Miss Prissy (dancer)

{{short description|American dancer}}

Miss Prissy (born Marquisa Gardner) is an American dancer known for the krumping style.{{cite news|last1=Van Buren|first1=Davina|title=Culture Club: Q&A With Los Angeles Krumpers Miss Prissy & Manny Fernandez|url=http://www.globalgypsiestravelclub.com/2014/12/05/culture-club-qa-with-krumpers-miss-prissy-manny-fernandez/|accessdate=6 May 2016|work=Global Gypsies Travel Club|date=5 December 2014}} She has been called The Queen of Krump.{{cite news|last1=Bennett|first1=Sarah|title=L.A. Street Dance Company Brings Krump and More To CSULB|url=http://lbpost.com/life/2000001860-l-a-street-dance-company-brings-krump-and-more-to-csulb|accessdate=6 May 2016|work=Long Beach Post|date=21 February 2013|quote=Known to many as "The Queen of Krump"}}

She was one of the dancers featured in the 2005 film Rize, a documentary about krump dancing and clowning. She also starred in the 2005 music video for Madonna's 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.{{cite web|last1=West|first1=David|title='The Underground' Showcases Krump, A Decade-Old Street Dance Style|url=http://www.neontommy.com/news/2012/09/underground-showcases-krump-decade-old-street-dance-style|website=Neon Tommy|accessdate=6 May 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Bleiberg|first1=Laura|title=Krumping Moves Indoors as Dancers Including Miss Prissy and Lil' C Perform at USC|url=http://www.laweekly.com/arts/krumping-moves-indoors-as-dancers-including-miss-prissy-and-lil-c-perform-at-usc-2372879|website=LA Weekly|accessdate=6 May 2016|date=6 September 2012}} Other film appearances include Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007).{{cite book|last1=Milne|first1=Jeff|title=Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: The Complete Guide to the Movie Trivia Game|date=2009|isbn=9780615285214|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YZyqXZ_3sEwC&q=%22miss+prissy%22+alvin+chipmunks&pg=PT1450|accessdate=6 May 2016|chapter=Some really useful Justin Long films|publisher=Jeff Milne }}

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"{{clarify|reason=local term, needs link or explanation|date=September 2018}} were surprised that a girl from her "South Central"{{clarify|reason=local term, needs link or explanation|date=September 2018}} background was a ballet dancer and "so girly". She teaches krumping at a dance school in North Hollywood.{{cite web|title=Faculty: Miss Prissy|url=http://drdancestudio.com/faculty/miss-prissy|publisher=Debbie Reynolds Studio|accessdate=6 May 2016}}