Omari Wiles

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Ousmane Wiles, known as Icon Omari Oricci, is an African American West African and Vogue dancer. Wiles is best known as legendary Omari NiNa Oricci, founder of The House of Nina Oricci [est. 2019] and Creative Director of Les Ballet Afrik. His choreography has been featured with Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, John Legend, Jidenna, and Rashaad Newsome. Wiles has worked as a featured dancer, showcasing Afrobeats with Goldlink, Jidenna, Maleek Berry, and Wunmi; West African dance with Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, and Forces; and Vogue with Rashaad Newsome, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Jennifer Hudson, Joyce Theater, the Guggenheim, New York Metropolitan Museum and as Co-Choreographer of Cats: "The Jellicle Ball." He has been published in Dance Magazine "Top 25 to Watch," Korean Vogue, British Vogue in a spread featuring Naomi Campbell, The Observer, Dance Mogul Magazine, and The New York Times. Wiles also appeared with his house, the house of Nina Oricci, as a contestant on Legendary Season 2 on HBOMax. Wiles has received an Obie Award and Chita Rivera Awards for Outstanding Choreography.

Wiles is now evolving his own style of dance with his company Les Ballet Afrik, blending African, Vogue, Modern, and House as one. He and his company have performed at the Joyce Theater, the Guggenheim, New York Metropolitan Museum and in Cats: "The Jellicle Ball" at Perelman Performing Arts Center, New York City.

Omari Wiles Nominated for 2025 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography on Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” | NY Theatre Guide, June 2025

Choreographer Omari Wiles on Collaborating With His Mom, Dance Luminary Marie Basse-Wiles | Dance Magazine, January 2025