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It was a chess game in the video that we were creating and she didn’t know how to play chess or at least she said she didn’t and she wanted me to show her how to play chess. “She was very about the business, very to the point and very cordial in that working environment… She didn’t know how to play chess. The dancer first met Madonna in Mexico when her tour and Michael Jackson’s tour were taking place at the same time. Payne says Madonna didn’t know how to play the game. The game of chess is featured in the video. The song was featured on the Material Girl’s Ray of Light Album. Travis worked with Madonna on the Power of Goodbye video.
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So I was very happy that this was gonna be like a full circle for us in our relationship in that we had both grown so much since first meeting and that it was really going to be the fruits of all of our hard work over the years independently that would make us a strong unit.” was for a Paula Abdul project in that I got to choreograph a few of her videos with her throughout the years. “Paula and I have known each other for many years. He says that he and Paula go back a long way and this is a project they were both ready to take on. Payne’s currently starring, alongside Paula Abdul, on the CBS show Live to Dance. As I got older, I really came to understand more what that meant. It was really sort of just trusting in my instincts and being at the right place at the right time and being prepared for the opportunities when they came along, but having a focus. “My mother will tell you if you ever meet her, this is one of her stories, but I would always say that I’m gonna work with Michael Jackson and Prince and Janet Jackson and Debbie Allen and Paula Abdul and I got to do that. His focus and drive are the reasons he has a track record of working with numerous marquee names. He tells CYInterview he had always set out to do something of significance. Payne got his big break as a dancer for Janet Jackon’s Rhythm Nation Tour.
As a choreographer, producer and director, Payne has worked with everyone from Madonna to Lady Gaga to Beyonce. In fact, he was working with Jackson and Kenny Ortega on the This Is It Tour, till the tragic day Jackson was rushed to the hospital and subsequently passed away. For 16 years, Travis Payne worked with Michael Jackson on numerous projects.