Emmy-nominated choreographer, director, producer and now author Laurieann Gibson proclaims she’s an “unstoppable” force, and it shows. After taking a bus to New York City as a young dancer to train at The Ailey School, Gibson climbed her way to the top of the dance, film and television industries, choreographing and directing world tours for […]

Choreographer Laurieann Gibson is on a mission to unleash dreams. “I want to use my career as an inspiration for the younger generation,” she says. To that end, she’s written a book called Dance Your Dance: 8 Steps to Unleash Your Passion and Live Your Dream, released by W Publishing, a division of HarperCollins. With […]

Since 1954, Dance Magazine has celebrated the living legends among us with the Dance Magazine Awards. This year, in light of deep reflections on racial equity inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the selection committee decided to take a close look at exactly who the magazine has honored over the past seven decades. Unsurprisingly, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Nicole Buggé [email protected] (New York, NY) September 21, 2020—Dance Media Foundation (dancemediafoundation.org) in conjunction with Dance Magazine, announced today the honorees for the 63rd annual Dance Magazine Awards: Carlos Acosta, Debbie Allen, Camille A. Brown, Laurieann Gibson and Alonzo King. The Chairman’s Award will go to Darren Walker. The Harkness […]

This week we’re sharing tributes to all the 2020 Dance Magazine Award honorees. For tickets to our virtual ceremony taking place December 7, visit dancemediafoundation.org. Some choreographers have signature steps. Laurieann Gibson has a signature sound: “boom, kack,” the count-cum-catchphrase familiar to everyone who’s anyone in the commercial dance world. “The boom is something I […]

Although she choreographed on early seasons of “So You Think You Can Dance,” Laurieann Gibson hasn’t watched the show all that much in the past decade. But when she got the call asking her to be a judge this season, she didn’t hesitate to say yes. “To be able to inspire a younger version of […]