Sometimes the best creations are also the simplest. It has been watched more than 128 million times on YouTube and has inspired dozens of fan videos. Everett was at Beyonc’s side when she filmed the music video for Single Ladies and in the three months leading up to the shoot, when they and choreographers Frank Gatson Jr. The three-minute video was shot in three separate takes, with the lighting and angles changed live as Beyonceé and two other dancers swished, bounced and popped in front of a blank backdrop. Beyoncé really did have one of the best videos of all time with this all-timer from Sasha Fierce. That’s exactly what director Jake Nava did in the video for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).” Beyoncé and her two choreographers, Frank Gatson and JaQuel Knight, came up with the dance routine by combining elements of an old Bob Fosse dance with something called J-setting (a call-and-response type of cheerleading dance that originated at Jackson State University in Mississippi). 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)' (2008) Were loath to say it, but Kanye was right. Or you can just slap a leotard and high heels on Beyoncé Knowles and call it a day. You can build an elaborate set, design multiple costumes and hire a cavalcade of dancers to serve as backup bodies. Watch the 2016 VMA live from Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Ara.

There are two ways to shoot a dance-heavy video. Beyoncé performs Single Ladies at the 2009 Video Music Awards.

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