Billboard News: Lady Gaga Choreographer Richy Jackson Talks Creating ‘Risque’ Dances for JoJo Siwa: ‘I’m Excited!’
In a wide-ranging conversation with Billboard News, choreographer Richy Jackson describes how his relationship with Jojo Siwa is evolving. Get all the details.
By Kyle Denis
April 16, 2024
JoJo Siwa‘s edgy new era might be all about charting a new path forward, but her “Karma” is bringing along some key players from her past. In a conversation with Billboard News, renowned choreographer Richy Jackson details how his approach to choreography has evolved since he first worked with the pop star more than a decade ago.
“I met JoJo on a show I was judging called Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition,” he recounts. “I think she was nine years old. Later on in her career, she was with Nickelodeon, she began doing Dance Moms with Abby Lee [Miller] and she started doing music on YouTube. I hadn’t seen her since that competition show, and I happened to run into her and her mom at Studio City, and her mom was like, ‘Would you ever wanna choreograph for JoJo?’ And I’m like, ‘Yes!’”