"Single Ladies" - Bob Fosse's Choreographical Inspiration

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Beyonce has acknowledged seeing this video of Gwen Verdon dancing a Bob Fosse number on YouTube and using it as inspiration for her video for "Single Ladies." But when she is lauded by an entire generation for her "originality," it's hard not to call it a rip-off... The name of the original dance sequence is "Mexican Breakfast" performed on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1969. I did not make this video myself, though I don't know who did. Props to its maker for their fine use of split screen in ...