Leiomy Maldonado

Leiomy Maldonado
Leiomy Maldonado
Leiomy Maldonado
Born (1987-04-28) April 28, 1987
The Bronx, New York City, USA
Other names "Wonder Woman of Vogue," "Amazon Mother"
Occupation
  • Dancer
  • Choreographer
Years active 2002-present
Website http://leiomym.com

Leiomy Maldonado (born April 28, 1987[1]), known as the "Wonder Woman of Vogue", is a transgender Puerto Rican[2] dancer, instructor, model,[3] activist,[4] and ballroom dancer.[5] She was a member of the dance troupe "Vogue Evolution," which was featured on Season 4 of America's Best Dance Crew. She has worked with artists such as Willow Smith, Icona Pop, and CocoRosie.[6]

Career

Leiomy Maldonado was born on April 28, 1987, in the Bronx, NY. She has been an active member of the queer ballroom scene in New York since the age of 15. She is the first-ever openly transgender[7] woman to appear on MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew.[8] Maldonado choreographed and appeared in Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" music video.[9] Leiomy's signature hair flip move, "The Leiomy Lolly", has been adopted by musicians and celebrities, such as Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Britney Spears[10]. She was featured in Icona Pop's "All Night" music video,[11] which paid tribute to the 1991 documentary, Paris is Burning. More recently, Maldonado was the star of the Nike "#BeTrue" advertisement, in support of Pride Month 2017; she is only the second transgender athlete to feature in a Nike video advertisement.[12]. She was filmed in music video of Russian pop singer Philipp Kirkorov "Цвет настроения синий" (Mood colour is blue)[13]. She appears in the second episode of the docuseries My House and is the "mother" of Tati 007; she also is the choreographer for the ballroom scenes in the show Pose.[14] She also appeared in the season one finale of Pose playing the character Florida.

References

  1. ↑ "Leiomy Maldonado - Faculty - Peridance Capezio Center". www.peridance.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Meet Leiomy Maldonado, the Trans Latina Vogue Dancer Whose Hair Flip Inspired Beyoncé & More". Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  3. ↑ "VOGUEING WITH LEIOMY MALDONADO". CR Fashion Book. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  4. ↑ "This High-Octane Club Mix Celebrates The Diversity Of Baltimore's Music Scene". The FADER. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  5. ↑ Eckardt, Stephanie. "Checking In With Rashaad Newsome, the Artist Bringing Harlem's Vogue Scene to Chelsea". W Magazine. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  6. ↑ "Leiomy Maldonado on the Culture of Vogue". thecreativeindependent.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  7. ↑ "The Trans Community of Christopher Street". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  8. ↑ "Leiomy Maldonado Talks Signature Hair Flip That Inspired Beyoncé". Vibe. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  9. ↑ WillowSmithVEVO (2010-10-18), Willow Smith - Whip My Hair, retrieved 2017-03-12
  10. ↑ "Leiomy Maldonado Is The Wonder Woman Of Vogue". Oxygen Official Site. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  11. ↑ Icona Pop (2013-09-12), Icona Pop - All Night (Official Extended Video), retrieved 2017-03-12
  12. ↑ "Nike's New Ad Stars Vogue Legend Leiomy Maldonado. Leiomy sites Vogue Icons Yolanda Jourdan and Alloura Jourdan Zion as her biggest influences". ELLE. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ Weisenstein, Kara (28 June 2018). "This Legendary Voguer Invented Beyoncé's Hair Flip". Vice.
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