Dance Magazine: Robbie Blue’s choreography career didn’t need a warm-up. His first professional gig—creating Doechii’s Fosse/hip-hop mashup performance for the 2025 Grammy Awards—earned him both a legion of fans and an Emmy nomination. Later that month, Tate McRae released her “Revolving door” music video, featuring his viral choreography.
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Robbie Blue just goes to show that if you are passionate about something and willing to do the work to get seen, you can make the return investment. It is so inspiring to hear that just doing these what we would call paper projects, paid off. It also goes to show the power of social media. I feel like I am very hesitant to post my work on social media because I can feel somewhat embarrassed and feel almost like I'm trying hard. I have recently been working on doing things for me regardless of what others may think is “my lane.” This is a good reminder to put yourself out there. One of my favorite quotes is “the crying baby gets the milk,” it is a philosophy that challenges me as I have been raised to always be polite, easy to work with and that if you do things “correctly” opportunities will come your way. However sometimes you just have to make opportunities for yourself, especially in this industry.
Choreography and dance is so impressive to me. It is great to hear about Blue’s background in theater and dance, working to “create trends” instead of following them. I looked up Doechii at the grammys and loved the choreography. It was so sharp and fit Doechii’s singing.
It was also surprising to hear about some of Blue’s struggles with the process. I never would have thought about how it might be different to choreograph for a live tour vs something on camera. I think something that drew me to live performance is that you cannot make it perfect. Whatever happens is what is broadcasted to the audience and around the world if it is being recorded. Of course you can mitigate issues beforehand, but if something goes wrong during it, you have to roll with it. I completely understand how Blue might rather video because of its “permanence” as he says, but it can become stressful to have that possibility of always doing a better shoot.
I love that he restores vintage furniture in his time. That's such a cool niche hobby. I wish I could restore a mantel.
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