Celestina Aladekoba

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name = Celestina Aladekoba

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caption = Celestina Aladekoba on "DanceLife"
birth_date = c.1984
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occupation = Reality television celebrity, dancer and choreographer
website = [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/dancelife/series.jhtml#/ontv/dyn/dancelife/cast_member/bio.jhtml?personalityId=8418 Profile on MTV.com]
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Celestina Aladekoba (born c. 1984) is an American dancer and choreographer. She is perhaps best known for appearing in R&B legend Prince's "Black Sweat" music video, and MTV's original dance themed reality television program "DanceLife".

Celestina grew up in Nigeria and Los Angeles, California.cite web | title =Biography: Celestina | work =Dancelife: Meet the Cast (season one) | publisher =MTV | date =2006 | url =http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/dancelife/series.jhtml#/ontv/dyn/dancelife/cast_member/bio.jhtml?personalityId=8418 | format =flash | accessdate =2007-04-09] She graduated from the University of Southern California in 2004. She is also well known for playing basketball and even winning the Miss California Jr. She danced her way from the background in videos for artists such as Missy Elliott, Will Smith and Beyoncé, to the only leading lady in Prince's popular "Black Sweat" video.

The participant of MTV's reality show, "DanceLife", made many fans with a recent performance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", where the "DanceLife" cast were featured guests. Celestina's fancy footwork has garnered her comparisons to prominent choreographers such as Fatima Robinson, Debbie Allen and Judith Jamison.See http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=celestina+aladekoba&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&x=wrt&u=cocoalounge.blogspot.com/&w=celestina+aladekoba&d=dTT2yBIeOZq2&icp=1&.intl=us ]

Celestina's signature dance move is the difficult "Matrix Move." The "Matrix Move" is done by firmly planting one's feet on the ground and leaning the body backward. Celestina has demonstrated the move on "DanceLife". She has the ability to lean and balance with her body almost parallel to the ground, and throw her arms behind her. Celestina also appeared in an episode of "That's So Raven" entitled "Too Much Pressure".She was recently in Robin Thicke's video "Magic".

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