Singer-dancer Paula Abdul to be honoured with Legacy Award at 15th World Choreography Awards

Washington, DC [US], October 4 (ANI): Paula Abdul is set to be honoured with the Legacy Award for her distinguished contributions to the art and craft of choreography at the 15th World Choreography Awards, reported Variety.

The ceremony is set to take place on November 17.

The organisers have released the list of nominees ahead of its ceremony at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles.

The choreographers and teams behind Wicked (Christopher Scott), Better Man (Ashley Wallen), Emilia Perez (Damien Jalet), Dua Lipa Illusion video (Charm LaDonna), Childish Gambino Little Foot Big Foot video (Shay Latukolan), the Wonderful World of Disney Holiday Spectacular (Tessandra Chavez), the Grammy Fantasia performance (Fatima Robinson), the Oscar Im Just Ken performance (Mandy Moore) and Beyonce Bowl (Tyrik J. Patterson, Charm LaDonna, Christopher Grant, Parris Goebel) are among this year nominees, reported Variety.

An Emmy and Grammy award-winning singer, dancer, choreographer and actress, Abdul has showcased her choreography talents both in front of and behind the camera over an illustrious career.

The actress is best known for her dance-pop discography and for serving as one of the inaugural judges on American Idol.

According to Variety, the actress-dancer began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers and later became the lead choreographer for the Laker Girls.

She also has choreography credits on several films, including Coming To America, Jerry Maguire, and American Beauty, and has served as a judge on The X Factor, Live to Dance, So You Think You Can Dance, and The Masked Dancer.

The ceremony will take place at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles and will feature live performances from Asadi & Xye, Monika Felice Smith and JA Collective.

See the full list of nominees below:

Commercials

Sergio Reis - Calvin Klein

Tanisha Scott - Walmart

Denna Thomsen - SiriusXM

Shay Latukolan- GAP x Jungle

Tyrik J. Patterson, Associate Marie Spieldenne - On Running

Television Reality/Variety Show

Nastya Yurasova- Allegiant Of Dance

Derek Hough - Dancing with the Stars, Beautiful Things

Paris Cavanagh - America Got Talent, Brent Street, The Search

Mark Ballas & Derek Hough - Dancing with the Stars, Libratango

Paris Cavanagh - America Got Talent, Brent Street, You Should See Me in a Crown

Digital Content

Derrick Schradwer - Musica

Nina McNeely - De Profvndis

Ahsley Wallen - Dubai Tourism

Monika Felice Smith - We Rise

Nina McNeely - She Dreamt Alone

Television Episodic

Nastya Yurasova - Life On Call

Brooke Lipton - Palm Royale

Cris Judd - Bob Hearts Abishola

Kyle Hamagami - Emily In Paris

Shannon Lewis - Saturday Night Live, Gladiator 2 The Musical

Television Award Show/Special

Jay Revell - Worlds 2024

Mandy Moore - Academy Awards, Im Just Ken

Tessandra Chavez - Wonderful World of Disney Holiday Spectacular

Fatima Robinson, Associate, Ria Rivera - Grammy Awards, Fantasia

Tyrik J. Patterson, Charm LaDonna, Christopher Grant, Parris Goebel, Associates, Taya Lee and Candice Savage - Beyonce Bowl

Digital Content Independent

Ja Collective - Robot Research

Robbie Blue - F**k To The Beat

Lombard Twins - Fuga y Misterio

Sergio Reis - Somebody That I Used To Know

Erica Klein - Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion

Music Video

Charm LaDonna - Dua Lipa, Illusion

Zoi Tatopoulos - FKA twigs, Eusexua

Shay Latukolan - Jungle, Let Go Back

Keone Madrid - NCT Dream, When Im With You

Shay Latukolan - Childish Gambino, Little Foot Big Foot

Motion Picture

Damien Jalet - Emilia Perez

Ashley Wallen - Descendants: The Rise of Red

Keone Madrid & Mariel Madrid - Space & Time

Ashley Wallen, Associate, Jenny Griffin - Better Man

Christopher Scott, Associates, Will Loftis, Emilio Dosal, Comfort Fedoke, Leah Hill - Wicked (ANI)

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