Videos: LaurieAnn Gibson

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Laurieann Gibson (born July 14, 1969 in Toronto, Canada) is a creative director, VMA-winning choreographer, and Emmy-nominated director best known for her work with Lady Gaga, Diddy and Keri Hilson. She rose to public prominence as the star of MTV's Making the Band and P. Diddy and Mark Burnett’s Starmaker series. Gibson was also a "Fly Girl" on the popular TV series In Living Color.

From November 21, 2010 to December 21, 2010, she was a judge on ABC's Skating with the Stars. Gibson will star in a second reality competition show for BET called Born to Dance which will debut on August 2, 2011.[1] Gibson was recently named creative director of Interscope Records Group (IGA). Gibson is also the star of a new E! networks reality show currently titled The Dance Scene, which focuses on her life as a choreographer in the entertainment industry. The 8-episode show is produced by Ryan Seacrest and first aired on April 10th.[2]

Gibson has choreographed several of Lady Gaga's music videos including "Bad Romance" for which she won a 2010 Best Choreography VMA award. In October 2010, Gibson directed her first music video, “The Way You Love Me” for singer Keri Hilson. In 2011, Gibson collaborated with Gaga to direct the music video for "Judas", and remarked that she herself is Christian and that the meaning behind the music video is not blasphemous.[3] In February 2011, Gibson directed the HBO special Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden, for which she received an Emmy nomination.[4]

The film Honey was based on her life.[5] She was the choreographer for the film, teaching Jessica Alba to dance for the title role and also acted in the film as Katrina.[6]

Gibson's catch phrases "Boom Kack!" "Shine On" and "Disrespectful Fuks" have become popular with her fans (whom she refers to as Dream Warriors) throughout the world.[7]
[edit] Choreography

2004 - Brandy - "Afrodisiac"
2005 - JoJo - "Not That Kinda Girl"
2006 - Danity Kane - "Show Stopper"
2006 - Danity Kane - "Ride For You"
2007 - Lady Gaga - "Boys Boys Boys" (No music video, but choreography used in The Monster Ball live performances)
2008 - Danity Kane - "Damaged"
2008 - Lady Gaga - "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
2008 - Lady Gaga - "Just Dance"
2008 - Lady Gaga - "Poker Face"
2009 - Cassie - "Must Be Love"
2009 - Lady Gaga - "LoveGame"
2009 - Lady Gaga - "Paparazzi"
2009 - Lady Gaga - "Bad Romance"
2010 - Katy Perry - "California Gurls"
2010 - Lady Gaga - "Telephone"
2010 - Lady Gaga - "Alejandro"
2010 - Keri Hilson - "The Way You Love Me"
2010 - Natalia Kills - "Mirrors"
2011 - Lady Gaga - "Born This Way"
2011 - Lady Gaga - "Judas"
2011 - JoJo - "The Other Chick"
2011 - Lady Gaga - "The Edge of Glory" (not used in the video, but in live performances)
2011 - Lady Gaga - "You and I"

[edit] Videography

2010 - Keri Hilson - "The Way You Love Me"
2011 - Lady Gaga - "Judas" (co-director)
2011 - Lady Gaga - "You and I" (co-director)