Toni Basil

Toni Basil is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and director born in Philadelphia and raised in Las Vegas. In 1964 she assisted David Winters on the concert film The T.A.M.I. Show (1964). She co-founded and managed The Lockers, a dance group credited with bringing street dance to prominence, and a 2012 Dance Magazine profile called her a pioneer in combining ballet with street dance. Basil served as the main choreographer for David Bowie's Diamond Dogs Tour and Glass Spider Tour. She also helped direct the music video for the Talking Heads song Once in a Lifetime and created the dance steps performed by David Byrne in it. Her single Mickey, a cover of Kitty, reached number one in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and she conceived, directed, and choreographed its video. Her Word of Mouth video album received Grammy and MTV Video Music Award nominations. She won an Emmy for choreographing The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.