Tracee Ellis Ross does impromptu emotional performance at Diana Ross’ concert

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In a touching mother-daughter moment, Tracee Ellis Ross, daughter of Diana Ross, took the stage at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas to sing one of her mother’s famous songs.

At first, she seemed nervous to be performing “Lady Sings the Blues,” jokingly accusing the musical accompaniment of “messing her up,” but once she got rolling on an a capella version, the result was astounding.

After the stirring performance, she took to Facebook to praise her mother and to share her feelings on the experience of singing to Diana Ross on stage.

“She is a nurturing and fierce mom,” she wrote, “intimate and ancient, in a setting that isn’t meant to support mothering: on stage with the whole world watching. There is a way in which she creates privacy and makes space for the sacred in the most public of settings. It is profound, and defines an intimate depth and wisdom that my mom holds. She has always carved out space for her children. I have always known I was the priority.”

She added, “My favorite part was me burying my head into her shoulder. It has been ages since I’ve hidden so deeply in my mother’s embrace, and it was awesome.”