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Willi Ninja

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Willi Ninja (April 12, 1961 – September 2, 2006) was an American dancer and choreographer best known for his appearance in the documentary film Paris is Burning. [1]

29 relations: Ball culture, Choreography, Deep in Vogue, Documentary film, Fred Astaire, Harlem, Haute couture, Heart failure, HIV/AIDS, How Do I Look, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Jennie Livingston, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Juan Battle, Karole Armitage, La India, Madonna (entertainer), Malcolm McLaren, Masters at Work, Middletown, Orange County, New York, Nervous Records (US), New York City, Olympic Games, Paris Hilton, Paris Is Burning (film), Vogue (dance), Vogue (Madonna song), Washington Square Park, Wolfgang Busch.

Ball culture

Ball culture, the house system, the ballroom community and similar terms describe an underground LGBT subculture in the United States in which people "walk" (i.e., compete) for trophies and prizes at events known as balls.

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Choreography

Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion, form, or both are specified.

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Deep in Vogue

"Deep in Vogue" is a 1989 dance single by Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra featuring Lourdes and Willie Ninja, with additional production and remix by Mark Moore and William Orbit.

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Documentary film

A documentary film is a nonfictional motion picture intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record.

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Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter.

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Harlem

Harlem is a large neighborhood in the northern section of the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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Haute couture

Haute couture (French for "high sewing" or "high dressmaking" or "high fashion") is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing.

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Heart failure

Heart failure (HF), often referred to as congestive heart failure (CHF), is when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain blood flow to meet the body's needs.

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HIV/AIDS

Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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How Do I Look

How Do I Look is a 2006 American documentary directed by Wolfgang Busch.

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Jean-Paul Gaultier

Jean-Paul Gaultier (born 24 April 1952) is a French haute couture and prêt-à-porter fashion designer.

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Jennie Livingston

Jennie Livingston (born February 24, 1962) is an American director best known for the 1990 documentary Paris is Burning.

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and broadcast on ABC.

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Juan Battle

Juan Jose Battle (born 1968) is an academic, author, activist, and feminist.

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Karole Armitage

Karole Armitage (born March 3, 1954) is an American dancer and choreographer currently based in New York City.

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La India

Linda Viera Caballero (born March 9, 1969), better known as India (or La India in Latin America and some Spanish speakers), is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, House music and Latin pop.

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Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.

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Malcolm McLaren

Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren (22 January 1946 – 8 April 2010) was an English impresario, visual artist, performer, musician, clothes designer and boutique owner, notable for combining these activities in an inventive and provocative way.

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Masters at Work

Masters at Work is the garage house production and remix team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez.

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Middletown, Orange County, New York

Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York, United States.

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Nervous Records (US)

Nervous Records is an American record label, of underground house and hip hop, founded in 1991.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Paris Hilton

Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American television personality, socialite, business woman, model, and singer.

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Paris Is Burning (film)

Paris Is Burning is a 1991 American documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston.

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Vogue (dance)

Vogue, or voguing, is a highly stylized, modern house dance originating in the late 1980s that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene of the 1960s.

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Vogue (Madonna song)

"Vogue" is a song by American singer Madonna from her second soundtrack album I'm Breathless (1990).

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Washington Square Park

Washington Square Park is a public park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City.

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Wolfgang Busch

Wolfgang Busch (born November 6, 1955 in Heppenheim, Germany) is a multiple award winning documentary filmmaker, director, producer, cinematographer and editor, including a humanitarian award for his documentary "How Do I Look".

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willi_Ninja

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