He Once Dribbled Basketballs. Now He Dances in Harnesses. Here’s How Prince Joshua Found His Spotlight
Prince Joshua didn’t plan on becoming a go-go star. But life outside Boise had other plans.
Growing up in a small town in Idaho, he was your typical school athlete, playing T-ball, basketball, and keeping his head down. Like many kids in conservative areas, he played the sports his parents encouraged, even when it didn’t feel quite right. “I never felt like I fit in with any of them,” he told Outsports. The locker room wasn’t home. But the stage? That would come later.
Finding confidence on the cheer team
In high school, Joshua joined the cheer team, a move that raised eyebrows but made sense to him. It was the first place he felt like he belonged. Still, the fear of confirming what others had already been teasing him about made it hard to commit.
“Everyone was already calling me gay,” he said. “They knew it before I knew it. It was hard for me to take a leap into something that might tell people I’m gay.”
Even after joining, it wasn’t smooth sailing. During one routine, he added a playful move. It was harmless, but his coach wasn’t having it. “She was so mad at me at first,” he said. They’d just won first place at state. “She told me I was ‘so lucky that didn’t affect our score.’”
But that experience taught him something: confidence makes space for self-expression, even when it ruffles feathers.
From local cheer comps to LA’s biggest stages
These days, Prince Joshua is known far beyond Boise. He lives and performs in Los Angeles, where he’s earned titles like Local Musical Artist of the Year and Go-Go of the Year at the Los Angeles Blade Awards. At West Hollywood Pride’s OutLoud Festival, he danced alongside Lizzo, Kim Petras and Paris Hilton.
Standing on stage in just a speedo and a harness while thousands cheered, he reflected on how far he’d come. “I was never the hot kid growing up,” he said. “I never could have imagined this would be my reality.”
His music videos, filled with high-energy choreography and cheeky moments (yes, sometimes in boxers), blend the athleticism of his cheer background with a performer’s instinct for drama and fun. To him, go-go dancing is where fashion, music, and physicality meet.
We know how powerful it is to see someone embrace their body, their voice, and their past—especially when that past includes being made to feel “too much” for just being yourself. Joshua’s success isn’t just about applause or awards. It’s about turning the parts of yourself you once tried to hide into the very thing that gets you noticed.
His message is clear: “I want everyone to find their confidence and their sexy.”
And judging by the reaction from his growing fanbase, he’s doing just that.
You can keep up with Prince Joshua on Instagram, where he shares performance clips, behind-the-scenes moments, and more of his music.
