I just returned from American Dance Festival (ADF), which is quite possibly the best dance festival in the United States, and was able to take a few classes from some of my favorite old teachers and choreographers. Here is a video of Mark Haim, who is a choreographer now based in Seattle and has been a member of ADF's faculty since 1993, teaching JaQuel Knight's choreography of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" to a huge class of dancers. I think it's the one and only time to see a room of over 50 dancers all workin' it like Beyonce! Mark performed "Single Ladies" at the faculty concert with four back-up dancers (two of which were men). It was a sneak performance, as he had originally intended on dancing a piece to Mozart. He surprised the audience right before his performance and announced that he would be performing a piece in honor of Bob Fosse and JaQuel Knight. All I can say is get it JaQuel! And congratulations for making it to pop icon status.

** Just as a side note, Ebony Williams (dancer on the left of this picture I took at one of their rehearsals in Ailey Studios), who was one of the original "Single Ladies" performed at ADF just a week before Mark's show with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Company.