Beyonce’s mother Tina Knowles shares throwback clip of superstar dancing with her father

Beyonce and her father have had a much-talked about rocky relationship since she dismissed him as her manager in 2011, but have been back on good terms since 2018 when he attended the final show of her On the Run II Tour with husband Jay-Z.

And on Monday, Beyonce’s mother Tina Lawson, 67, shared a throwback behind-the-scenes clip of the music superstar dancing with her father Mathew Knowles, 69, to the Luther Vandross classic Dance With My Father Again in 2003.

The fashion designer captioned the post: ‘Beyonce and her dad practicing for Luther Vandross’s Video “Dance With My Father Again” Iit was a beautiful song.’ 

The video outtakes were from a 2003 tribute video to Vandross, which also featured Stevie Wonder, Monica, Ruben Studdard, Johnny Gill, Nona Gaye, Garcelle Beauvais, and Holly Robinson Peete, among others.

The video was organized by director Diane Martel, MTV reported in July of 2003.

Peete wrote in response to Tina’s Instagram post, ‘Oh my God I was in that video. To this day I still can’t watch it without crying at the images of my father … so sad – Luther was so ill during this time.’

Late R&B icon Luther Vandross suffered a stroke in April of 2003 and fell into a coma for two months; he tragically died at 54 from a heart attack in July of 2005.  

The 67-year-old fashion designer captioned the post, ‘Beyonce and her dad practicing for Luther Vandross’s Video “Dance With My Father Again”‘ adding, ‘it was a beautiful song.’

The outtakes were from a 2003 tribute video to Vandross, which also featured Stevie Wonder, Monica, Ruben Studdard, Johnny Gill, Nona Gaye, Garcelle Beauvais, and Holly Robinson Peete, among others

Beyonce’s father Mathew Knowles gave her a twirl in an outtake of the clip

Beyonce, who had collaborated with on the 2003 song The Closer I Get to You, issued a statement at the time about her appearance in the video. 

‘I’m a part of this project because I got the wonderful opportunity to work with Luther,’ she said. ‘When I was in the studio with him, I fell in love. He is such a special person, I just wanted to be here for him.’

Vandross, prior to falling ill, said in a statement to J Records that the 2003 song was based on his experiences with his family.

‘Recording that song was very emotional for me and it is based on my own experience,’ the late singer said. ‘It’s my mother and my father dancing to some Baby Washington songs with me right there … and the memory of that moment has hovered around me throughout my life ever since.’

Tina, who parted ways with Mathew Knowles in 2011 after 31 years of marriage, wed Poltergeist actor Richard Lawson, 74, in 2015. 

Beyonce had collaborated with Vandross on the 2003 song The Closer I Get to You 

The father and daughter held hands in this clip from the emotional video