Dancing With Justin Timberlake: A Vermonter's Dream Comes True
Former U-32 student Lindsay Richardson danced her dream onstage last night with pop megastar Justin Timberlake at MTV's Video Music Awards. The best, and lengthiest, vid we found on the internets is on Perez TV right here. Or you can watch the Timberlake sequence here, or the entire broadcast on demand here.
Richardson started at age 12 studying hip-hop dance with Vermonter Sarah Cover, who runs the Urban Dance Complex in Williston. (As of September 1, it will be called the Urban Complex: Dance and Fitness.) With the help of Cover's New York and Los Angeles dance connections, Richardson got a leg up in the highly competitive industry. She moved to LA at 18 and, according to her Facebook page, is represented by the Go2 Talent Agency.
On Facebook before last night's show, Richardson let the cat out of the bag with these comments:
After a few of what felt like long weeks of secrets, I am VERY excited to say that one of my biggest dreams has come true. ... I could not be more honored to work with such an inspiring and humble human being and group of individuals. Tune in tomorrow and catch me and the most amazing group of dancers perform with Justin Timberlake on the VMA's!!!
In this "Stuck in Vermont" from 2007, Richardson spoke to Eva Sollberger about her aspirations.
Congratulations, Lindsay! Since one of your biggest dreams has come to pass, we can't wait to see what you do next.
Photo of Lindsay Richardson courtesy of her Facebook page.
