Fatima Robinson (“The Color Purple”) and Parris Goebel (“Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show”) took home top honors at the World Choreography Awards . The awards were handed out on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Other winners included Tessandra Chavez for her work on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” and Jon Boogz for Starz’s “Blindspotting.
” In a statement to Variety, founder and producer Allen Walls said, “I congratulate all of tonight’s nominees and winners. This Awards Show illustrates our intent to highlight the depth of exceptional talent in our industry. In our 14th year, there were over 275 submissions.
We are the Oscars of Dance.” Robinson fused hip-hop, dance, African history, tap, jazz and even Jamaican moves as she crafted the musical numbers in “ The Color Purple .” One highlight was “Push da Button” performed by Taraji P.
Henson’s Shug Avery. Robinson made sure there were plenty of props including handkerchiefs, scarves and even a cane. The idea was she always had something to play with.
“I gave her movements, so she had somewhere to go and it wasn’t just a flat performance on stage.” On episodic, Jon Boogz took home the award for his work on “Blindspotting.” From choreographing ten-minute numbers to crafting a story of racism through dance, Boogz had to work with the cast.
Early in season 2, Boogz used a dreamlike dance sequence to teach a valuable history lesson. Said Boogz, “We came up with this idea to do this representation thr.
