It's very rare to see Beyoncé without her waist-grazing locks. That's because the extra length allows her to get the hair whip effect when she's belting out the lyrics to her No. 1 hits. Take a look back at Mrs. Carter's best performance hair moments. Goodness knows she can flip, whip, shake, and blow her mane like no other. Perhaps you'll be inspired to do some hairography of your own with "Grown Woman" on repeat.
Back in 2006, Beyoncé was whipping her hair hard at the BET Awards.
No Beyoncé set is complete without an onstage breeze. At her 2006 Toronto show, her blond locks got a lift from man-made wind.
The bend-and-snap is Bey's favorite move, as you can see from this London concert in 2006.
These brunette waves got some serious air back in 2009 at a Singapore concert.
Hair flipping is obviously a full-body workout for Queen Bey. Her neck likely requires extra attention after a move like this one, which she pulled off at an Amsterdam show in 2010.
At the 2011 Glastonbury Festival, she gave her curls (and her behind) a shake.
Beyoncé killed it during her Super Bowl XLVII halftime show. Of course, that included multiple hair-whipping moments like this one.
On the opening night of the Mrs. Carter World Tour in Los Angeles, Beyoncé's extralong locks reached almost to her waist in this hair flip.
And who could forget this hair-in-fan moment that also spurred Beyoncé to write this remix to her hit song "Halo"?
At her New York show this Summer, Mrs. Carter took a seat and let her hair run the show.
Now that Beyoncé's hair is back to shoulder length, she's back to her hair choreography. We're calling this the "I'm sexy and I know it" shrug.
At Coachella, Beyoncé hopped on stage for an impromptu dance party during her sister Solange's performance.
Of course the On the Run tour has carved time out to show off Beyoncé's best hair-flipping choreography. She whipped out this move for the opening night in Miami.
The On the Run tour wouldn't be complete without several wind-machine moments.
Beyoncé shows off her sexiest dance moves on stage, and this particular number lets her show off her lengthy locks.
In this performance shot, you can't even see Beyoncé's face for all her beachy waves flying.
This dramatic hair flip during her 15-minute performance at the MTV VMAs was made more theatrical by the additions of fog and mood lighting.
Everyone was anticipating Beyoncé's tour stop in Paris due to her upcoming HBO special. During the show, she had plenty of wind-worthy moments, including this subtle hair flip.
At the Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life tribute, Beyoncé couldn't help but give the crown one good hair whip while singing Stevie's classic hits.
At the Made in America festival, Bey whipped back her wavy blond strands.