Celebrity choreographer Richy Jackson shares his favorite moments from working with Lady Gaga on some of her most iconic music videos, including “Bad Romance,” “Telephone,” “Stupid Love,” and how they prepared for their Super Bowl performance; what it was like working with JoJo Siwa for her song “Karma” and how he helped her mature in this new era; “Rain on Me” is used in fortnite and what makes collaboration with fortnite One of a kind. He also shows our Tetris host Kelly some of his famous choreography and more!
Tetris Kelly:
Hey, it's Tetris meets Billboard News, hanging out with choreographer extraordinaire Richy Jackson. What's up man?
Richy Jackson:
How are you?
Tetris Kelly:
It is going well. I'm so happy to engage in this dance conversation with you and maybe dance a little too.
Richy Jackson:
Yes, we have to do that, Tetris.
Tetris Kelly:
Let's talk about fortnite, Lady Gaga, this whole experience. Talk to me like I'm an idiot. What is fortnite And how do we incorporate Lady Gaga into this game?
Richy Jackson:
Well, to tell the truth, this is the first time I experience fortnite.
Obviously, I've heard of fortnite – it's been a thing. I just never played it. My assistant, Ian, was literally laughing when this whole experience happened because he said, “You don't know what you've done. It’s like you don’t even know what you’ve done right now.” And I said, “I don't,” so I said, “At least I have to play the game.”
So I played and it was interesting to see Lady Gaga's skins and understand the wrap, which is the weapons, and then I was like, “Okay, when is the dance?” So as I was watching the dance, I was thinking, “Okay, yeah, this is it.” But Ian says to me, “Well, I'm just letting you know that when you dance, you can't do it safely because you can still get shot.”
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