*One of the dancers on Beyoncé’s Renaissance world tour is a popular TikToker known for being a self-described “ballerina from the ghetto.”
Trinity Joy, 20, went viral last year with her blend of ballet and hip-hop set to trap music called “Trapllet.”
As The Washington Post reports, Trinity has called herself a “ballerina from the trenches and is considered the queen of “Trapllet.” Social media users refer to her as “The Traperinna” or “The Trap Ballerina.”
“From the east side of Detroit to laying on Beyoncé’s leg in Europe,” she captioned one post on Instagram. “All I can say is thank you Jesus.”
One of Trinity’s IG followers commented, “I am so happy that you’re really living your dream! A dancer from the D moved to ATL and became a dancer with Bey’s hive is just makes me so proud.”
@thetrinityjoy Y’all showed me so much love omg I had to come back but tag @glorilla03 and @iamcardib sorry for the audio Tik Tok has copyright claims lol #trinityjoy???? #theetraperinna #trapballerina #trapballet #hoodballerina #foryou #fyp ♬ Tomorrow 2 – GloRilla & Cardi B
At the age of 4, Trinity enrolled in dance classes at the Motor City Dance Factory in Southfield, Mich., according to The Washington Post. During Beyonce’s Detroit tour stop in July, Trinity visited the studio and spoke to the students, according to assistant director, Zandria Lucas.
“She has always been one of those kids who just works really hard and is just super determined to get everything right and just be the best,” Lucas said. “She’s very, very self-motivated.”
During her visit, the students “were having our competitive dance team auditions and so she sat in and had a little fun with us, and the kids were really happy to see her,” Lucas said.
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“One of Trinity’s strongest characteristics is her charisma,” said Anderson Neves, who runs the Instagram fan account highlighting Bey’s dancers, per The Washinton Post. “She has fun onstage, and fans love that.”
“I really liked the fact that she was a ballerina and everything, but she was a little more relatable to people who don’t necessarily feel like they could come and connect to that world,” said a Trinity fan named Bea, The Washinton Post reports.
“She really did a good job of bridging the gap between hip-hop, R&B with classical ballet, which is something you don’t typically see,” Bea added.
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