In the weeks leading up to the tour’s April 15 kickoff in Serbia, the dancers were in rehearsals daily, typically beginning at 9 am and lasting “until…” says Kimmie Gipson, who has been dancing with Beyoncé since her 2009 I Am…World Tour. She’s hands-on and she wants her dancers to shine like stars.” Beyoncé was very clear on who to pick for the tour-she means business. “We saw 800 girls and once we got down to 100, we paid close attention to who was professional and magical. “This year’s tour audition process was the Super Bowl,” says longtime Beyoncé choreographer Frank Gatson Jr. When hundreds of dancers showed up in NYC, L.A., Atlanta and Chicago to audition for a spot on the Super Bowl stage, they were actually trying out for a much longer gig as well. Carter Show World Tour with Queen Bey herself. And for eight of those lucky women, performing at the big game was the beginning of something even bigger: the sold-out, nearly 50-city The Mrs. Beyoncé and her team of more than 100 “single ladies” plowed their way into the stadium and showed the world that women can be sexy and classy at the same time-not to mention showstoppingly talented. That groundbreaking performance was all about girl power. The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers may have come to play at the 2013 Super Bowl, but Beyoncé was the night’s true victor. What will they remember? Beyoncé, who absolutely threw down for her much-anticipated Super Bowl halftime show performance.įor 13 minutes that Sunday night, the superstar celebrated her greatest hits, bringing the roaring crowd at the Mercedez-Benz Superdome in New Orleans-plus 108 million home viewers-into Beyoncé nation. They won’t remember the first downs, the second downs or the touchdowns. A year from now, many people won’t be able to tell you who played in that important football game on February 3, 2013.
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