Leiomy Maldonado is an American choreographer and dancer, born in 1987 in The Bronx.
Biography
Leiomy Maldonado (born April 28, 1987), known as the "Wonder Woman of Vogue", is a transgender Puerto Rican-American dancer, instructor, model, activist, and ballroom dancer. She is the founder of the House of Amazon and is credited with developing a more athletic and dramatic style of voguing in early 2000s New York, including her signature hair flip move, "The Leiomy Lolly".
In 2009, Maldonado became the first openly transgender woman to appear on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, competing as a member of Vogue Evolution during Season 4. She choreographed the ballroom scenes in the FX series Pose (2018–19) and was a judge on the HBO Max competition series Legendary (2020–22). In 2026, she made her Broadway debut as Macavity in CATS: The Jellicle Ball.
Contemporaries
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