Watch Ciara Invent a New, Superior Version of Ballet in Her ‘I Bet’ Video

The plié never looked so good.

Ciara has an exceptional talent for making stark, stripped down videos where her bodily movements are the main focal point — remember “Ride”? She’s doing more of that in the soulful video for “I Bet.” The ballet moves may be technically questionable, but we’re more than willing to overlook that.

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