreakablekat The fact is that the original choreographer wasn't acknowledged, not even mentioned, which if Beyonce was really inspired by her then she would've just out of pure respect.
Poppypoppoy 4 months ago
There's no foul play here,Beyonce stated all her inspirations and references for the video already before this silliness(with MTV). Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker did NOT create those concepts and choreography.she actually stole from American Minimalist choreographers like Yvonne Rainer esp Rainer did all the choreography you can find in that work back in 1965 in a work called Trio A...Ranier's hairdo was even similar! And the setting and hair and costumes were all from Flashdance
unbreakablekat 4 months ago
So im watching this and im like woah..its like the same thing!But im not gonna say shes "stealing" cause i dont think she is. Its like a "remake" she might not want to admit it but its basically that. Its in the same order,same moves and everything. If a remake of an old movie comes out no one calls it stealing so people shouldnt call this stealing. She shouldve gave credict but she didnt and oh well. Get over it. Every dance move is inspired from some where.
EverythingTieraa 4 months ago
@EverythingTieraa yes but first you have to have the person's permission to use their stuff then you have to pay them a percentage of what you make off of using their stuff and beyonce did neither so YES SHE STOLE IT! its called plagiarism google it if you dont know what it means
wishinglies 4 months ago
@barbiebillionaire tell me this lady gaga steals from madonna and others how old r u stupid every song what our generation does they have been done my someone else. Beyonce is a talented woman haters like y'all is her motivation.
sheneskia 4 months ago
People need to calm the fuck down. It's homage not a copy! She was inspired by it! Next people will start suing Lady gaga for 'copying' the likes of Madonna and bands like JLS etc for being influenced by Michael Jackson. Nothing is new, just re-used, there is nothing wrong with this! So much for freedom of speech (or dance)!
buizel91 4 months ago 2
@buizel91 Couldn't of put it better myself, whats funny is that Beyonce is a singer, not a dancer......Why is no one talking about how amazing this song is and her vocals in it? can't see the vid when you're listening to it on an ipod lol :P
dusstbunnie92 4 months ago
ultimately they are movements of the body, they cant be owned by someone...
RedentProductions 4 months ago
@RedentProductions If i rewrite someones book as my own, its ok because its only movements of my pen?
MizAlexandria 4 months ago
@MizAlexandria but she hasn't claimed it as her own??
dusstbunnie92 4 months ago
@dusstbunnie92 I like Beyonce and I support her music but it seems like some of her fans cannot use simple logic and reasoning for a very simple truth and assume others are "haters". It does not matter if she hasn't verbally claimed it as her own. It doesn't even matter that it is exactly like the original. The problem is it was taken without the permission of the original artist. If her people had contacted the original artist and it was approved it wouldn't be an issue. Simple.
MizAlexandria 4 months ago
@MizAlexandria well thanks for the insult and i'm not denying that she has gone about it the wrong way but I don't really like people trying to make her out as a theif when she has stated this was not her intentions. She was trying to lift not only this un-heard of choreographers work, but others work into the eyes of mainstream media as well as pay respect to them, and unfortunatly it has backfired. Regardless, I don't really care.....It's a great song and I love it......
dusstbunnie92 4 months ago
@dusstbunnie92 My intention was not to insult, I am just stating the facts. Anne is one of the best in contemporary dance so shes not that unheard of and if the intention was to some how showcase this artists work. I think not mentioning her name is a significant detail. But I digress, we will agree to disagree. Bless.
MizAlexandria 4 months ago
@MizAlexandria fact is beyonce "plagiarizing" the moves isnt that disastrous
RedentProductions 4 months ago
OMFG! They are the same moves.. beyoncè you are a delusion
Giulays 4 months ago 4
UGH! I get so sick of Beyonce's UNCREATIVE ass talking about she was "inspired". She, clearly, tries to find overseas people to copy thinking no one will know. NOTE TO BEYONC'E: IF YOU HAVE A 'CREATIVE' TEAM(LMFAOOOOO), GET RID OF THEMMMMMM!!!!!!!!
