Mark Kanemura (born September 17, 1983) is an American dancer noted for appearances on seasons 4 and 7 of ''So You Think You Can Dance'', music video and concert performances, and his

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posts.

Career

Kanemura is from

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. His mother, Nora, was born in

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. He was a finalist (top 6) on season 4 of ''So You Think You Can Dance''. After, he danced in music videos including "Truly in Love" by

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. Kanemura is a frequent dance collaborator with

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, having traveled and danced with her for ''

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''. He also appears in several of her music videos, including "

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," " Born This Way," and "

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." He was featured in the music video for " Make Me" by

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, and has also performed with

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. Kanemura appeared in season two, episode two, of the television show ''

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'', titled “

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”. He was on season 7 of ''So You Think You Can Dance''. Kanemura was featured in an episode of ''Nailed'' by YouTuber Michael Henry. He's appeared on ''

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'' as a dancer and choreographer. In 2018, he danced in several music videos of

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. He has generated a following on

, with several of his posts going

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. He is known for his quick-changes of wigs.

Awards and nominations

Filmography

* ''

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanemura, Mark Dancers from Hawaii People from Honolulu Gay dancers So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series) contestants American Internet celebrities LGBTQ people from Hawaii American LGBTQ dancers American gay entertainers American people of Samoan descent Living people 1983 births