Beyoncé took the Cowboy Carter Tour to the Tri-State Area last night, performing at MetLife Stadium right outside of the city in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Thirteen-year-old Blue Ivy Carter joined her mom onstage and went viral for her stylish nod to her birthplace: New York City. Blue strutted, showing off her “I Love NY”-emblazoned top as she danced to one of her mother’s hits, “Déjà Vu.” The teen was born in Manhattan’s Lenox Hill Hospital on Jan. 7, 2012.
She drew just as much attention for her impressive choreography:
Blue and her sister, Rumi, have been scene-stealers throughout Beyoncé’s tour. Their grandmother Tina Knowles recently spoke to Extra about their time onstage. With Blue in particular, “it’s the best. Because at the end of the day, the most important bonus of that is I just see the confidence grow every day.
“You know, Blue is tall, she’s like 5’9”, and she’s 13 years old, and it’s great,” she continued. “I would always say, ‘Stand tall because your grandma always wanted to be tall,’ but she would still slump a little bit. But now we’ve got the model pose, and she’s strutting, and she’s confident. That’s the most important thing to me.”
Knowles added that she hopes Blue doesn’t become a pop star. “My wish for her is that I wish that she would do something else,” she said. “I hope she doesn’t go into entertainment just because I think it’s a huge sacrifice. It’s a huge sacrifice on your life, but if she chooses to do it, I’m going to be right up at front, screaming and cheering, but hopefully she’ll choose something else.”
Knowles revealed the reason why Beyoncé let Blue join her on tour: “because she got her confidence there. It’s beautiful to see. And little Rumi also [is gaining confidence there]! She’s told us every night during [the] Renaissance [Tour], ‘I’m ready, I’m ready to go out there,’ and we were like, ‘OK, next time,’ and this time, her mom let her go. It’s wonderful to see her out there.”
