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William Roscoe Leake (April 12, 1961 – September 2, 2006), better known as Willi Ninja, was an American dancer and choreographer known for his appearance in the documentary film Paris Is Burning. [ 1 ]
Willi Ninja, godfather of voguing, in 1994 (Isabelle B83/CC BY-SA 4.0) Google Doodle has honoured the late Willi Ninja with an electrifying tribute to the iconic Black LGBT+ dancer and ...
An episode of The Joan Rivers Show from 1991 with Livingston, Dorian Corey, Pepper Labeija, Freddie Pendavis, and Willi Ninja, is also included [12] Michelle Parkerson's essay "Paris Is Burning: The Fire This Time" and Essex Hemphill's review of the film are also included in the re-release. The re-release also includes over an hour of new outtakes.
TheGrio celebrates Willi Ninja, one of Black history’s most influential artists and dancers, in this installment of “Keeping Black History […] The post Watch: How Willi Ninja became the ...
The lives of LGBT youth in shelters are portrayed, as well as finding "new" families in the ballroom scene, featuring ballroom icon Willi Ninja who died shortly after being filmed for Lost in the Crowd. The film premiered at the 2010 Frameline Film Festival. . [1]
At the heart of the documentary are four towering figures: Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey and Venus Xtravaganza. In intimate interviews from their cramped New York apartments, these ...
Michelle Visage (born Michelle Lynn Shupack, September 20, 1968) is an American singer, television personality, broadcaster, producer, and actress.She gained recognition as a member of the dance-pop group Seduction, who charted five singles on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1989 and 1990.
Born in The Bronx in 1948, Pepper LaBeija first arrived on New York city's gay ballroom scene in the late-1960s and eventually became head of the House of LaBeija in 1981. [1]