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Legendary Willi Ninja, known as the Grandfather of Vogue, a dance form that he helped move from the New York club scene of the 1980s to the concert stage, died September 2, 2006. - NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/06/arts/dance/06ninja.html

Prior to the documentary "Paris is Burning", this video excerpt is taken from "The House of Grace" themed Faces Going Places model competition produced in 1989 New York City by the Grace Del Marco Agency, the oldest talent agency for models of color founded in 1946 by pioneering fashion model Ophelia DeVore.

Producer: Dee Simmons-Edelstein
Director: David P. Martin
Videographer: Vincent Taylor

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  • track id please

  • sorry don't know it

  • who is madonna by the way? xeroxs queen!

  • Not worthy of an answer, your ignorance shows silly cunt. You young girls have so much to learn about those fierce people that came before you.

  • willie is dead? oh shit how

  • "Willi Ninja, 45, Self-Created Star Who Made Vogueing Into an Art, Dies"

    By Lola Ogunnaik for The New York Times

    Willi Ninja, known as the Grandfather of Vogue, a dance form that he helped move from the New York club scene of the 1980's to the concert stage, died on Saturday in Queens. He was 45. The cause was AIDS-related heart failure, said Archie Burnett, a close friend. (cont'd)

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  • he died of AIDS...again RIP

  • God Bless You Willi Ninja! I know your are voguing in heaven while Sylvester is singing his heart out...

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  • So talented. RIP.

  • ...........and there will be no other. Simply amazing, true artist and an performer. Dancing only with Angels now x

  • I'm just learning about voguing and wanted to know did Willie invented it? I believe voguors like Yolanda Zion, Ammoura and Leiomy copied his dance moves...right? Thanks in advance.

  • Not only a fabulous vogue dancer but a very handsome man too' he looks awesome in this clip

    RIP

  • Even though Willie Ninja was Grandfather of Vogue to me he is "God of Vogue" and Alloura Jourdan Zion is "Goddess of Vogue Dramatics"

  • AMAZING...HE WAS VOGUE

  • @manskillz1 so very very true! as someone who is on the cusp of 40, it's amazing how disrespectful this generation is to anything original or decent or truly amazing! no talent and no appreciation for it! bastards.

  • Regardless if you care or don't care for Willies gender preference...you cannot deny the dancing skills this guy had. A real dancer will recognize another real dancers skills without judgement. This guy had some serious shit and could back it up!

  • @dAtBaLliNoCtAvIoUs4u

    ur mom was blessed like some of us cos he was a very beautiful being  dance skilz aside!

  • Does anyone know exactly how this amazing legend passed away?

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