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RECHARGE - Black History Month and Valentine's Day
Neon Calypso recently moved to BK but is no stranger to Leg Up On Life. Giving us a trio to the iconic Whitney Houston she put together this piece dedicated to black self love!
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Neon Calypso
A Brooklyn Queen from Dorchester Ma, Neon Calypso is a drag artist who explores the struggles of intersectionality and what it means to be queer, black, and femme with performances reflecting on life experiences through song, dance, and spoke word. She is the cohost of Serve Mondays & the host of Flava Fridays. She has had the opportunity of touring with Sasha Velour - winner of Season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race - in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Dublin, and Milan, as well as walking in the Opening Ceremony Spring 2019 NY fashion week show and was featured on Vogue.com. She also appeared on the short lived Quibi App In the new documentary series NightGowns with Sasha Velour as a core cast member with her own featured episode that premiered in April 2020, coming soon to The Roku Channel
Choreography Contributions: Neon Calypso, Salise Nicole Marin, and Daniel Gold
Dancers: DaJuan Harris and Salise Nicole Marin
Music: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" by Whitney Houston
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