Houston's Pop Music Furor

Say what? Beyonce called "disgusting" by conservative parents: Sexy twerk triggers crazy outrage

Houston superstar and self-described "modern-day feminist" Beyoncé is taking heat from both concerned parents and women's activists this week in the wake of her steamy duet with husband Jay-Z at Sunday night's Grammy Awards.

The couple opened the awards ceremony with a much-anticipated performance of Beyoncé's current chart-topper "Drunk in Love,” an uncompromising and blush-worthy opus to marital bliss.

With the lights down low and smoke machines at full blast, Queen Bey hit every note with ease while she writhed around a rotating chair in a sheer body suit. A tuxedo-clad Jay-Z sneaked onstage halfway through the track as the two proceeded to grind their way to the audience.

Fans gushed as grumpy critics turned to social media.

Angry parents have called the performance everything from "inappropriate" to "disgusting."

The Daily Mail compiled a list of rants, with angry parents leading a barrage of complaints calling Beyoncé's efforts everything from "inappropriate" to "disgusting." Others asked why she is celebrated for twerk-ridden dance moves that nearly ruined Miley Cyrus' career in August . . . although, a quick look at each performance (here and here) should settle that debate pretty quickly.

Meanwhile, critics have been quick to point out that the 32-year-old Beyonce — in spite of her recently-published essay on gender inequality — made her way through the song wearing barely a stitch while her husband danced fully clothed.

Beyoncé's brand of 21st-century feminism has been hotly discussed for years, particularly since her marriage to Jay-Z in 2008. While pop stars like Lady Gaga, Bjork and Katy Perry refuse to call themselves feminists, the Houston native has come to embrace the label, albeit reluctantly.

"I guess I am a modern-day feminist," she told British Vogue in April 2013, adding that the word can be "very extreme."

She continued, "Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything? I’m just a woman and I love being a woman . . . I do believe in equality and that we have a way to go and it’s something that’s pushed aside and something that we have been conditioned to accept."

Fans gushed as critics called the performance "inappropriate."

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Fans gushed as critics called the performance "inappropriate."

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On Their Toes

Dancing with the Stars waltzes into Houston on spring 2027 tour

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Dancing with the Stars: Live will come to American Airlines Center in Dallas on March 16, 2027.

The reality competition show Dancing with the Stars will once again go on tour in 2027, bringing their moves to more fans than ever in arenas, including a stop at the Toyota Center in Houston on Sunday, March 14.

The tour will feature many of the professional dancers seen on the current season of the program, including Brandon Armstrong, Rylee Arnold, Alan Bersten, Hailey Bills, Sharna Burgess, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Emma Slater (returning as co-host), Ezra Sosa, Britt Stewart, and Adele Zaikman.

The dancers will travel to a potentially exhausting 60 cities in the U.S. and Canada over the course of three months, starting in Manchester, New Hampshire on January 21.

In addition to Houston, the tour will make three other Texas stops: Austin on March 12, San Antonio on March 13, and Dallas on March 16.

This will be the first time the show has been performed in arenas; previous tours have utilized smaller, mid-sized venues.

In addition to the professional dancers who are partnered with celebrities on the TV show, the tour will feature the DWTS troupe for the first time, including Kamri Peterson, Onye Stevenson, Jaxon Willard, and Carter Williams.

The tour will be directed by Emmy Award-winning choreographer Mandy Moore (La La Land, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour).

The 35th season of Dancing with the Stars, which started on September 24, is now in its fourth week. Celebrities still competing after elimination night on October 6 include Tatyana Ali, Tyler Cameron, Jenna Dewan, Ezra Frech, Amber Glenn, Maura Higgins, Jackson Olson, Guillermo Rodriguez, Harry Shum Jr., Julia Stiles, and Connor Wood.

Tickets for Dancing with the Stars: Live! go on sale to the public on Tuesday October 13 at 10 am at DWTSTour.com. Fans who want first access to the best seats and VIP can sign up for the presale for free at DWTSTour.com. The Mirrorball Presale starts on Thursday, October 8 at 10 am local time.

Dancing with the Stars: Live! Dates:

January 21: Manchester, NH - SNHU Arena
January 22: Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Center
January 23: Cincinnati, OH - Heritage Bank Center
January 24: Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
January 26: Cleveland, OH - Rocket Arena
January 27: Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
January 28: Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena
January 29: Indianapolis, IN - Gainbridge Fieldhouse
January 30: Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
January 31: Milwaukee, WI - Fiserv Forum
February 3: Allentown, PA - PPL Center
February 4: Philadelphia, PA - Xfinity Mobile Arena
February 5: New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
February 6: Hartford, CT - PeoplesBank Arena
February 7: Washington, DC - Capital One Arena
February 9: Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena
February 10: Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena
February 11: Boston, MA - TD Garden
February 12: Albany, NY - MVP Arena
February 13: Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
February 17: Hershey, PA - GIANT Center
February 18: Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
February 19: Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
February 20: Moline, IL - Vibrant Arena at The MARK
February 21: Des Moines, IA - Casey's Center
February 23: Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center
February 24: Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center
February 25: N Little Rock, AR - Simmons Bank Arena
February 26: St. Louis, MO - Enterprise Center
February 27: Knoxville, TN - Food City Center
February 28: Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
March 2: Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
March 3: Norfolk, VA - Chartway Arena
March 5: Sunrise, FL - Amerant Bank Arena
March 6: Orlando, FL - Addition Financial Arena
March 9: Tampa, FL - Benchmark International Arena
March 10: Birmingham, AL - Legacy Arena at the BJCC
March 11: New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center
March 12: Austin, TX - Moody Center
March 13: San Antonio, TX - Frost Bank Center
March 14: Houston, TX - Toyota Center
March 16: Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
March 17: Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
March 19: Denver, CO - Ball Arena
March 20: Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center
March 22: Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
March 23: Abbotsford, BC- Rogers Forum
March 24: Portland, OR - Moda Center
March 26: Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center
March 27: San Jose, CA - SAP Center
March 31: San Diego, CA - Viejas Arena
April 1: Anaheim, CA - Honda Center
April 2: Los Angeles, CA - Crypto.com Arena
April 3: Las Vegas, NV - Michelob ULTRA Arena
April 4: Phoenix, AZ - Mortgage Matchup Center
April 7: Mobile, AL - Regions Arena
April 8: Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena
April 9: Raleigh, NC - Lenovo Center
April 10: Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center
April 11: Duluth, GA - Gas South Arena

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