It’s New Year’s Eve at the flippie-chic Goldeneye and Fatima Robinson, named one of Entertainment Weekly‘s 100 Most Creative People in Entertainment, is curating the music for the dance party and the choreography for the dancers. It’s a big deal and the guests are very much aware of this. Indeed, the excitement, even amongst such an august gathering, about Fatima — she choreographed Pharrell’s most memorable performance of Happy at the 2014 Academy Awards and served as performance choreographer for NBC‘s hit series The Voice — is palpable.

They can hardly be blamed, for hers is a veritable roll call of jaw-dropping events — 2011 Super Bowl Halftime show with the Black Eyed Peas, 2012 Coachella Tupac Hologram as well as the 2007 and 2009 Academy Awards which made her the second African-American woman in history to do so (Debbie Allen was the first).

Fatima is also the creative force behind new artist Meghan Trainor and was director of Trainor’s

All About The Bass video. We’ve got five minutes to catch up before showtime…

How long have you been coming to Jamaica?

For 22 years.

What are your latest projects?

Well, I choreographed the NBC live event for The Wiz which aired on Dec 3, and am working on The Voice as a creative director for Pharrell Williams.

Which words best describe Fatima Robinson?

Hard working, antisocial, yet fun to be around.

You’ve choreographed for almost every top name in music, including Michael Jackson in Remember The Time. Who got away?

Maybe Josephine Baker!

You are credited with giving birth to hip hop as a dance…what about reggae?

I’ve always danced to reggae and incorporated reggae moves into my choreography.

How was the transition from dance to spinning music, or did you always straddle both?

I’ve always loved music and finding great tunes to dance to, so it was a natural progression.

Complete the phrase… A good video…

depends on the song.

How would you best describe your personal style?

Vintage yet modern.

Which designers are you currently obsessed with?

Celine, Vivienne Westwood and Acne.

What’s on your current playlist?

All kinds… but mainly remixes I find on SoundCloud.

Share with us the title of the last book you read.

War of Art by Steven Pressfield.

Which perfume are you currently spraying?

Portrait of a Lady by Frédéric Malle.

Preferred movie genre: romance or comedy?

Definitely romance.

When, where and what was your last big splurge?

Last month I bought a Vintage 88 Defender Rover in LA.

Finally, what’s your life philosophy?

Be happy.