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Kween Kong
Kween Kong is the stage name for the drag queen persona of Pasifika New Zealander former dancer Thomas Charles Fonua (born 9 August 1992). Kong is best known for competing on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, where she was a runner-up, and later competing on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars.
Thomas Charles Fonua was born on born 9 August 1992 in New Zealand, a Pasifika New Zealander with Samoan and Tongan descent. Fonua speaks both languages, and says that language is important for maintaining his culture. He has two older brothers and a younger sister.
He grew up in South Auckland, and began dancing aged seven, after his grandmother started teaching his sister to dance. He travelled to Samoa and Tonga as a child, staying with family and having to help out with chores. He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, attending church several times a week with his family until he was around 16, when his parents split up. The family realised that he was gay quite early on.
When he was 16, he reached a fork in his life. One choice, encouraged by his father, was to play rugby for the New Zealand men's under-19 team, which could lead to a place with the All Blacks. The other was to join Black Grace, the top contemporary dance touring company in New Zealand. His father was worried that he would be laughed at if he became a dancer. He trained with Black Grace for two years, which meant moving away from home and touring with a much older group of performers. He had to go on tour to Germany for months, which he found very hard.
After completing his training with Black Grace, he stayed with them for five years as a full-time principal dancer, which included international tours,
He was the recipient of an Indigenous Dance Residency, as a dancer and emerging choreographer at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Canada for at least three years. Also in Canada, he was an associate artist with Red Sky Performance, and performed at Toronto Dance Theatre.
Moving to Australia, he danced with the Sydney Dance Company in Sydney.
During his dance career, Fonua worked Neil Ieremia, Rafael Bonachela, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jock Soto, Douglas Wright, Raewyn Hill, Sandra Laronde, Ross McCormack, and others.
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Kween Kong
Kween Kong is the stage name for the drag queen persona of Pasifika New Zealander former dancer Thomas Charles Fonua (born 9 August 1992). Kong is best known for competing on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, where she was a runner-up, and later competing on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars.
Thomas Charles Fonua was born on born 9 August 1992 in New Zealand, a Pasifika New Zealander with Samoan and Tongan descent. Fonua speaks both languages, and says that language is important for maintaining his culture. He has two older brothers and a younger sister.
He grew up in South Auckland, and began dancing aged seven, after his grandmother started teaching his sister to dance. He travelled to Samoa and Tonga as a child, staying with family and having to help out with chores. He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, attending church several times a week with his family until he was around 16, when his parents split up. The family realised that he was gay quite early on.
When he was 16, he reached a fork in his life. One choice, encouraged by his father, was to play rugby for the New Zealand men's under-19 team, which could lead to a place with the All Blacks. The other was to join Black Grace, the top contemporary dance touring company in New Zealand. His father was worried that he would be laughed at if he became a dancer. He trained with Black Grace for two years, which meant moving away from home and touring with a much older group of performers. He had to go on tour to Germany for months, which he found very hard.
After completing his training with Black Grace, he stayed with them for five years as a full-time principal dancer, which included international tours,
He was the recipient of an Indigenous Dance Residency, as a dancer and emerging choreographer at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Canada for at least three years. Also in Canada, he was an associate artist with Red Sky Performance, and performed at Toronto Dance Theatre.
Moving to Australia, he danced with the Sydney Dance Company in Sydney.
During his dance career, Fonua worked Neil Ieremia, Rafael Bonachela, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Jock Soto, Douglas Wright, Raewyn Hill, Sandra Laronde, Ross McCormack, and others.
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