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[[Dancehall Queen]]s are female celebrities in the musical genre called [[Dancehall]]. From their beginnings in the 1970s they have always been the center attraction.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=wYA9szgUFRAC&pg=PA138&dq=dancehall+queen+carlene&hl=en&ei=XorzTMiNHcOqlAfqu7yLDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=dancehall%20queen%20carlene&f=false DanceHall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto By Sonjah Stanley Niaah]</ref> In 1992 a Dancehall Queen emerged who would become the most known because of her ten year reign in the Dancehall.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=pXQlGR2050IC&pg=PA127&dq=dancehall+queen+caribbean&hl=en&ei=HTsSTeGiKJHSsAPincimDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&sqi=2&ved=0CFcQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=dancehall%20queen%20caribbean&f=false Sound clash: Jamaican dancehall culture at large By Carolyn Cooper]</ref> Her name is Dancehall Queen Carlene. She was most noted for her erotic styles and sensuous moves. Dancehall Queen Stacey who proceeded after [[Dancehall Queen Carlene]] is remembered for her flawless [[acrobatic]] moves. <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=wYA9szgUFRAC&pg=PA137&dq=dancehall+queen+stacey+acrobatics&hl=en&ei=do7zTN_pA4Wclgfk_s2aDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false DanceHall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto]</ref>
[[Dancehall Queen]]s are female celebrities in the musical genre called [[Dancehall]]. From their beginnings in the 1970s they have always been the center attraction.<ref>[DanceHall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto By Sonjah Stanley Niaah]</ref> In 1992 a Dancehall Queen emerged who would become the most known because of her ten year reign in the Dancehall.<ref>[Sound clash: Jamaican dancehall culture at large By Carolyn Cooper]</ref> Her name is Dancehall Queen Carlene. She was most noted for her erotic styles and sensuous moves. Dancehall Queen Stacey who proceeded after [[Dancehall Queen Carlene]] is remembered for her flawless [[acrobatic]] moves. <ref>[DanceHall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto]</ref>


==Dancehall Queen Fashion==
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== More Information with external links==
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Revision as of 02:03, 5 July 2011

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

Dancehall Queens are female celebrities in the musical genre called Dancehall. From their beginnings in the 1970s they have always been the center attraction.[1] In 1992 a Dancehall Queen emerged who would become the most known because of her ten year reign in the Dancehall.[2] Her name is Dancehall Queen Carlene. She was most noted for her erotic styles and sensuous moves. Dancehall Queen Stacey who proceeded after Dancehall Queen Carlene is remembered for her flawless acrobatic moves. [3]

Dancehall Queen Fashion

Dancehall Queen fashion has inspired many celebrities one of which is Rihanna [4] Rihanna in the video Rude Boy (song) went back to her Caribbean roots.[5] The Dancehall Queen culture originated in Jamaica but has spread to different parts of the Caribbean.[6]

Winners

International Dancehall Queens

  1. ^ [DanceHall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto By Sonjah Stanley Niaah]
  2. ^ [Sound clash: Jamaican dancehall culture at large By Carolyn Cooper]
  3. ^ [DanceHall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto]
  4. ^ Rihanna goes back to her roots with Caribbean-themed new video for Rude Boy
  5. ^ Rihanna goes back to her roots with Caribbean-themed new video for Rude Boy, By Marcus Barnes
  6. ^ DanceHall: From Slave Ship to Ghetto
  7. ^ McKoy is 'Dancehall Queen 2003'
  8. ^ Female dancers MAKE STRIDES
  9. ^ Junko makes Japan dance
  10. ^ An angry, mad Michelle
  11. ^ New dancehall queen chosen
  12. ^ ROTTEN DEATH - Dancehall queen died from skin disease, doctors say
  13. ^ Attitude gal! - Shalara Gayle cops Dancehall Queen crown
  14. ^ Canadian wins Dancehall Queen competition
  15. ^ American takes 'Dancehall Queen' title
  16. ^ MoBay's Tavia Morris is 'Dancehall Queen'
  17. ^ Trelawny's 'Fluffy' is Dancehall Queen
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