Ejoe Wilson
House dance pioneer Ejoe Wilson began his journey through movement in Manhattan in the early 80’s winning Amateur night at the world famous Apollo Theater 4 consecutive times.
A dancer first and foremost, DJ, photographer, producer, party promoter, globetrotter & visionary.
In 1988, along with dance partners Voodoo Ray Ultarté and Sekou Heru, Ejoe started the first house dance classes in an old run down flamenco studio called “Fasiels.”
Ejoe then joined the Moptop dance crew and became a principle dancer for Mariah Carey from 1992 to 2003, completing 5 world tours as well as 6 music videos.
World Tours:
- Music Box Tour in 1993
- Daydream Tour in 1996
- Butterfly Tour in 1998
- Rainbow Tour in 1999
- Charmbraclet Your in 2003
- Music Videos w/Mariah: (Dream Lover) (Fantasy) (Honey) (Heartbreaker) (Don’t Stop w/Mysikal)
From there, he danced in both Rap & Pop music videos for: Nikki D, (Wasted), Monie Love, (Born 2 Breed) (In a word or 2), Heavy D, (Now That We Found Love), MC Lyte, (Ice Cream Dream), Pet Shop Boys (So boring), The Real Mccoy (Automatic Lover), Deelite (Groove is in the Heart) (Big Beat), Will Smith (Men in Black) (Gettin’ Jiggy wit it). His latest video was for Elton John (Philadelphia Freedom concert video).
With performances in Radio City Music Hall (NY), Madison Square Garden (NY), Universal Ampitheater (LA), Caesars Palace (LV), Wimbley Arena (UK), Budokan (Japan), Tokyo Dome (Japan), Bercy (Fra), Kolnareana Stadium (Ger), Sydney Stadium (Aus).
Movies:
- New Jack City (1992) Wesley Snipes, IceT, Judd Nelson Directed by Mario Van Peebles (dance scene extra)
- Juice (1992) 2Pac Shakur, Omar Epps Directed by Ernest Dickerson (dance scene extra)
- Strictly Business (1991) Halle Berry, Tommy Davidson Directed by Kevin Hooks & Rolando Hudson (dance scene extra)
In 2002 Ejoe joined STOMP performing in both NYC and touring cast.
Ejoe Wilson now teaches at Peridance Center and Expg in NYC and performs with his dance company Beyond Phenomenon.
