53 Quotes by 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.

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

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.

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

I do believe God inspired and worked on everyone’s heart.

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

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?

I believe it's extremely important to include some other type of fitness activity in your training, so cross training will help you to avoid injury when you are dancing.