00:00I'm at the top of my gang, I'm who they hate, this shit comes with us, man, that's how I knew that I made it.
00:08It gets crazy, it gets really wild, and I'm happy we made it here today.
00:19It's all feeling surreal, you know, I'm very numb in this moment, because, you know, we've been birthing this thing, you know, so we'll see.
00:26You said months and months and months of prep, so tell me, like, when is the first concept?
00:29Like, what's the first meeting like?
00:30What are you establishing there?
00:31The first meeting is like, what the hell are we doing?
00:33What are you saying?
00:35What do you want to say?
00:36How can we say it?
00:37You know, boom, she tells me everything.
00:39I take a beat, then we come back, we look at photos, and we start to, like, go from there
00:44once we have a point of reference.
00:53I've seen Megan at Coachella before.
00:55So when she's already kind of been at this surroundings, how does she say, I want to
00:58make this different?
00:59It's her just being in a different space right now.
01:01She's been through so much in the two years of, like, her last performance.
01:05So for me, it's about just making sure she has a voice and something to say and something
01:09to bring to the table.
01:11And how does that voice feel elevated, feel like she's grown, feel like she's learned a
01:15lot in those two years?
01:21You, as a choreographer, have a very specific style.
01:24How do you mix those two styles when you're like, I got to be me and I also got to be
01:27Megan at the same time?
01:29Well, it's choreography and creative direction, right?
01:31So I have to put her first.
01:33I come secondary.
01:34You know, my job is to assist in the elevation of.
01:41What's the hardest part about rehearsals?
01:42What's the craziest thing that happens during rehearsals?
01:44He doesn't want to tell me.
01:48It gets crazy.
01:49It gets really wild.
01:50And I'm happy we made it here today.
01:52Let's go!
01:53I got you.
01:55Say what you got to find.
01:58I heard that you're working on some really cool stuff, giving back to the community.
02:00What can you tell me about that?
02:01Yeah, we're relaunching the Jaquell Knight Foundation, which I'm super excited about.
02:07Over the years, I've been a big mentor to up-and-coming dancers and choreographers.
02:11During the pandemic, we launched the foundation, which gave back to dancers across the country.
02:16So now we're just in the phase of, like, re-branching.
02:18It's easy to be a part of all things at Jaquell Knight, Jaquell Knight Foundation.
02:22I do a thing, Jaquell Knight is, like, the March Madness thing based on that tournament.
02:28So one of my winners, actually a choreographer that won it, he actually choreographed a really
02:32big piece of the show tonight, Jaquivus, that I'm super excited about.
02:37So we're excited about the relaunch of the foundation.
02:39I'm so proud of you, man.
02:40I'm proud of you, Tetris.
02:41Look at you.
02:42You're killing it.
02:43You're killing it.
02:44You're going to have a good show.
02:44Thanks so much for talking to us.
02:45Oh, thank you, billboard!
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