Beyoncé honoured a dancer that was killed at a gas station during a ‘homophobic hate crime’ after he performed a dance routine to one of the singer’s songs ‘Renaissance’
Beyoncé posted a tribute to honour a dancer after he was tragically stabbed and killed after performing a dance routine to her song Renaissance at a gas station in Brooklyn. A hate crimes investigation is underway.
Dancer O’Shae Sibley, 28, was stabbed by a stranger after being targeted for voguing; a form of dancing that originates from the Black queer and trans ballroom community in New York. The choreographer was stopped at the gas station with friends where he hopped out of his pal’s car to dance along to Queen B’s song.
Following the heartbreaking loss, Beyoncé honoured Sibley with a loving tribute posted on her website for the talented young dancer with the caption: “REST IN POWER O’SHAE SIBLEY.”
Footage from the gas station captured the horrifying scene of a group of men approaching the passionate dancer telling him to stop and calling him slurs. During the confrontation, one of the men in the group stabbed Sibley. His friends tried to stop the bleeding as they called an ambulance and he was rushed to Maimonides Medical Centre. The dancer later died from the injuries in the hospital.