Erika Belle is an American socialite, art curator, fashion designer, and dancer, most known for her friendship and work with pop singer

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in the 1980s. She has been featured dancing in Madonna's videos to " Everybody", " True Blue", "

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", " Lucky Star", and "

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". She collaborated on choreography to the videos and live shows, and performed with Madonna in various New York clubs and television programs such as ''

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''. As an influential fashion designer of the time, Belle also created many of Madonna’s outfits and performance costumes. Some of them can be seen in videos to "Everybody", " Like a Virgin", " Burning Up", and "Lucky Star". Belle's clothes were carried in several New York boutiques, such as

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, and appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' magazines. Belle attended

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and was the owner of the nightclub Lucky Strike on Ninth Street off

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in Manhattan. Madonna was briefly a bartender at the nightclub.

References

* * *Madonna Tribe Interviews.
Madonna Tribe meets Maripol
''Madonna Tribe'' (interview with Madonna's friend Maripol) *A Diverse Production.
Madonna: Naked Ambition
(Documentary on Madonna with Erika Belle, part 5/6) *A Diverse Production.
Madonna: Naked Ambition
(Documentary on Madonna with Erika Belle, part 6/6)

External links

Madonna "Everybody" music video

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Madonna "Lucky Star" music video

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Madonna "Holiday" music video

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Nat Finkelstein's exhibit curated by Erika BelleImage of the curator on artnet.com
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