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Legendary's Leiomy and Dashaun Are Blueprints for Voguing Today
Leiomy Maldonado is known as the "Wonder Woman of Vogue" for a reason. A title bestowed upon her by Icon Gorgeous Jack Gucci, one of ballroom's most influential figures and a bit of a name maker, it refers to her innovation on the floor -- most notably, her 360-degree, gravity defying spin into the air before landing on her back with a leg extended, or in a "dip." But this summer, with her competition days largely behind her, Maldonado, along with fellow icon and "King of Vogue" Dashaun Wesley has been helping to usher in some of the scene's newest talents via the debut season of HBO Max's Legendary.
The new show, which premiered on the streaming service in May, features eight houses competing head-to-head in a smattering of categories where the winner will be given a historic $100,000 prize. Contestants are required to show face, to pump down the runway, and turn
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Leiomy Maldonado's Meta-Ballroom
office had the chance to enter the Metaverse and explore Dream House before sitting down to speak with Leiomy about her experience taking part in the pioneering virtual community. While the development of new technologies and ways of interacting with our chosen communities and families are undoubtedly exciting, Leiomy emphasizes the responsibility to stay true to the culture and heritage of Ballroom and use its history to inform our ever-developing technologically advanced communities.
How did you come upon stepping into the metaverse and exploring this kind of space to interact with your art form, as well as your fans?
Well for me, I found out about Metaverse and Oculus via my own gaming experiences. I love gaming. I now have the opportunity to speak on this panel in the metaverse and discuss the idea of chosen family, and also learn how to create an avatar and use gestures to get different facial expressions and stuff like that.
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OPEN Master Class with Leiomy Maldonado!
Tuesday, Mar 27, 2018
NYU LGBTQ ALUMNI NETWORK PRESENTS...
"Come On, Vogue!” with the Legendary Leiomy Maldonado
In celebration of the International Transgender Day of Visibility, join the NYU LGBTQ Alumni Network and the LGBTQ Student Center to learn about the history, culture, and fundamentals of the iconic dance style: voguing.
All levels are welcome, no dance experience necessary. Please dress in comfortable clothes to dance in and bring a drink of water.
Saturday, March 31, 2018
2:00 PM–4:00 PM
NYU Tisch Dance
“Son of Normandy” Studio
Second Floor
Leiomy Maldonado.
Leiomy Maldonado
An internationally-recognized vogue dancer and instructor, Leiomy Maldonado has been wowing audiences and blazing trails since the age of 16. A Bronx, fräsch native, Leiomy was introduced to voguing through NYC’s underground “Ballroom Scene”—an extravagant community created by impoverished Black and Latino LGBT youth to safe