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Richy Jackson

American dancer, creative director, and choreographer

Summary

American dancer, creative director, and choreographer

Field	Value
name	Richard Jackson
imagesize	200px
birth_place	San Francisco Bay Area, United States
medium	Dancer, choreographer, television personality
nationality	American
active	1999–present
genre	Dance/choreography, reality television

Richard "Richy" Jackson is an American dancer, creative director, and choreographer from the San Francisco Bay Area best known for his work with Lady Gaga. Jackson has a lifelong interest in dance, and after seeing school friend Aaliyah on television, he left Tuskegee University in 1999 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue dance as a career.

Jackson has danced for several artists including Missy Elliott and Usher, and was an assistant choreographer to award-winning choreographer Michael Rooney. Jackson later worked as an assistant choreographer to Laurieann Gibson, choreographing, collaborating, and dancing with Lady Gaga as well as for artists including Cimorelli, Keri Hilson, Brandy, Katy Perry, and Nicki Minaj. In November 2011, Lady Gaga ended her professional relationship with Gibson and appointed Jackson as her choreographer and visual director.

In 2012 Jackson served as visual director and choreographer for Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball tour and featured as a judge on Lifetime television's Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition. Jackson also has dance credits in several films and television commercials.

Jackson is known to his fans as "Richy Squirrel" and is an active Twitter contributor.

Music videos

Choreography

2004 – Kimberley Locke – "8th World Wonder"
2004 – Mis-Teeq – "One Night Stand"
2005 – JoJo – "Not That Kinda Girl"
2005 – JoJo – "Leave (Get Out)"
2008 – Lady Gaga – "Just Dance"
2008 – Lady Gaga – "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
2008 – Lady Gaga – "Poker Face"
2009 – Lady Gaga – "LoveGame"
2009 – Lady Gaga – "Paparazzi"
2009 – Lady Gaga – "Bad Romance"
2010 – Lady Gaga – "Telephone"
2010 – Lady Gaga – "Alejandro"
2010 – Katy Perry – "California Gurls"
2010 – Keri Hilson – "The Way You Love Me"
2010 – Keri Hilson – "Pretty Girl Rock"
2011 – Lady Gaga – "Born This Way"
2011 – Lady Gaga – "Judas"
2011 – Keri Hilson – "Lose Control"
2011 – JoJo – "The Other Chick"
2011 – Cimorelli – "Million Bucks"
2011 – Lady Gaga – "Yoü and I"
2011 – Lady Gaga – "Marry the Night"
2012 – Karmin – "Brokenhearted"
2012-13 – Lady Gaga – Born This Way Ball
2013 – Priyanka – "In My City"
2013 – Priyanka – "Exotic"
2013 – Karmin – "Acapella"
2013 – Lady Gaga – "Applause"
2013 – Krewella – Get Wet Tour
2013 – Lady Gaga – iTunes Festival
2013 – Lady Gaga – ArtRAVE
2013 – Lady Gaga – Jingle Bell Ball
2013 – To Be One – "Do You"
2014 – Lady Gaga - "G.U.Y."
2014 – Lady Gaga - Lady Gaga Live at Roseland Ballroom
2014 – Lady Gaga - ArtRave: The Artpop Ball
2017 – Lady Gaga - "John Wayne"
2017 – Lady Gaga - Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
2017 – Lady Gaga - Joanne World Tour
2020 - Lady Gaga - "Stupid Love"
2020 - Lady Gaga - "Rain On Me"
2020 - Lady Gaga - "911"
2024 - JoJo Siwa - "Karma"

As a dancer

2001 – *NSYNC – "Pop"
2001 – Blu Cantrell – "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)"
2001 – Usher – "U-Turn"
2002 – JC Chasez – "Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love)"
2003 – Missy Elliott – "Gossip Folks"
2008 – Lady Gaga – "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
2008 - Lady Gaga - "Love Game"
2009 – Lady Gaga – "Paparazzi"
2010 – Lady Gaga – "Telephone"
2010 – Keri Hilson – "Pretty Girl Rock"
2011 – Lady Gaga – "Born This Way"
2011 – Lady Gaga – "Judas"

Filmography

Film

2003 – Honey – assistant choreographer
2003 – Malibu's Most Wanted – assistant choreographer
2004 – You Got Served – dancer
2004 – A Cinderella Story – dancer
2004 – Fat Albert – dancer
2009 – Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – Chipmunk dancer
2018 – A Star Is Born – choreographer

Television

2003-2005 – Making the Band – multiple on-camera appearances
2009 – 2009 MTV Video Music Awards – dancer
2011 – The Dance Scene – series regular
2011 – Born to Dance – series regular
2012-2013 – Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition – judge
2013 – 2013 MTV Video Music Awards – choreographer for Lady Gaga
2013 – Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular – visual producer and choreographer

References

(2020-09-10). "Lady Gaga Choreographer Richy Jackson on How TikTok Is Changing Everything".
Zar, Rachel. (January 2013). "Just Dance". Dance Spirit Magazine.
Katz, Evan Ross. (June 18, 2020). "How Richy Jackson Got America Dancing".
"Gossip Folks". Atlantic Videos.
Raymond, Usher. "U-Turn". Arista Records.
Halperin, Shirley. "Lady Gaga Breaks From Creative Director Laurieann Gibson". Billboard.
"Richard "Richy" Jackson - Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition Judges". Lifetime.
"Richard Jackson". IMDB.
Jackson, Richard. "Verified Twitter account".

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