That guy dancing @ 1:08 is so cute, sexy, and DELICIOUS!!! When he takes his pants off, O.M.G.!!! SPLASH!!! :-P
BarbieBillionaire 4 months ago 38
@BarbieBillionaire u wanna eat him eh? not only you... lot of ppl... he's making a clown of himself... :D
MultiGakka 4 months ago
It's so weird how the moves go so well with the song. But Beyonce know she stole the entire idea anddd she didnt even ask the lady for permission.
jholliday424 4 months ago 2
@jholliday424 Lmfao. Obviously, she did her beats around this woman's moves.
BarbieBillionaire 4 months ago
No hate to Beyonce, but I like Annes' choreo better to Beyonce's song than the video that Beyonces' team came out with. You must admit, that white man dancing in his under-roos is killing this entire performance. He has so much energy. Haha!
diarraragland09 4 months ago 4
Sorry but Beyonce has nothing on Anne!
lroc19 4 months ago
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lroc19 4 months ago
One big irony: If De Keersmaeker had created a dance to music by Beyoncé & tried to perform it w'out paying royalties, she'd've been sued, shut down fast by Sony. So many videos have been removed from Youtube because of unauthorized use of songs. But lots of folks think it's just fine to use choreography & other performance elements from relatively less powerful artists. It's just wrong.
AvalonMorley 4 months ago 21
@AvalonMorley become a lawyer and do something about it.
PeaceUdo 4 months ago
@PeaceUdo That's an encouraging idea--thanks! Although, if I were to become a lawyer, I'd probably work on different kinds of issues, trying to help 'underdogs' get a fair shake, or working on voting rights, protecting people & the environment, etc.--in other words, law that doesn't pay much. I always seem to find the least financially lucrative ways to spend time & energy. Ah well....
AvalonMorley 3 months ago
@AvalonMorley Yah my mom wants me to go to law school, but the type of law I would do would not pay what she is fantasizing. I believe, thanks to the internet, you can make as much money as you desire no matter what!
PeaceUdo 3 months ago
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U call dancing work? It's dancing FFS, Beyonce can dance however she likes. You can't copyright a dance move lol
biwinner89 4 months ago
Fundifferent1, there's a little mistake at the end, in the date of ROSAS DANST ROSAS, as the film is dated 1997 (I know the dance is older, but you're referencing the films). Also, don't forget to credit the film directors, Thierry De Mey & Herman Van Eyken (he's co-director, w. De Keersmaeker).
I like what you've done, amidst all the yelling & uproar (about A.T. De K.!--who'd've thought she, or any modern dance choreographer would be so widely argued about?!). Nice work.
AvalonMorley 4 months ago
@AvalonMorley Thanks. I didn't notice that until it was too late. The correct dates and cinematographers are added in the second, split-screen video.
fundifferent1 4 months ago
I consider Beyonce VERY talented but she is not creative.
MiaLeonora 4 months ago 3
pla·gia·rism [pley-juh-riz-uhm, -jee-uh-riz-]
noun
1.the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work, as by not crediting the author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
BUSTED...
