Dancer and ballroom performer Honey Balenciaga shook the Beyhive over the weekend with a few controversial posts to her Instagram story. She’s currently performing on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour, her second time on the road with Beyoncé after the Renaissance World Tour. And according to Balenciaga, her outlook this time around has taken a hit.
First, Balenciaga posted a meme of a happy person, who she labeled “Renaissance Honey,” and a sad person, who she labeled “Cowboy Carter Honey.” In her next story, she explained why she’s not as happy on this tour: “I’m trying to figure out what energy to exude on stage. I was so wild and dangerous, I want to show growth in this new tour. I keep tryna recreate that feeling but this is COWBOY CARTER!”
“I need my ballroom family to recharge my creative juices. Im trying to put on the best show for yall ❤️,” she continued. “I’ll be ready for Chicago!”
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To say that Beyoncé fans were upset with Balenciaga’s posts is an understatement. Despite the fact that Balenciaga only reflected on her own performance and expressed that she was looking to improve, some fans took her comments as a critique of Beyoncé as a boss and an artist.
Though Baleciaga didn’t directly address the backlash on her own account, she did comment on a post by a Brazilian fan account that defended her, saying (in Portuguese, translated here to English) that her posts “were distorted by third parties in an attempt to defame her, and also to discredit Beyoncé’s great work.”
“Exactly! Thank you!” Balenciaga commented. “My words were about my own work, my creative process, and the pressure I put on myself. Anyone who works in a creative field knows how intense it is when you deliver something great and feel like the next thing has to match or top it. That’s where I’m at. I just want to give my absolute best to the artist who changed my life. I would never question her genius. It’s not fair that I’m receiving death threats and hate over something that’s been twisted out of context.”
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