If you thought that Beyoncé's performance on the first weekend of Coachella was everything, the star's second weekend at the music festival will shock you even more.
Variety exclusively interviewed one of Bey's dancers named JoâArtis Mijo Ratti. Also previously working with the likes of Madonna and Kelly Rowland, Ratti gave the publication some inside details about the upcoming show. This is greatly appreciated, considering that this second performance isn't going to be live-streamed on YouTube like Bey's first.
"Yeah, weâre switching up a couple things, so there could still be a wow factor," the dancer admitted. He also added that his fellow dancers who also work with BeyoncĂ© are the best that he's ever work with in his entire career. Bey pulls greatness out of everyone, which is why her shows are always so legendary.
âShe kills the moves just as hard as the best girl thatâs doing the choreography,â Ratti said. âIt makes everybody in the production as a whole want to step their game up." He continued that preparation is key to pulling off greats shows, such as the first weekend's Coachella performance and this new one.
âYou can always tell when someone is prepared,â he added. âWe did like 10-to-14 hour days. That was very similar to the Madonna situation and really coming to work fully prepared to dance. Some jobs you might chill â craft services, read a book, hop on your phone â for a couple hours, but not while we were there [with Beyonce]. We were getting put to use with ideas, fitting, wardrobe, video blocking. It could be really overwhelming, but luckily, it wasnât my first rodeo.â
When Ratti -- who's a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity -- spoke about Bey's first HBCU-inspired set, he explained that he knew how monumental it was going to be from day one. âTo come in on my first day [of rehearsals] in March and see that the concept was dealing with HBCUs? That was a bit of a process,â said Ratti. âEvery day, I took time to be thankful for this opportunity. Weâre in America and we already know what weâre dealing with [as African-Americans and in the current political environment], which is why the Divine Nine was built. So to see it presented at Coachella, I was like, âWoah. These people have no idea whatâs about to happen â they wonât even understand it.'â
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