I want to be able to say, 'you think you're odd, I'm even odder and I made it - you can too!' I want to direct, do more with 'The Dance Scene,' sign artists and just provide opportunities. I'm just getting started and having the time of my life! Laurieann Gibson More Quotes by Laurieann Gibson More Quotes From Laurieann Gibson I personally love to run outdoor fitness trails. I love the meditative value I get when out alone, challenging myself to run faster and higher. Laurieann Gibson challenging-myselfchallengesrunning The only thing that I have is the truth, so the only thing I fear is a lie. Laurieann Gibson lying Back in the early days like for the Temptations, Supremes and Four Tops, artist development was alive in record companies. Every artist had a moment to develop the record visually. When the web took over and camera phones, it stripped the artists of the power to figure it out. So there's a need to bridge that gap and that's my job. Laurieann Gibson phonesartistjobs 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. Laurieann Gibson creativedirectorsideas I'm a tough coach, but on the other side of that is me telling them to go all out, "because you're great, because I don't want you to fail, because you were born to do this and you have a dream." Laurieann Gibson dreamsideswant I'm born originally in Toronto, and I have what I call my 'Fame' story. I took a Greyhound bus and went to Alvin Ailey and received Dunham, Horton, Graham technique there, but I could never take my eyes off of Balanchine doing 'Nutcracker'; to me he's the best who ever did it. Laurieann Gibson techniqueeyestories 'Saturday Night Fever,' Paula Abdul, 'Fame,' Debbie Allen... all affected me and the generation before me. Laurieann Gibson fevergenerationsnight 'Born This Way' is shaping up to be creative ecstasy. Laurieann Gibson borncreativeway 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. Laurieann Gibson artistlongmoving You are absolutely enough the way you are. Laurieann Gibson enoughway Artist development is something that I've been passionate about from my days at Uptown and Motown Records. Laurieann Gibson uptownpassionateartist For me, a dancer is part of an artist’s entertainment - “backup dancer” isn’t even in my vocabulary. Laurieann Gibson dancervocabularyartist Everyone has the notion that hip-hop is messy and loose, but there's also another level to it. Laurieann Gibson hipship-hoplevels I dance but I also work out. I run, do strength training... you name it. I've got to! Laurieann Gibson work-outnamesrunning 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? Laurieann Gibson artistwantthinking I do believe God inspired and worked on everyone's heart. Laurieann Gibson inspiredheartbelieve One of the basic ways to avoid injury is to always make sure to stretch and warm up your body. This will loosen up your muscles, which will help to avoid common strain injuries such as shin splints and ankle strains. Laurieann Gibson anklesbodyway 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. Laurieann Gibson trainingdancingbelieve I was obsessed with Chubby Checker and old dances, like the twist. Laurieann Gibson twistsobsessed People were being so mean as a result of my ability - a gift, really. So I think that's what makes me fight harder to provide an option to aspiring kids or artists. I wouldn't want anyone to go through what I went through... to see a little girl or a little dancer experience such unnecessary rejection. Laurieann Gibson girlmeankids
