Fatima Robinson

Fatima Robinson

Born: August 29, 1971
in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
As the New York Times notes, Fatima is “one of the most sought-after hip-hop and popular music choreographers in the world”. She has received numerous MTV VMA nominations for Best Choreography, including for will.i.am’s #thatPOWER video, and was recently nominated for Video Director of the Year for the 2015 BET Awards. Her work as a choreographer and video director for the Black Eyed Peas has also earned her several MTV VMA nominations, including a win for Best Hip Hop Video for “My Humps” and Best Choreography for “Hey Mama”. Fatima was also the creative force behind breaking artist Meghan Trainor and was the director of “No”, “Dear Future Husband”, and “All About The Bass” (over 1 billion hits and counting). She is also the director and choreographer behind the popular commercial campaigns for Nair and Old Navy. Fatima is acclaimed by critics and peers alike and has received multiple nominations for American Choreography Awards, Choreography Media Honors and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Choreographer – Off-Broadway, for her theatrical debut, Radiant Baby, a musical based on the life of artist Keith Haring, produced and directed by George C. Wolfe at the New York Public Theater.

Fatima’s film resume reads like a who’s who of Hollywood having choreographed the critically acclaimed Dreamgirls, Charlie Wilson’s War, American Gangster, Public Enemy, Ali, Confessions of a Shopaholic, as well as working with stars like Will Smith, Halle Berry, Isla Fisher, Eddie Murphy, Colin Farrell, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, The Rock, Sandra Bullock, Thandle Newton, Gong Li, Queen Latifah, and Academy Award winning directors such as Michael Mann, Mike Nichols, Ridley Scott, and the list goes on.

Fatima Robinson has long been acclaimed for her work as Choreographer for artists, such as:

1. Aaliyah (Are You That Somebody; Hot Like Fire; More Than A Woman; One In A Million; Rock The Boat; Try Again; We Need A Resolution)

2. Black Eyed Peas (Boom Boom Pow; Imma Be; Meet Me Halfway; Rock That Body; The Time)

3. Brandy (Baby)

4. Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea (Pretty Girls)

5. Busta Rhymes (Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See)

6. Cheryl Cole (Promise This)

7. Dr. Dre (Been There Done That)

8. Fergie (Clumsy; Fergalicious; London Bridge; Milf Money)

9. Jessica Simpson (These Boots Are Made for Walking)

10. Kendrick Lamar (I)

11. Lenny Kravitz (Fly Away)

12. Mary J Blige (Family Affair; Just Fine)

13. Michael Jackson (Remember the Time)

14. Natasha Bedingfield (Touch)

15. Nelly Furtado (Promiscuous; Turn Off The Light; Say It Right)

16. No Doubt (Bathwater)

17. Pharrell Williams (Come Get It Bae; Freedom; Happy; Marilyn Monroe)

18. Rihanna (If It's Love; Pon De Replay)

19. Robin Thicke (Magic)

20. Sade (Soldier of Love)

21. Santana (Maria Maria — ft. The Product G&B)

22. Selena Gomez (Come and Get It)

23. Sevyn (My Love For You)

24. Will Smith (Wild Wild West — ft. Dru Hill, Kool Mo Dee)

25. Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Zero)

Movies for Fatima Robinson...

American Gangster
Title: American Gangster
Character: Dancer
Released: November 2, 2007
Type: Movie
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.
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Portrait of a Choreographer
Title: Portrait of a Choreographer
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Documentary about choreographer/director Bob Fosse, and his influence on dance.
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Dreamgirls
Title: Dreamgirls
Character: Stepp Sister
Released: December 25, 2006
Type: Movie
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
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Remember the Time
Title: Remember the Time
Character: Dancer
Released: February 2, 1992
Type: Movie
The second short film produced for Michael Jackson's 1991 'Dangerous' album, hailed as a “gorgeous ancient Egyptian extravaganza” by Entertainment Weekly. A hooded wizard enters an Egyptian palace and attempts to entertain the Pharaoh's bored Queen.