The World Choreography Awards is set to be live streamed from The Avalon Hollywood on May 16. Produced/directed by Allen Walls, George Paige and Cheryl Baxter-Ratliff.
The World Choreography Awards (WCA) is a global annual award show celebrating and honoring the best in media choreography. They are like the Oscars of dance.
The WCA recognizes choreographic achievement in Motion Picture, Music Video, Commercials, Television Episodic, Television Award Show/Special, Digital Content, Digital Content Independent, Television Reality Show/Competition and Live Stage Performance for Broadcast. The show will also have amazing performances by the world’s top choreographers and dancers.
“This is your only opportunity to see the best 45 clips of dance content that graced all media platforms in 2019! All choreographed by the best dance makers in the world today, most of which will be joining us as our audience. This is the only time all these amazing choreographers will be in the same place at the same time. You won’t want to miss the most exciting night of dance filled with unforgettable live performances!” -World Choreography Awards
The World Choreography Awards will be hosted by Emmy nominated choreographer and two-time “Dancing with the Stars” champion, CHERYL BURKE. Cheryl is also the co-host of the Pretty Messed Up podcast with her Season 29 partner AJ McLean. She also designs a line of fashionable face masks with Bailey Blue. She’s an inductee in the Asian Hall of Fame and a passionate mental health advocate.
WHEN:
May 16, at 6PM
WHERE:
Watch the show live streamed from The Avalon Hollywood.
TICKETS:
https://worldchoreographyawards.veeps.com
Presenting the nominees for the 2020 CHOREO AWARDS
TV EPISODIC
ASHLEY WALLEN — American Housewife
JAMES ALSOP — Soundtrack
MARGUERITE DERRICKS — The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
FRED TALLAKSEN — Goliath
KATHRYN BURNS — The Morning Show
COMMERCIALS
AARON SILLIS — Saint Laurent
DENNA THOMSEN — Reebok
KATHRYN BURNS — Pandora
FATIMA ROBINSON — Grown-ish
KAVITA RAO — Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
TV AWARD SHOW/SPECIAL
JEMEL McWILLIAMS — Grammys, Janelle Monáe
TESSANDRA CHAVEZ — Christmas in Rockefeller Center, Derek Hough
DANI VITALE — American Music Awards, Halsey
CALVIT HODGE, Associate Choreographer SARA BIV — Grammys, Camila Cabello
TESSANDRA CHAVEZ, DEREK HOUGH & JULIANNE HOUGH — Holidays with The Hough’s
DIGITAL CONTENT INDEPENDENT
MICHAEL DAMESKI — Empty Space
KINJAZ — Wow
KEONE MADRID — Rec Time
TOBIAS ELLEHAMMER — Scream
JONATHAN REDAVID — Come Together
MUSIC VIDEO
TESSANDRA CHAVEZ — Blake McGrath, Innervention
ASHLEY WALLEN — Pink, Walk Me Home
PARRIS GOEBEL — Sam Smith, How Do You Sleep
JA COLLECTIVE — Half·Alive, Breakfast
TESSANDRA CHAVEZ — Derek Hough, A Star is Born
DIGITAL CONTENT
KINJAZ — HyperFlex
KIEL TUTIN — Womxnly
PARRIS GOEBEL — Do You
JULIANNE WATERS — Dance Like A Dad
LEO MOCTEZUMA — Breathe On Me
MOTION PICTURE
JAMAL SIMS — Aladdin
ANDY BLANKENBUELER — Cats
ADAM MURRAY — Rocketman
KENNY ORTEGA & JAMAL SIMS — Descendants 3
TYCE DIORIO, Associate Choreographer PHILLIP CHBEEB — High Strung Free Dance
TV REALITY SHOW/COMPETITION
SURESH MUKUND — World of Dance, The Kings
BRIAR NOLET, JORDAN CLARK & ALLAIN LUPIEN — World of Dance, Briar Nolet
MANDY MOORE — So You Think You Can Dance, Cats
DERION LOMAN & MADISON OLANDT — World of Dance, Derion and Madison
DEREK HOUGH, MICHAEL DAMESKI, CHARITY ANDERSON, and ANDRES PENATE — World of Dance, Pushin On
LIVE STAGE PERFORMANCE FOR BROADCAST
KINJAZ — Manband
KIEL TUTIN — iHeart Fiesta – JLo
KATHRYN BURNS — Yes, It’s Really Us Singing: The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Concert
BRIAN and SCOTT NICHOLSON — Lollapalooza, Ariana Grande
CHRIS GRANT, JAQUEL KNIGHT, JOE BROWN & JAMAL JOSEF — Beyoncé, 7-11 Homecoming