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Cesar Valentino
Vogue
Biography:
Cesar has been dancing for 35 years and began vogue
dancing in
1983.In 1988, he quickly became a fixture in the
underground
ballroom and club scene where he won several coveted
trophies.
Cesar was also featured in one of the first ever articles about
voguing in the Village Voice and in the documentary The
House Of Tres (Directed by Diane Martel). He also
landed
a
spot on the Deep In Vogue tour with Malcolm
Mclaren
throughout Europe in 1989. Cesar also appeared in music
videos
with artists such as Toni Braxton in Seven Whole Days,
Carmen Electra in Fantasia Erotica, and K7s in
Hi
De
Ho to name a few. Cesar appeared in Jennie Livingston’s
Paris is Burning documentary, Voguing, The
message, and Vogue Classique. Cesar has
choreographed for recording artists such as Tony Terry and
Sweet Sensation. He has worked as a runway coach for
upcoming
and established models and modeled professionally for over
15
years. Cesar appeared in fashion publications for Gear,
Details,
Vanity Fair and Blue Magazine. Cesar worked behind the
scenes
at New York’s Olympus and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week
and
served as casting and wardrobe supervisor for BET Rip the
Runway. Cesar has performed all over the world in countries
such as Japan, Italy and Germany. He has served as a judge
and
taught vogue workshops at Funkin’ Styles Berlin Germany,
Meeting Hip Hop in Sao Paolo Brazil and House Dance
International. His classic old way vogue style with grace and
precision earned him the respect of his peers when he was
presented the Marcel Christian Legend award in 1991. He
was
recently presented an award of excellence for his 35 years as
an
entertainer and is also celebrating 30 years of vogueing this
coming july 2013.
Class Description
Vogue old way, pop, dip, and spin with grace and precision. Students will learn the fundamentals of Voguing, classic and current trends in runway modeling and voguing, with special attention paid to the history of Voguing. Complete warm- ups will focus on core muscle strength, agility, grace, balance and control. Students will learn how to incorporate graceful hand and body movements with Egyptian-like popping, dipping, and spinning. Students will learn how to build confidence that will better prepare them for a competitive and audition setting.