911, a British boyband, claims to have developed Beyonce’s iconic “booty shake” dancing routine.
Band members Lee Brennan, Jimmy Constable, and Simon ‘Spike‘ Dawbarn told their tales during the BBC documentary “Boybands Forever.”
Spike said that Beyonce was captivated by their movement during a television performance of their 1997 song “Bodyshakin'”.
He quoted: “There’s something about that move… we did a TV show with Destiny’s Child. We performed and we did Bodyshakin’ and Beyonce was like ‘show us that move! Keep doing it’.”
Spike added: “And me and jimmy, we just stood there, doing the move because if Beyonce asked you, you did it! So when you watch Beyonce videos doing the booty shake I’m like ‘ah, she robbed it!’ We did it first!”
This isn’t the first time Beyonce has faced dance move controversy.
In 2011, Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker accused her of copying her choreography for the single “Countdown“, stating: “I didn’t know anything about this. I’m not mad, but this is plagiarism.”
MailOnline has contacted Beyoncé’s representatives for comment.
