The spring season of Twilight Tuesdays went out with the bang of Queen Bey the other night thanks to the talented Tanka. Listen, she had the Missouri History Museum going up in a Tuesday by serving a baby Beychella up in Forest Park. The band was life and TIFANNIE (Tanka, these caps are for you) Stanfield’s MaTiff Dance Company provided the backup dancers to give us the Beyonce tribute we never knew we wanted – and would love to see again. Bey makes it look easy. But I know from experience (don’t ask) that singing, twirling and twerking in tribute to the baddest in the game is more than a notion. And Tanka proved herself up for the challenge by slaying Mrs. Carter’s hits. I knew when she stepped on stage with that blonde weave with the black roots and black high-cut leotard with 24K embellishments that Tanka did not come to play. She clearly studied Beyonce top to bottom and was giving us a master class with extra credit from the kick-off to the “De Ja Vu” finale.
