Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Christmas Day NFL performance, otherwise known as Beyonc\u00e9 Bowl, and Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show might just be two of the most culture-defining performances of the past year, and the same creative force was behind both of them.<\/p>\n
Dancer-turned-choreographer Charm La\u2019Donna has worked with some of music\u2019s most influential voices, including Beyonc\u00e9, Rosal\u00eda, Shakira, Dua Lipa, Selena Gomez, Meghan Trainor, Madonna, Pharrell Williams and The Weeknd. She choreographed Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Cowboy Carter Tour as well as recent tours for Lamar, Dua Lipa and the Weeknd. This year, La\u2019Donna\u2019s work scored her two Emmy nominations for outstanding choreography for variety or reality programming for Beyonc\u00e9 Bowl and Lamar\u2019s halftime show.<\/p>\n
More from TheWrap<\/strong><\/p>\n The double nominations in the category, which also includes nods to Doechii\u2019s Grammy performance, \u201cThe Lion King\u201d at the Hollywood Bowl and the Oscars\u2019 tributes to James Bond and Quincy Jones, was an awe-striking moment for La\u2019Donna, who long considered the accolade from the TV Academy a career goal.<\/p>\n \u201cI was in shock \u2014 I was stopped in my tracks,\u201d La\u2019Donna said of receiving the nominations. \u201cEvery project is special. Every project is a piece of me.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Whether she\u2019s choreographing for Lamar or Dua Lipa, La\u2019Donna said she approaches each project with several \u201cingredients,\u201d which include bringing herself and her prior experiences to the table and feeling the music and the presence of dancers. The last step, however, is always embracing the fun and enjoyment in these dream jobs, as La\u2019Donna strives to acknowledge \u201cI\u2019m blessed to be able to create on such a platform all around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n La\u2019Donna especially leans on her past experiences as \u201ctools and skills,\u201d saying \u201cas artists, [and] as just people in general, we go through life and we learn. We take our experiences into our next journey.\u201d<\/p>\n The choreographer was certainly able to draw from her past experiences while working on Lamar\u2019s halftime show, having had her first Super Bowl gig as a dancer for the Black Eyed Peas in 2011. At the time, La\u2019Donna was under the direction of her mentor Fatima Robinson, who is one of four Black women to ever be nominated in a choreography category at the Emmys, alongside Debbie Allen, Chlo\u00e9 Arnold and, now, La\u2019Donna.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been on the field before, but in a different space,\u201d La\u2019Donna said. \u201cThere were a lot of dancers on the field and a lot of colors \u2014 it was a task.\u201d<\/p>\n US rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during Super Bowl LIX Chiefs vs Eagles Apple Music Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 9, 2025. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY \/ AFP)<\/p>\n As Lamar performed a medley of his biggest hits for the Super Bowl, La\u2019Donna worked in tandem with the creative and production teams to make sure each formation and routine was spot on.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s speaking to the set designers, the creative directors on it, and really getting an understanding of what \u2014 I call it the the playground where the dancers move, where the artist moves \u2014 and what is our real estate of it,\u201d La\u2019Donna said. \u201cOnce you understand that, you can just create in it.\u201d<\/p>\n La\u2019Donna also partnered with Lamar for the \u201cNot Like Us\u201d music video, which paid tribute to both La\u2019Donna and Lamar\u2019s hometown of Compton by welcoming in hip hop extraordinaire Tommy the Clown and other local dancers.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s imperative to our culture as a dance community, and being a part of that was special,\u201d La\u2019Donna said. \u201cI was able to hang out with dancers and and hire some friends and and just represent for a city and a space that raised me \u2026 I was at home, in more than one way, physically and spiritually.\u201d<\/p>\n The next step for La\u2019Donna is combining her love of dance with her passion for filmmaking, marking the next step in her creative evolution after growing from dancer to choreographer to creative director to a director on shorts and music videos. \u201cI want to start to tell dance stories, and telling stories differently with camera, with movement, about dancers in different ways,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n As La\u2019Donna becomes the fourth Black woman to be nominated in an Emmys choreographer category, she said she feels gratitude to follow in the steps of Robinson, Allen and Arnold. \u201c[I\u2019m] hoping and praying that years down the line, there\u2019s more Black women and more Black voices\u201d represented in the accolades. \u201cI\u2019m proud, and I\u2019m honored to continue and to push boundaries and removing limitations,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The post Charm La\u2019Donna Breaks Down the Iconic Dances in Beyonc\u00e9 and Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Halftime Shows<\/a> appeared first on TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Christmas Day NFL performance, otherwise known as Beyonc\u00e9 Bowl, and Kendrick Lamar\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show might just be two of the most culture-defining performances of the past year, and the same creative force was behind both of them. 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