'It's been a long time since a new dance came along,' says DJ Jason Gerecht, operations manager of Disc Jockeys Unlimited. With that shout-out to the sisterhood, Beyoncé unleashed a phenomenon that has become the first major dance craze of both the new millennium and the Internet.

Where are the cameras? Okay, let's look at this camera and then do this.'All the Single Ladies. Where are we on this stage? You know, let's make sure lighting knows how to light this, boom. Where's the wardrobe at? You know, bring them in so they can see what the choreography is. When we're creating choreography, it's okay, boom. People don't understand the amount of effort her work ethic is out of this world. Working with B during the rehearsal process is like, it's kind of an out of body experience, ya know.

That can bring it, you know, and pull other people in, always. You may kind of pull into a shell, don't know who to look at. You can be a great dancer, but it may not come through when you get on stage. And sometimes people are ready, sometimes they're not. You gotta be able to stand next to her and be just as good, you know. And then besides that, you know, you gotta be able to carry the stage, you know, with her. We teach them hip-hop number, we teach them a super difficult technical number, we teach them the classic Beyoncé number, you know. You know, are you trained? Do you have any ballet training? Do you have any jazz training? How are your lines? You know, so there's a few things that go into the process.Īnd once we start to audition things, you know, we look for everything. How greasy can you get? How can you hit it hard? Then there's also the side of her that's looking for the technical element. And then, you know, you gotta be able to jam. She wanna see your heart, your passion, your drive. She wanna know that you want it really bad. She's a southern girl, you know, who's worked very hard to get where she is. Knight: To work for B as a dancer, it takes everything, you know. Narrator: At just 18, JaQuel landed a gig choreographing one of the best videos of all time, 'Single Ladies.' Years later, JaQuel reveals what it takes to be a backup dancer for Beyoncé.

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