teebaby73 4 months ago
DAMN ! It IS Stolen. Lol. I Didnt Wanna Believe It
ovoxoTee 4 months ago
Beyonce Made it Look Waaaay Better. Nice Choreography Though Anna :)
MissyMiMiBelle 4 months ago
anna teresa de keersmaeker is already very famous, she is one of the most important choreographers in the world, she does not popmusic videos, she is not into music industrie, Anna teresa de keersmaeker is a true artist. She is running one of the most important danceschools in the world, PARTS Brussels
dedeckerkoen 4 months ago
Wow. I didn't even like the video for countdown that much. It makes it worst that the whole idea was copied. I know she got the right to it but i would of like a more original video. I love the song btw :D
bratz0girl 4 months ago
it stinks if it aint your shit
dedeckerkoen 4 months ago
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dedeckerkoen 4 months ago
You are all just fucking haters, She didn't copy, she bought the rights for this video
And I remind you that today all the artist cover songs or video:
Lady gaga copies Madonna and grace jones
J-Lo on the floor (La Lambada),
Shakira waka waka was an african anthem
Rihanna S&M video was insperated by David Lachapelle
Even Single Ladies was a remake of an old video and it was a success
Blyss974 4 months ago
@Blyss974 No you dumb fuck! she did NOT buy the rights to the video so says the owner of the video and Beyonce never claimed that. Dave Lachapelle did sue Rihanna for not getting his permission for her video. Just because you live your life vicariously through Beyonce does not mean the rest of us are "haters" for stating the obvious. The next time she is "inspired" by someone' work, she needs ask the owner and credit them for it. Or better still she needs to be "inspired" to something original
uchejadore 4 months ago 2
@Blyss974 I'm sorry but you are very wrong. The choreographer is considering a lawsuit against Beyonce for copyright infringement and plagiarism. You cannot, I repeat cannot blatantly steal a CONCEPT from another artist.
teebaby73 4 months ago
Oh! she is so BUSTED!!!
sbbriley 4 months ago
Superb! What a nice dancing!
iamuuareme 4 months ago
her fans make me laugh the way they make up excuses for her! Anne should thank Beyonce for stealing her choreography??? WTF? why would she thank her for stealing her stuff? BEYONCE'S FANS ARE SO STUPID!
wishinglies 4 months ago 3
@wishinglies now she's famous because of bey you have to admit that
Blyss974 4 months ago
@Blyss974 Now Bey is famous for stealing her shit you have to admit that
wishinglies 4 months ago
Beyonce stans are delusional , she has creative control over EveryThing she does. SHE even said out her mouth that SHE was inspired by this woman and her work to do this video. so please stop saying it was the director / choreographers fault. WHEN clearly it was beyonces decision. what do you call taking / using something without permission?...STEALING!!!!!!!!!!!!
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All the modern artists are taking something from the precedents, whom had taken from the precedents just simply there is no creation "ex-nihilio". So where is the shame if Beyoncé did so?!!! Isnt it just because she is BEYONCE???? You jealous!
FlyboiLilAngel 4 months ago
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FlyboiLilAngel 4 months ago
To be honest only the ending looked the same to me.
MsRandomette 4 months ago
@MsRandomette DONT BE IGNORANT EVRYTHING IS COPIED THE CLOTHING,STYLE AND DANCE CONCEPT OHHH SHE IS JUST NOT ORIGINAL
MiguelAngelThielman 4 months ago
@MiguelAngelThielman LOL, getting so angry. Why do you care her problem not yours?! No one even heard of the dance until Beyonce so they should be thanking her.
MsRandomette 4 months ago
I'm kinda tired of Beyonce being "inspired" by all those choreos etc. Its not "inspired", but "copied". Love the song, but I think she has mental problems imo.
iamrizky31 4 months ago
Also, I saw some of the moves choreographed by Anne which were "inspired" by many black moves. Whites have been "inspired" by blacks for decades, and have given ZERO credit to them. Prime example: Elvis presely
MsZenith7 4 months ago
seriously, nothing is new! There is no way to copyright a hip roll! Although, she did use alot of the choreo, she said she used these movies for her choreo and feel of her video. It would be worse if she said she didnt use any of the choreo as inspiration.
MsZenith7 4 months ago
beyonce didn't steal the dance her choreographer did,and if she did a lot of singers, rappers,and a lot performers use things and put their name on it
30bebegurl 4 months ago
inspiration? more like ' pure copy ', kind of exactly the same .
hiddenmindboy 4 months ago 4
Geesh! Even that booty bounce? Damn damn damn lol
cologneprince 4 months ago
Beyonce didint copy anybody. The director of the video was inspired by Anne Teresa and her old school style, and they used her coreo for the video and stupid editors forgot to mention the credits on the video. Adria Petty (the director) said that.
mariaqintas 4 months ago
And also she gave credits to use this coreo, OBVIOUS!
