Miss Prissy (born Marquisa Gardner) is an American dancer known for the krumping style. [1] She has been called The Queen of Krump. [2]
She was one of the dancers featured in the 2005 film Rize, a documentary about krump dancing. She also starred in the 2005 Madonna music video Hung Up which topped the charts in over 30 countries. In 2012 she choreographed The Underground, a performance by 12 dancers to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the beginnings of krump, at the University of Southern California's Bovard Auditorium. [3] [4] Other film appearances include Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007). [5]
Miss Prissy trained in classical ballet from the age of four, and was a cheerleader at school. She began to be called "Miss Prissy" because school-mates in "The Valley"[ clarification needed] were surprised that a girl from her "South Central"[ clarification needed] background was a ballet dancer and "so girly". [1] She teaches krumping at a dance school in North Hollywood. [6]
Known to many as "The Queen of Krump"