Javier Ninja (birth name Javier Madrid, Dance Magazine - interview of "Javier Ninja" by Margaret Fuhre

- retrieved 30 March 2015 born 10 March 1984 in

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Javier Ninja's workshop and bio in Arkstar (December 3, 2010

retrieved March 31, 2015 (

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)) is an American vogue dancer and

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.Line-up of "Advance NYC Street Lab" teachers (2012, archive) in Street Dance Magazine (Javier Ninja included in line-up

/ref> Madrid is a member of the ''Legendary House of Ninja'' founded by the late Willi Ninja and has worn the House Dance International vogue ''" Champion of the year"'' for three consecutive years.Javier Ninja in "Cori Olinghouse of Ninja" in The Brooklyrail by Patricia Milder - March 4th, 201

- retrieved March 30, 2015 He is well known within the vogue (dance), vogue dance world and has performed and taught in several countries including the U.S.iA Studios (London) publicity of Javier Ninja's workshop in "heyevent" : "Javier Ninja Vogue Workshop London

- retrieved March 31, 2015

Early life and education

Madrid was born in

, New York City. He attended "The New Ballet School" (a tuition free ballet school for children from Poverty, low income families, now called Ballet Tech founded by Eliot Feld) when he was nine years old and studied contemporary,

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and

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, and discovered

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when he was fifteen years old (in a

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). Like many underground voguers of his generation and the generation before him, he started going to nightclubs whilst he was

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. He met the great Willi Ninja in 2002 who went on to become his mentor. Willi coached and guided him for five years until he was ready to ''"walk"'' a ball.

Career

Madrid won the House Dance International's

"Champion of the year" three years in a row (2007, 2008 and 2009) and has become a permanent fixture of the ball scene since 2007 — entering many competition and judging. He is a member of the ''Legendary House of Ninja'', a vogue house founded by the late Willi Ninja — his mentor, and the person who brought him to the House. Madrid has performed solo pieces as well as group pieces with other members of the House in various countries as well as in the

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.Bio of Javier Madrid in

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(New York City

retrieved March 31, 2015 He performed in ''"Battle of Yestermorrow"'' by Iona Rozeal Brown (2011), "Scott, Queen of Marys" - previously performed by his late mentor the great Willi Ninja ("the godfather of voguing") in 1994, ''"Off Broadway"'' House of Ninja Production and ''"East is Red"''. Television appearances include America's Next Top Model presented by Tyra Banks and his "House father"

Benny Ninja Benny Ninja (né Benjamin Thomas) is a self-taught Vogue-style dancer from the underground clubs based in Westchester, New York. He is best known for his involvement in ball culture. He is the father of the House of Ninja, a post given to him by ...

. In 2010, Madrid performed in the World competition "Juste DeBout" in Paris. He has performed with

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in the 2012

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, appeared in

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's music video ''" All Night"'' (2013) and in

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music video ''" Glass & Patron"'' (2015) starring alongside Benjamin Milan,

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and David Magnifique — the three voguers from

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(

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). Madrid also appeared in the flagging documentary ''"Flow Affair"'' directed by

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.Review of "Flow Affair" in Edge Media Network : "New Film Documents History & Artistry of Flagging" - retrieved 30 March 2015 As well as being a dancer, Madrid is also a vogue dance teacher and has taught in the US and various other countries especially in Europe and the Far East. He is a guest teacher at the

and as of 2013, is the current "father" of the Legendary House of Ninja following Benny's involvement in the December 1, 2013 Metro-North train derailment.

References

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