Robbie Blue Wins Three World Choreography Awards in Hollywood

Robbie Blue won three World Choreography Awards at the 16th annual ceremony on Nov. 8 at the Avalon Hollywood. The choreographer for pop and rap stars Tate McRae and Doechii earned the honors for the intricate moves of McRae's "Saturday Night Live" dance and Doechii's electric performance at the 67th Grammys.

Blue and his associates also took the Commercials award for the viral Gap ad featuring Katseye set to "Milkshake" by Kelis. His associates Ashley Kole, Lucas DeBiasi, Marie Spieldenner and Bailey Holt shared in the three wins.

The World Choreography Awards honor choreographers across the globe for innovative work over the past year. Kevin Stea returned to host. His career includes choreographing Michael Jackson, Prince, Gloria Estefan, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé.

"This is an extraordinary one-night-only celebration bringing the world's most exceptional dance talent together on one stage," WCA founder and producer Allen Walls said.

The ceremony featured live performances from Chucky Klapow, Becca Sweitzer, Kevin Stea, Marie Poppins, Holden Maples, Erica Klein and Kelly Sweeney.

Who else won at the 2026 ceremony?

The awards span eight categories: Motion Picture, Music Video, Television Reality/Variety Show, Television Award Show/Special, Television Episodic, Commercials, Digital Content and Digital Content Independent.

Among the winners:

• "Dancing With the Stars" pro Mark Ballas won Digital Content for his 2025 freestyle with Whitney Leavitt of "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives," danced to Frank Sinatra's "My Way."
• Shay Latukolan won Music Video for Jungle's "Keep Me Satisfied."
• Christopher Scott won Motion Picture for "Kiss Of The Spider Woman" and "Gimme Love," with associates Eddie Torres Jr. and Danielle Sten Guillermo.
• Sergio Reis won Digital Content Independent for "Bittersuite."
• Brooke Lipton won Television Episodic for "Palm Royale."

Vincent Paterson, a fellow choreographer of Michael Jackson and Madonna, received the Legacy Award.

What does this change for choreographers?

The awards give screen and stage choreography a dedicated global platform, one that recognizes commercial work — from Gap ads to Grammys stages — on equal footing with film and television. For Blue, the triple win places him at the center of pop's most visible performance moments. As the ceremony enters its sixteenth year, the industry's choreographers now have an annual benchmark that spans eight categories and a Hollywood stage of their own.