Ubani uLaVelle Smith Jr.?
Context:ULaVelle Smith Jr. ungumdwebi wama-choreographer waseMelika nomdansi. Waziwa ngomsebenzi wakhe kumavidiyo omculo wezingoma ezifana no-En Vogue, uMichael Jackson, uJanet Jackson noBeyoncé Knowles, uSmith uzuze i-MTV Video Music Award ye-Best Choreography izikhathi ezinhlanu.
ULaVelle Smith Jr. ungumdwebi wama-choreographer waseMelika nomdansi. Waziwa ngomsebenzi wakhe kumavidiyo omculo wezingoma ezifana no-En Vogue, uMichael Jackson, uJanet Jackson noBeyoncé Knowles, uSmith uzuze i-MTV Video Music Award ye-Best Choreography izikhathi ezinhlanu. Ekuqaleni uSmith wayefuna ukuphishekela umsebenzi waseshashalazini, evivinya izethulo e-Youth Performing Arts School eLouisville, eKentucky. Lapho ehluleka ukuhlolwa, uSmith wanikezwa ithuba lokufunda ukudansa. Wathweswa iziqu e-YPAS ngo-1983, uSmith wathuthela eChicago futhi waqashwa nguGus Giordano eqenjini lomdanso iGiordano Jazz Dance Chicago. Enganelisekile ngezinga lomholo, uSmith wazama izindima eziningi zokudansa, ngesikhathi ebhekene nokucwaswa ngokobuhlanga. Kamuva wathi: "Lapho lokho kwenzeka, uyaqaphela ukuthi kumelwe ube ngcono nakakhulu noma uthuthele eL.A. lapho kungasho lutho khona".  Ephawulwe umculi uMichael Jackson, uSmith wathola umsebenzi wokuba umdansi ngaphambi kokuba abe ngumqambi wakhe. USmith wasebenza ohambweni lukaJackson lomhlaba wonke olungu-Bad, Dangerous kanye ne-HIStory. Uphinde wasebenza njengombhali we-choreographer kuMichael Jackson's Ghosts, kanye nomculo weThriller - Live.  USmith wavela ohambweni lwamakhonsathi weThe Rolling Stones, uDiana Ross kanye noJanet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour. USmith wasebenzela noVictoria Beckham ngemva kokuba iSpice Girl ibuyile njengomculi oyedwa.  USmith wanikezwa ama-MTV Video awards amane ngokubambisana nama-choreographer ama-video omculo we-En Vogue "My Lovin'" (1992), "Free Your Mind" (1993), "Whatta Man" (1994) kanye ne-duet kaMichael Jackson nodadewabo uJanet, "Scream" (1995). Ividiyo yomculo kaBeyoncé ethi "Crazy in Love" yanikeza uSmith umklomelo wakhe wesihlanu we-MTV Video Music Award we-Best Choreography ngo-2003.  Eminye imiklomelo yakhe ihlanganisa umklomelo we-SSDC Bob Fosse kanye nomklomelo we-Emmy. USmith wayebuye abe ngumuntu omncane kunabo bonke owamukelwa eMillers Gallery of Greats.  USmith uhlele i-Invincible: A Glorious Tribute To Michael Jackson edlala noJeffrey Perez kanye noPete Carter.  Umsebenzi kaSmith noMichael Jackson uyisihloko sefilimu yombhalo ka-2019 ethi The Man Behind The Dance.