Beyonce accused of stealing dance moves on Countdown

Beyonce is accused of stealing dance moves for her new video Countdown from a famous choreographer.
The pop star admitted that Belgian dancer Anne Teresa De Keersmaker, who created the ballet Rosas Danst Rosa, inspired a 22-second sequence.
However, Ms De Keersmaker said she had never been contacted for authorization and called the pop video "pure plagiarism."
Beyonce said the ballet was "one of many references" for the video, which also pays homage to Andy Warhol.
A comparative clip on YouTube, entitled Beyonce vs Anne Teresa De Keersmaker, shows the similarities in the dance.
Beyonce acknowledged the debt, saying the original piece was "one of the inspirations to bring the song to life".Clearly the ballet Rosas Danst Rosas was one of many references for the video. It was one of the inspirations to bring the song to life.
Filmmaker Thierry De Mey, who filmed a version of the ballet in 1997, said the plagiarism was obvious and added: "When I am doing a film or a show, the first thing to check is copyright, the rights to adapt a work of art."
Rosas Danst Rosas is one of the Belgian dance company's greatest hits and is still being performed around the world.
A spokesperson for the dance troupe said they discovered the Beyonce video last week: "We noticed more than a few resemblances to the film. We have passed the details to our lawyer to see about our rights," she said.
Claiming legal ownership over a single dance move is difficult, although a sequence of moves could be protected if they were unique and the choreographer could prove they created them.
They would also have to show a substantial portion of the moves had been used without permission.