Beyoncé’s daughter, Blue Ivy, tears up over ovation, devotion from Kansas City fans

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Blue Ivy stood on the massive stage at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, where crowds usually scream for the Kansas City Chiefs, and soaked up a storm of cheers and long ovation from more than 55,000 fans.

People have fallen in love with her during her mother’s Renaissance World Tour, which ended Sunday night in Kansas City. Blue Ivy — the oldest of Beyoncé’s three children with husband Jay-Z — performed as one of Beyoncé’s backup dancers at several stops.

“Wow,” the 11-year-old said when she removed an earpiece and could hear the roar unmuffled. She’s had that same reaction of awe in other stadiums, startled at the adoration.

Seen in fan videos posted online, as the crowd began chanting “Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue,” she waved both hands, then placed them on her chest over her heart. She kept them there before holding them up to make one of those heart shapes with her fingers.

She gave a tiny shrug of her shoulders and gulped as the crowd kept cheering. Her eyes glistened under the lights, and at one point she wiped what seemed to be tears, or sweat, or a combination of both, from her face with the sleeve of her costume.

“Thank you so much,” she said. You could see her lips move but no one could hear it.

She closed her eyes, like someone dreaming.

And the cheers kept coming. People were standing, jumping, yelling.

The ovation went on so long she seemed to get nervous. She gave the audience a little dance move, which set off another excited round of “Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue!”

She shook her head as if to say “too much, too much.”

But Kansas City couldn’t stop cheering.

Most would agree that Blue Ivy stole the show every time she took the stage on this tour. She danced next to professional dancers. She and her mother would dance side by side.

Fans loved it when they fist-bumped.

Videos of Blue Ivy’s performances have scooped up millions of views online

This was her coming-out. From her debut in Paris in May, dancing to “My Power” and “Black Parade,” to her last show in Kansas City, Blue Ivy’s dancing has improved so much that a video showcasing her “mind-blowing” progress has gone viral.

Her first appearances came as surprises, and then fans along the way began to hope.

Will Blue Ivy be here tonight?

The girl once bullied for years online has attracted an army of fans.

Her mom has the Beyhive.

Blue Ivy’s fans call themselves the Ivy League.

Beyonce introduces her on stage as the “legendary Blue Ivy Carter” and there is only a whiff of hyperbole after her daughter’s successful renaissance on tour.

Though the tour has ended, fans will soon see Blue Ivy again in the concert movie, “Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé,” premiering in theaters Dec. 1.

While her humbled daughter accepted the applause and ovation Sunday at Arrowhead, upstage Beyonce’ watched, one last time, while poised for the next number on a platform, one arm lifted high in the air like the Statue of Liberty.

Her proud stance screamed: That’s my daughter.

Blue Ivy Carter. In a league of her own.