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Beyonce does Vogue - April 2009 Shape Issue

Beyonce is unstoppable. Or at least, so Vogue says in their April issue.  She is on the cover looking gorgeous, but it's the black and white shots from inside the pages that are undeniably beautiful.

Here, an excerpt from the interview detailing Beyonce's interaction with the dancers:

A week earlier I got to witness the influence she has on her young fans. A group of about fifteen middle school students from Washington Heights-many of them looking like Beyoncé, with long, straight hair pulled back in ponytails and arched eyebrows-had been brought in to be photographed with the singer for this story. Participants in an Alvin Ailey dance program, they had not been told that it was for Vogue or that they were about to meet the star. As the kids are being put through their paces by a choreographer, Beyoncé makes a surprise entrance in a full-length purple gown. It slowly dawns on them that Beyoncé is standing right in front of them, and their faces are like little contained explosions. One of the only boys, Chris, actually fans his face with his hands as if he is about to faint.

"Wow, y'all are beautiful," says Beyoncé. "Did y'all know what this is for?"

"Nooooo!" they shout in unison.

"What did they tell you?" asks Beyoncé.

"They said it was going to be somebody famous," says one of the kids.

"Who did you think it was going to be?"

"Tyra!" someone shouts, and everyone cracks up.

Three of the oldest girls do the now-ubiquitous "Single Ladies" dance for Beyoncé. Another group of girls steps up to show her a number they have been working on. "What song do you do it to?" she asks, and someone says, "Break the Ice." "Who's that by?" When someone yells out "Britney!" you can practically hear the imaginary sound of a needle being dragged across a record. Screeeech: Britney?! Despite their surface similarities, could there be two more diametrically opposed stars? Born just three months apart, both women are from the South; both started performing around the age of eight; both are, or have been, managed by their parents; and each has a younger sister with a career in show business and a kid. But while Britney became a cautionary tale of pop success, Beyoncé is a role model to the president's daughters.

 

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Check out the full excerpt at Vogue.com.


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