LAVELLE SMITH JR.
Creative Consultant/Choreographer

Lavelle Smith Jr. has created the steps that has grabbed our attention for decades. He has worked with many artists such as Michael and Janet Jackson, Rihanna, Chris Brown, The Rolling Stones, TLC, En Vogue, Destiny’s Child, Teena Marie, Diana Ross and Rod Stewart. Smith is known for making movement a part of everything we see. He is also a five-time winner of the MTV Video Music Award for “Best Choreography” in 1992 for “My Lovin’,” 1993 for “Free Your Mind,” 1994 for “What a Man,” 1995 for “Scream” and 2003 for Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love,” as well as a two-time recipient of the Music Video Producers Award for “Outstanding Choreography.” Smith is cited as one of the youngest inductees into the “Gallery of Greats” and has received numerous other award nominations, including an Emmy and a Bob Fosse Award for “Best Choreography.” He has been inducted into the DuPont Manuel Hall of Fame.