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Willi Ninja
Voguer and dancer, a central figure of ballroom culture
Dancer1980s–2000s1 room · 0 connected figures
Biography
Willi Ninja is widely cited as one of the most influential voguers and dancers of New York ballroom culture, and is closely associated with the documentation of that scene. He died in 2006.
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ballroomballroom / vogue culture
Ninja was a dancer and voguer rather than a record-selector, so his place here is in ballroom culture rather than a sound of his own. New York's balls are usually described as built on house, disco, and the up-tempo 'vogue beat,' with an MC's chant driving the runway — the music his renowned movement was set to.