Dancehall Queens

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International Dancehall Queen
TypeDancehall
HeadquartersMontego Bay, Jamaica
President
Big Head Promotions
Key people
Brian Martin

A Dancehall Queen is a female dancer known in the dancehall[1] scene for her charisma, latest dance moves, and sexy fashion sense. The tradition originated in Jamaican dancehall parties in the ghettos, seeking the best local female dancer. Each Jamaican parish holds a local dancehall queen competition annually, the most popular being the Dancehall Queen competition in Montego Bay.

Winners[]

  • Dancehall Queen Carlene Jamaica's first National Dancehall Queen

International Dancehall Queens

  • Dancehall Queen ? [2]
  • Dancehall Queen 1999 - 2002 Dancehall Queen Stacey[3]
  • Dancehall Queen 2002 - 2003 Dancehall Queen Junko Kudō[4]
  • Dancehall Queen 2003 - 2004 Dancehall Queen Mad Michelle[5]
  • Dancehall Queen 2004 - 2005 [6]
  • Dancehall Queen 2005 - 2006 [7]
  • Dancehall Queen 2006 - 2007 [8]
  • Dancehall Queen 2007 - 2008 [9]
  • Dancehall Queen 2008 - 2009 [10]
  • Dancehall Queen 2009 - 2010 [11]
  • Dancehall Queen 2010 - 2011 [12]
  • Dancehall Queen 2011 - 2012 Dancehall Queen Aneika Francis[13]

References[]

  1. ^ [DanceHall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto By Sonjah Stanley Niaah, ISBN 0-7766-0736-7]
  2. ^ McKoy is 'Dancehall Queen 2003'
  3. ^ Female dancers MAKE STRIDES
  4. ^ Junko makes Japan dance Archived 2011-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ An angry, mad Michelle Archived 2011-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "New dancehall queen chosen". Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  7. ^ "ROTTEN DEATH - Dancehall queen died from skin disease, doctors say". Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  8. ^ "Attitude gal! - Shalara Gayle cops Dancehall Queen crown". Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  9. ^ Canadian wins Dancehall Queen competition Archived 2012-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "American takes 'Dancehall Queen' title". Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  11. ^ "MoBay's Tavia Morris is 'Dancehall Queen'". Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  12. ^ "Trelawny's 'Fluffy' is Dancehall Queen". Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-08-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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