mariaqintas 4 months ago
She didint copied anything! The director (not Beyonce) was inspired on this people and made a tribute (If you wear like Michael Jackson, you are illegally copying him? NO). Beyoncé is the most original artist nowadays, stop trying to convence yourselves that she is worse than your fave, because SHE IS THE QUEEN
mariaqintas 4 months ago
im sure beyonce didnt just copy her - im sure she approached her and more than likely paid her because if she didnt im certain there would be a lawsuit out there
miChelLebby 4 months ago
@miChelLebby naw the original choreographer already said she didn't know it was done until her fans contacted her via facebook.......i think there won't be a lawsuit cuz the chic just isn't pressed to do so but intellectual property laws state that if you take the "spirit" of something and use it as your own without proper attribution then you are libel and clearly Bey used it as her own without this chic knowing......but if i know Bey's camp they will quiet this down promptly.....and quietly.
ignite83 4 months ago
@ignite83 LOL idk either way.. im sure that the choreographer will get some sort of payment for it
Hey! Even beyonce using it and creating this media attention has attracted people to their choreography
miChelLebby 4 months ago
Wow....Beyonce.....wow......okay
BB415 4 months ago
this is so dam embarising as a stan i want to smack her
popeyestastgood 4 months ago
ok, I stand corrected... the bitch is swaga jackin HARD. Damn Beyonce!... WHY?!!!!! You don't need to steal other people's shit!
acrosswalkmassacre 4 months ago
fuck that BEYONCE is STILL QUEEN B ! ! !
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she gave them credit ...hop off her clit
swaginonem2014 4 months ago
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swaginonem2014 4 months ago
Now I admit some of the moves were indeed stolen.
Blueberry40 4 months ago
copy cat...
gereyuu 4 months ago
this time kanye west is right..."im sorry anne teresa,ill let you continue,but beyonce has one of the best clip...ever" =D
lordalex82 4 months ago
does anyone remember the commercial that had the first scene of this video in it?I remember it coming on TV all the time about skinny jeans or something...
TurlesKoi13 4 months ago
i think she just mad cause she didnt get her props for her choreography and someone else did if i was a choreographer and i seen my work on a video and i didn't do it i'd be kinda pissed too.
drkboi2 4 months ago
I don't see how these scenes are 'just stolen' and videos like "Material Girl," "Don't forget About Us," "I Still Believe," "I'm Your Baby Tonight," "Twenty Foreplay" etc. are 'clearly set as a tribute' to Marylin Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, The Supremes, Audrey Hepburn & Dorothy Dandridge. Did you not watch the entire video? It's filled with tributes to various people, not just Anne. If the entire video was focused around Anne then I could see why people are so pissed
seanel76 4 months ago
whatchin this video makes me think wt kinda music they were really dancin to...
fynebaebe44 4 months ago in playlist fynebaebe44's favorites
lolol at everyone argueing. everyone knows beyonce takes inspiration and makes it her own. just like the "tofo tofo" dance in "run the world"
rachbette 4 months ago
@rachbette NAW the toto tofo guys dance that she used in run the world is different, she used them in the video, flew them here from africa and paid them for their services. she did NONE of the above for this video, the choreographer didn't even know and there is no indication she planned to acknowledge the original. that is that womans intellectual property and deserves to feel a certain kinda way about this video and beyonce's use of her work. exact moves and wardrobe is more than "inspired".
ignite83 4 months ago 2
Dumb asses
xBombGirlx54 4 months ago
@nisaaable she stole it look at the clothes look at the setting look at the dance moves!! SHE STOLE IT
wishinglies 4 months ago
You go @SarcasticGenius !
uniqueuchenna 4 months ago
CALM DOWN PEOPLE, I now know Anna is BELGIAN not GERMAN. MTV said "German Choreographer." Go abuse them ;)
Now if you excuse me, I'm trying to learn to moves from this video.
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THE SHADE!!!! lmao!!
JusticeDelore 4 months ago
CTFU, Damn Bey...
I still love her though :)
MzRica09 4 months ago