Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy's gruelling rehearsals for Cowboy Carter tour

Daily Mail​

03-05-2025

Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter, Blue Ivy, can shake off ' nepo baby ' claims after she underwent months of intense training to prove she is worthy of a place in her mom's dance troupe.
The 13-year-old prodigy left fans slack-jawed when she showcased her impressive moves, on the opening night of Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour in California on Monday.
Daily Mail can reveal she spent hours a day rehearsing for nearly six months with choreographer Amari Marshall, all while juggling school.
Our source said: 'She's been around Bey's choreographers since she was a baby which is where she picked up her love of dance.
'She has been training with Amari, and they started rehearsing just before Christmas.
'She rehearsed for six hours a day in between school work and has been watching her mum's videos on YouTube.
'She recently got into the Destiny Fulfilled era. Lose My Breath is one of her favorite videos. She has a newfound respect for how hard Beyonce works. Her mom is her hero.'
The gruelling training paid off with the crowd erupting as Blue Ivy joined her mum for Formation, America Has a Problem, Deja Vu, and Protector - which also saw her seven-year-old sister Rumi take the stage.
'Blue even had a hand in some of the creative direction of this tour,' the source said.
Marshall, 31, praised the young teen hours after her Cowboy Carter debut, claiming 'she is the moment'.
'I am just a vessel and I'm here to spread love,' she wrote alongside a video of the teen. 'Watching her shine in her runway walk made my runway heart sing. I'm so happy I was able to work with her, choreograph her twist and step because SHE IS THE MOMENT. Pls know that walk is allllllll HER.'
The choreographer even said there is no special treatment for Blue Ivy.
'She's received no special treatment but some of the choreography was changed so it could be child friendly,' said the insider.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z were reportedly 'apprehensive' about her featuring, but eventually agreed to her pleas to take part.
'Bey and Jay were apprehensive about having her in the public eye and only agreed to her request to perform because her grades are good,' said the insider. 'They want a well-rounded kid so performing is as important to them as her grades.'
Their apprehension no doubt stems from the criticism Blue Ivy received after Renaissance which saw her join her mum for songs My Power and Black Parade.
A then 11-year-old Blue Ivy was cruelly mocked for her 'underwhelming' and 'uncoordinated' performance, with one critic claiming: 'Just being Beyonce's daughter isn't enough.'
Apprehension: 'Bey and Jay were apprehensive about having her in the public eye and only agreed to her request to perform because her grades are good,' said the insider
Marshall previously revealed how she would feed Blue Ivy 'positive reinforced affirmations' and would give her a 'thumbs up' as much as she could.
'I always told her as we progress it's going to get better, but we have to stay committed to the rehearsals and to tune out what everybody's saying,' she recalled of their time together during an interview on the Toure Show last year.
'I wanted to always let her know that you have your own identity and your name is your name. Your reputation is yours because you built that even though you come from a Heritage of phenomenal, incredible people you're going to have your own legacy.'
Blue Ivy, who is scheduled to feature in around half of the 32 Cowboy Carter tour dates, made her musical debut on dad Jay-Z's 2012 single Glory, becoming the youngest person in history to ever chart on Billboard.