Watch Laverne Cox Channel Her Inner Beyoncé in a Dance Routine

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Laverne Cox has got some moves.

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During an interview with Nylon magazine, the Orange Is the New Black actress was given three “situations” to dance her way through.  

The first was a high school dance recital, so Cox gave us fine ballet. The second scenario: picking someone up from the club. So she shook her tail feather. 

For the finale, she gave us “her best Beyoncé.” Cox has Queen Bee’s signature moves down pat, not to mention the hair and the fierce attitude. Check out her performance below: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnYcRuc9S1E

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Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele is a staff writer at The Root and the founder and executive producer of Lectures to Beats, a Web series that features video interviews with scarily insightful people. Follow Lectures to Beats on Facebook and Twitter.

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