Fatima Robinson's Life And Accomplishments
Fatima Robinson was born August 29, 1971 in Little Rock Arkansas. When Fatima was four years old, her and her family moved to Los Angeles. Fatima was a very bright young woman graduating high school at the age of sixteen. Growing up Fatima wanted to follow in her mother’s footsteps by opening her own salon. She then went on to pursue cosmetology and soon received her certificate in cosmetology in which she used to work as a hairstylist. Although she was a hairstylist, she always had a passion for dance, and her love for it, led her to clubs, and dance competitions. In 1992 Fatima got her “big break” when John Singleton asked her to choreograph Michael Jackson’s Remember the Time. After the choreography for Michael Jackson, Fatima’s career
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She began to work on commercials, setting the “dance tone” for Macys and Ruffles Chips and many others. These commercials opened the door to many more commercials, allowing her to have six more commercials under her belt between 2000 and 2001 alone. This exposure bought her attention, and in 2001 she choreographed the season premiere of the Drew Carey Show. All these things had become door openers for Fatima Robinson, and doors were opening more and more for her journey to success. Fatima began to follow in her idols footsteps when in 2007 and 2009 she choreographed the Oscars, making her the second African American woman to do ever do so, Debbie Allen being the first. In 2007 Fatima choreographed the Inauguration event for President Barak Obama, which was one of the best highlights of her career. In addition to all the great work that Fatima Robinson has done now she is the choreographer behind a lot of the great memorable events we watch on TV. Her choreography being featured on Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol and many others. The list goes on and on of all the work she had done and all the awards she had received, this is why Robinson was named Entertainment Weekly’s most creative people in entertainment. New York Times notes, Fatima is "one of the most sought-after hip-hop and popular music choreographers in the
She began to work on commercials, setting the “dance tone” for Macys and Ruffles Chips and many others. These commercials opened the door to many more commercials, allowing her to have six more commercials under her belt between 2000 and 2001 alone. This exposure bought her attention, and in 2001 she choreographed the season premiere of the Drew Carey Show. All these things had become door openers for Fatima Robinson, and doors were opening more and more for her journey to success. Fatima began to follow in her idols footsteps when in 2007 and 2009 she choreographed the Oscars, making her the second African American woman to do ever do so, Debbie Allen being the first. In 2007 Fatima choreographed the Inauguration event for President Barak Obama, which was one of the best highlights of her career. In addition to all the great work that Fatima Robinson has done now she is the choreographer behind a lot of the great memorable events we watch on TV. Her choreography being featured on Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol and many others. The list goes on and on of all the work she had done and all the awards she had received, this is why Robinson was named Entertainment Weekly’s most creative people in entertainment. New York Times notes, Fatima is "one of the most sought-after hip-hop and popular music choreographers in the