On a recent Saturday morning, Bay Area Beyoncé fans reveled in the rare opportunity to get down with the man behind some of Queen Bee’s fiercest dance moves. With KQED video cameras rolling, Los Angeles-based professional choreographer James Alsop led participants through two high-energy dance classes, based on the stage choreography he helped create for the song “End of Time,” from the Beyoncé album 4. Alsop got his first big break with Bravo’s short-lived reality television show “Step It Up and Dance.” He went on to dance for Kelly Rowland, Jennifer Lopez, and Janelle Monáe. Then, in 2011, the Charlotte, North Carolina-native was tapped to create the choreography for Beyoncé’s “Run the World” music video. “The rest, as they say, is 300-million-views history,” says Alsop. For more: ww2.kqed.org/arts/2015/08/06/dance-like-beyonce-at-popstar-booty-camp/ Hit that SUBSCRIBE button! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=kqedart Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kqedarts Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/KQEDarts

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