Beyonce Announces Official ‘Single Ladies’ Dance Video Contest
Beyonce Announces Official ‘Single Ladies’ Dance Video Contest
Best Fan-Created Video of “Single Ladies” Choreography To Be Shown On Beyonce’s Upcoming World Tour
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/
— Beyonce is inviting her fans to create their own versions of her
phenomenal “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” clip for the official
“Single Ladies” dance video contest. Contestants should adhere
precisely to the iconic “Single Ladies” dance routine performed by
Beyonce and her two dancers in the original clip – no new choreography
should be added.
The grand prize winner of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” dance video contest will receive $2500.00 (US) and have the winning video shown during Beyonce’s “I Am…” World Tour 2009.
The “Single Ladies” dance video contest is open to all Beyonce fans 18-and-older in the United States, the UK and Japan as well as the following territories: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada (excluding Quebec province), Hong Kong, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore and Switzerland.
All submissions should be shot in either QuickTime (.mov) or AVI
format in either High Definition (1080p or 720p) or Standard Definition
(720×480 pixels or 640×480 pixels) in a standard frame rate (23.98fps,
25fps, 29.97fps or 30fps) on a data DVD-ROM (not a playable DVD).
Contestants should include their full name(s), address, and phone number and address submissions to:
"Single Ladies" 8033 Sunset Blvd. #948 Los Angeles, CA 90046
Submissions must be postmarked no later than March 6, 2009.
All video submissions become the property of Music World Entertainment/Sony Music Entertainment.
Please see full rules for the “Single Ladies” dance video contest at: www.beyonceonline.com.
Lensed in black and white, Beyonce’s video for “Single Ladies (Put a
Ring on It)” features the artist in leotard and high-heels, with a pair
of similar-dressed back-up dancers, engaged in an intricate dance
routine incorporating a variety of styles — including hip-hop, jazz,
vogue, club, tap and more.
While Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” with its themes
of accountability and female empowerment, became an international
chart-topper and ranked as #1 on Rolling Stone‘s 100 Best
Singles of 2008, the artist’s stark and iconic video for the song
achieved its own independent notoriety when its intricate choreography
launched what the Toronto Star called “the first major dance
craze of both the new millennium and the Internet.” Parodied by Beyonce
on “Saturday Night Live” with Justin Timberlake, Andy Samberg, and Bobby Moynihan, the “Single Ladies” dance routine has been recreated in thousands of user-created YouTube videos and counts President Barack Obama among its adherents.
