Beyonce "Countdown" vs Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker

This video highlights work used in Beyonce's "Countdown" video. Watch the original video and see if you can spot the "inspiration." (I highly recommend watching them side by side in Windows). Or watch the split-screen video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDT0m514TMw

HISTORY: Beyonce's "Countdown" video was "inspired" by several other works of art, including dance moves by Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker. Call it an homage, inspiration, reference, plagiarism or whatever, the fact still remains that many young people in the States have never heard of De Keersmaeker or of the choreography used in the video and no credit to the originals is ever given in the video. Hopefully, this video will show off the originals and pay some respect to both Beyonce and the original dancers, choreography, filmmakers, etc. Enjoy!
UPDATE: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker responds to Beyonce's video: http://tinyurl.com/3k7xc67... And to be clear, dramatic works, including choreography, CAN be copyrighted, especially if they are filmed.

Films: "Funny Face" (with Audrey Hepburn), "Achterland," and "Rosas Danst Rosas." The latter two done by De Kersmaeker.

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[Sweetenuff4ya]

LUV IT!! B should have paid.. That is an issue here! This Anna was innovative for that time!

[JonasBaby55]

@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.

[TBG891]

@JonasBaby55 You are right. All of the things like costumes, set etc... she should have given the original artist some credit. BUT dramatic works CAN be copyrighted if the expression of the idea can be expressed in different ways. Because this was choreography and it can only be expressed through dance, that legally makes it public domain and therefore cannot be used copyrighted. Beyonce copies everyone's shit. That's her way....its a sad reality. She's talented just has no originality.

[catiebelle913]

Haterz...there is alot of artist that remake or copy a song but because its beyonce yall got a problem..listen if u dont like the fuckin song why the hell are u watchin the damn video! stop hatin (-:

[GagaIsAMonster]

Audrey Hepburn wins in all of this...

[BarbieBillionaire]

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.

[iAMJM27]

WHO cares :) !

[tbonds007]

If it wasn't for the beyonce scandal ,I would not have known who this Anne Teresa is are was. Is she still alive? :-)

[schmetterlink]

@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.

[RisseDaRebel10]

thank you Anne for the wonderfully amazing choreography!

[vadaoelle]

@h8699 Please focus on school and not Bey.

[vadaoelle]

@Mgirlzrock I was thinking the same thing...I need to see more of her work!