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Jaxon got first time public eye by his performence on ''NBC World of Dance season 2'' in 2018 when he finished third in Junior Divisional Final. He already competed on ''season 1'' as member of ''801Squad'' in 2017, but they didn't pass the Qualifiers. As an [https://www.instagram.com/reel/BinH0W6gope/ estimated 4.7 million watched Jaxon Willard’s high energy dance routine] with high-flying leaps and balletic turns, many may not have realized that through his dance, Jaxon was revealing his innermost struggle. On the show, he won fans with self-choreographed routines set to songs like [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOEUubcRn0k “Fragile”] by Kygo & Labrinth. He got awarded ''Senior Male Best Dancer (Orlando)'' at ''The Dance Awards 2021'' and ''Senior Male Core Performer'' at ''Radix 2019''. | Jaxon got first time public eye by his performence on ''NBC World of Dance season 2'' in 2018 when he finished third in Junior Divisional Final. He already competed on ''season 1'' as member of ''801Squad'' in 2017, but they didn't pass the Qualifiers. As an [https://www.instagram.com/reel/BinH0W6gope/ estimated 4.7 million watched Jaxon Willard’s high energy dance routine] with high-flying leaps and balletic turns, many may not have realized that through his dance, Jaxon was revealing his innermost struggle. On the show, he won fans with self-choreographed routines set to songs like [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOEUubcRn0k “Fragile”] by Kygo & Labrinth. He got awarded ''Senior Male Best Dancer (Orlando)'' at ''The Dance Awards 2021'' and ''Senior Male Core Performer'' at ''Radix 2019''. | ||
Now he has been making waves in the commercial industry, from performing with [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjBo--1n8lI Rihanna in the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show] to dancing in an FKA twigs music video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZTKjzAJLCk "Tears In The Club (feat. The Weeknd)"] and at the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfJicS3txO4 2022 Grammy Awards with Lil Nas X], and he’s taking on a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOEaPEH2Avw mentorship role in ''YSL Beauty’s Push The Boundaries'' contest], where he will help further the careers of the two winners in its dance category. <ref>[https://www.dancemagazine.com/on-the-rise-jaxon-willard/ Dancer Spotlight - Meet Rising Commercial Star, Jaxon Willard]</ref> Currently he is performing on Madonna’s ''The Celebration'' world tour. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C3oQ7iQviPr/ Jackson's IG]</ref> Well, the shy, vulnerable, young man, who got patronized by Derek Hough on WoD is gone. For the Queen of Pop he turned the entire crowd in the arena on [https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz1s0YpsTt8/ in strings]. | Now he has been making waves in the commercial industry, from performing with [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjBo--1n8lI Rihanna in the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show] to dancing in an FKA twigs music video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZTKjzAJLCk "Tears In The Club (feat. The Weeknd)"] and at the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfJicS3txO4 2022 Grammy Awards with Lil Nas X], and he’s taking on a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOEaPEH2Avw mentorship role in ''YSL Beauty’s Push The Boundaries'' contest], where he will help further the careers of the two winners in its dance category. <ref>[https://www.dancemagazine.com/on-the-rise-jaxon-willard/ Dancer Spotlight - Meet Rising Commercial Star, Jaxon Willard]</ref> Currently he is performing on Madonna’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Celebration_Tour ''The Celebration'' world tour]. <ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C3oQ7iQviPr/ Jackson's IG]</ref> Well, the shy, vulnerable, young man, who got patronized by Derek Hough on WoD is gone. For the Queen of Pop he turned the entire crowd in the arena on [https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cz1s0YpsTt8/ in strings]. | ||
Willard’s future goals include working with Doja Cat and Beyoncé. “I’m into reggaeton, contemporary, dembow, and Afrobeat, so I’d love to work with any artist of color whose music and life I can feel connected to.” he said. | Willard’s future goals include working with Doja Cat and Beyoncé. “I’m into reggaeton, contemporary, dembow, and Afrobeat, so I’d love to work with any artist of color whose music and life I can feel connected to.” he said. | ||