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Choreographer

Laurieann Gibson, born on July 14, 1969, is a renowned choreographer known for her unique dance style and deep understanding of pop culture. She has choreographed for several famous artists, including Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, and Michael Jackson.

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Believe Important Helping I Believe Type Activity Training Crosses Dancing Injury

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“One of the basic ways to avoid injury is to always make sure to stretch and warm up your body. This will loosen up your muscles, which will help to avoid common strain injuries such as shin splints and ankle strains.”

Way Helping Body Common Warm Your Body Muscles Injury Strain Ankles

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“A choreographer deals with the movement that you create, and with a creative director it's about the story, the stage, the lighting, the costuming, executing someone's idea, choosing how far to go or how little to go, and blending it so that you feel it, you're emotionally effected.”

Feels Littles Ideas Stories Deals Creative Stage Movement Directors Lighting Choreographers Executing

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“People were being so mean as a result of my ability - a gift, really. So I think that's what makes me fight harder to provide an option to aspiring kids or artists. I wouldn't want anyone to go through what I went through... to see a little girl or a little dancer experience such unnecessary rejection.”

People Thinking Want Mean Littles Kids Artist Girl Fighting Ability Results Harder Rejection Dancer Unnecessary

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“I was obsessed with Chubby Checker and old dances, like the twist.”

Obsessed Twists

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“Back in the early days like for the Temptations, Supremes and Four Tops, artist development was alive in record companies. Every artist had a moment to develop the record visually. When the web took over and camera phones, it stripped the artists of the power to figure it out. So there's a need to bridge that gap and that's my job.”

Needs Moments Jobs Artist Company Records Four Alive Figures Development Cameras Phones Supreme Temptation Bridges Gaps Record Companies

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“I'm a tough coach, but on the other side of that is me telling them to go all out, "because you're great, because I don't want you to fail, because you were born to do this and you have a dream."”

Want Dream Sides Born Failing Tough Coaches

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“I do believe God inspired and worked on everyone's heart.”

Believe Heart Inspired Believe In God God Inspired

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“I think that there was a fad where everyone said, "I want you to create a signature step for my artist." The thing is, for me, music creates the step. The artist commands the step, you know?”

Thinking Knows Want Said Artist Steps Command I Want You Signatures Fads

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“I dance but I also work out. I run, do strength training... you name it. I've got to!”

Running Names Training Work Out Strength Training

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“Everyone has the notion that hip-hop is messy and loose, but there's also another level to it.”

Levels Notion Hip Hop Hips Hops Messy

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“For me, a dancer is part of an artist’s entertainment - “backup dancer” isn’t even in my vocabulary.”

Artist Entertainment Dancer Vocabulary Backup

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“I was very disenchanted in the industry for a long time before I met GaGa. Everyone wanted a "Single Ladies" for their artist, or a Puffy move.”

Long Wanted Moving Artist Industry Mets Long Time Gaga Disenchanted Single Ladies

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“You are absolutely enough the way you are.”

Way Enough

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“Artist development is something that I've been passionate about from my days at Uptown and Motown Records.”

Artist Records Development Passionate Motown Uptown

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“The only thing that I have is the truth, so the only thing I fear is a lie.”

Lying

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“'Born This Way' is shaping up to be creative ecstasy.”

Way Born Creative Ecstasy Be Creative Born This Way

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“'Saturday Night Fever,' Paula Abdul, 'Fame,' Debbie Allen... all affected me and the generation before me.”

Night Generations Fame Affected Saturday Fever Saturday Night Saturday Night Fever

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“I personally love to run outdoor fitness trails. I love the meditative value I get when out alone, challenging myself to run faster and higher.”

Running Values Challenges Higher Faster Trails Challenging Myself

Author:Laurieann Gibson

“I'm born originally in Toronto, and I have what I call my 'Fame' story. I took a Greyhound bus and went to Alvin Ailey and received Dunham, Horton, Graham technique there, but I could never take my eyes off of Balanchine doing 'Nutcracker'; to me he's the best who ever did it.”

Stories Eye Born Fame Technique Bus Toronto Greyhounds Greyhound Bus Nutcrackers

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Born: July 14, 1969
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