Landon began her dance career as a Laker Girl in the 1980s when Paula Abdul was the choreographer . In 1990 , she toured as a dancer on Janet Jackson 's '' Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour '' . She went on to choreograph the '' janet . World Tour '' in 1993 and '' The Velvet Rope World Tour '' in 1998 for which she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Achievement In Choreography . At the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards upon winning the Best Dance Video award for '' Livin ' la Vida Loca '' , Ricky Martin called Landon onstage and passed the award to her ( she choreographed the video ) . At the 2000 ALMA Awards , one of her former dancers , Jennifer Lopez presented Landon with an Achievement in Choreography award . Before accepting the award , Landon and a troupe of her dancers performed a medley of some of her best known work . In 2004 , she was nominated for an American Choreography Award for her work on the '' Will & Grace '' episode " I Do/Oh No You Di-int " . In 2008 she appeared on the reality dance competition '' Step It Up and Dance '' during which she taught the contestants the routine she choreographed for Rihanna 's music video " Umbrella " . In September 2009 , Landon and several other choreographers danced with Janet at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards to the song " Scream " , which Landon originally choreographed , as a tribute to Michael Jackson . Other choreographers who participated in the performance included Dave Scott , Jeri Slaughter , Tyce Diorio , Laurie Ann Gibson , Cris Judd , Travis Payne , Brian Friedman , Wade Robson and Gil Duldulao
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
Tina Landon