Bijan RythmiK Williams is an American dancer, singer, song writer, stylist, emcee, actor, model, choreographer, director, and photographer. He is President and CEO of RythmiK Motions Entertainment, established in 2005. He was born in Manhattan, New York on February 2. He has worked on projects with Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Kanye West, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Rihanna, McDonalds, Pepsi, L'oreal and more.
Early life
Born in Manhattan, New York and moved to New Jersey as a child. He grew up in a family of doctors and lawyers and had planned to become a Pediatrician someday. He always loved music, citing his uncle as his earliest inspiration, directing an 80-person choir and a 10-piece band every Sunday in the Baptist church. He was heavily active in sports, favoring lacrosse and football. He was recruited to play on a collegiate level at Stevens Institute of Technology where he was pre-med. It was not until he was about 20 and met someone who introduced him to the world of professional dance that he began to consider it as a career. He took the same course for six months until he had perfected it.
Training
In the late 1990s Bijan began learning about the entertainment business at Universal Talent, studying Film, Camera, and Television. In July 2000, he began his professional acting training at Oxford University in England, learning about Shakespeare and Scene Study. In 2002, Bijan began his professional Hip Hop training at Broadway Dance Center under the Rhapsody James. While at BDC he also learned from Amount Boyz, Jared Grimes, & Jermaine. By 2004 he was in L.A. training at Millennium with David Moore and Shane Sparks. From there he studied at The Edge with Kevin Maher and Leslie Scott, and then moved the Debbie Reynolds Studio to train under Phlex, Chuck Maldanado, Tricia Miranda, Dante, & Jayson Wright. Also in the early 2000s he began taking classes at Dance Designs Studio, learning ballet under Carol Baskinger, and by the time he left the school he was teaching classes.
Career
Bijan's first big break was as a dancer in Jay-Z's "99 Problems" in 2004. In 2010, he co-produced and choreographed the music video for "Monster", starring Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross alongside director Jake Nava who also directed "Single Ladies" by Beyoncé.[1][2] Bijan has recently been added as the A&R and Celebrity Choreographer for Soul Diggaz [3]
Television
| Show | Role | Network | Year |
| 30 Rock | Lion King Dancer | NBC | |
| Lipstick Jungle | Featured | NBC | 2009 |
| Law & Order | Featured | NBC | |
| Gossip Girl | | CW | |
| Will & Grace | Groom | NBC | |
| Ricky Lake Show | Model | UPN | |
| Maury Povich | Re-enactment | WPIX | |
| MTV Hits | VeeJay | MTV | |
| Room Raiders | Lead | MTV | |
| Total Request Live | Choreography Contest Winner | MTV | |
| BET Spring Bling | Opening Act | BET | |
| Example | Example | Example | Example |
| Example | Example | Example | Example |
Commercials
| Company | Role | Director/Choreographer | Year |
| McDonalds | Lead/Male Artist/Choreographer | Dir: Joe Pitka | 2008 |
| Sirius | Dancer | Chor: Wade Robinson | |
| Coca Cola (spec) | Dancer | Dir: Antonio Hudnell | |
| SoBe "Thrillicious" Campaign NYC Live | Michael Jackson Thriller Dancer | | |
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Choreography
| Event | Role | Location | Year |
| Jim Jones Live Theatrical Show | Example | NYC | Example |
| Jim Jones Stage Concert | Example | MTV 2 | Example |
| One Life to Live | Example | Example | Example |
| "Solid" Movie Premiere for Summer Johnson | Example | Beverly Hills, CA | Example |
| Kari Bel - Faces In The Crowd | Example | Example | Example |
| Choreographers Carnival | Host & Choreographer | NYC & LA | Example |
| NY Music Festival | Example | Example | Example |
| Greek Fest | Example | Example | Example |
| Louie Devito Tour | Example | Example | Example |
| Rampo College | Example | Example | Example |
Music videos - dancer
| Title | Role | Year |
| By Gym Class Heroes' Travis & Cassie Davis | Example | Example |
| "99 Problems" by Jay-Z | Dancer | 2004 |
| "Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now" by *Joss Stone feat. Common | Example | 2007 |
| "Come Get It" by Yummy Bingham feat. JadaKiss | Example | 2007 |
| "Boom" by Mario | Example | 2006 |
Music videos - choreographer
| Title | Role | Year |
| Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West “We Run This Town” | Choreographer | 2009 |
| Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj "Monster" | Choreographer | 2010 |
| Example | Example | Example |
Films
| Title | Role | Director | Year |
| The Interpreter | Protester | Sidney Pollack | 2005 |
| The Life of Diana Ross | Waiter | Example | Example |
| Fighting | Channing Tatum's crew | Didio Montiel | 2009 |
| Drona (Bollywood) | Principal dancer | Golie Behl; Chor: Rajeev Surti | 2008 |
| Cashmere Mafia | Example | Example | 2008 |
| Step Up 3D | Battle scene | John Wu | 2010 |
References