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Line 26: [[File:Flavor Flav and Ellie The Elephant.png\|thumb\|Ellie the Elephant with [[Flavor Flav]] at the New York Liberty game on September 5, 2024\|left]] == [[Letitia James\|Notable]] performances and dance moves == In addition to her court-side antics,<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Camille \|first=Jada \|date=2024-09-24 \|title=Ellie on the Aux: The pump-up playlist behind NY Liberty’s viral mascot • Brooklyn Paper \|url=https://www.brooklynpaper.com/ellie-the-elephant-pump-up-playlist/ \|access-date=2024-09-25 \|website=www.brooklynpaper.com \|language=en-US}}</ref> and dance moves she is famous for,<ref name=":1" /> Ellie has several signature crowd participation moments, including the Ellie Stomp, The Ellie Wave, and the "Gotta Get Up" song that plays during the late game t-shirt toss.<ref name="auto"/> <ref name=":1" />Her skillfulness at twerking has been noted in the New York Times.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Allen \|first=Samantha \|date=2024-05-02 \|title=The New York Liberty’s Twerking Elephant Mascot Is My New Gay Obsession \|url=https://www.them.us/story/new-york-liberty-mascot-ellie-the-elephant-twerking \|access-date=2024-09-06 \|website=Them \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-10-16 \|title=How Do You Dress an Elephant? One Fit at a Time \|url=https://www.si.com/wnba/liberty-mascot-ellie-the-elephant-new-york-fashion \|access-date=2024-10-16 \|website=SI \|language=en-US}}</ref> Ellie has performed notable halftime tributes to such artists as Lil Kim, Missy Elliot, Beyonce, Tyga, Mary J Blige, and others.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-06-30 \|title=Lil Ellie-Kim, Elliyoncé and more of Ellie the Elephant's best moments \|url=https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/40446242/new-york-liberty-mascot-ellie-elephant-best-moments \|access-date=2024-07-26 \|website=ESPN.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> After the Liberty's ~~2024~~[[2004 WNBA ~~world~~Championship\|2024 WNBA Championship]], Ellie graced the stage with Stephen Colbert, NBA Commissioner [[Adam Silver]]<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Cobb \|first=Kayla \|date=2024-10-23 \|title=Stephen Colbert Celebrates New York Liberty's WNBA Championship by Dancing With Ellie the Elephant {{!}} Video \|url=https://www.thewrap.com/new-york-liberty-wnba-ellie-the-elephant-stephen-colbert-late-show/ \|access-date=2024-10-29 \|website=TheWrap \|language=en-US}}</ref>, New York Attorney General [[Letitia James\|Leticia James]], and Rappers [[Lil Mama]], [[Fat Joe]], and [[Remy Ma]]. Disgraced New York City Mayor Eric Adams<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-10-24 \|title=Eric Adams Gets Brutally Booed at New York Liberty Championship Parade \|url=https://www.mediaite.com/sports/eric-adams-gets-brutally-booed-at-new-york-liberty-championship-parade/ \|access-date=2024-10-29 \|website=Mediaite \|language=en}}</ref> was made to her purse during a ceremony at [[New York's City Hall]] while Ellie performed a dance breakdown.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Ardrey \|first=Taylor \|title=Watch WNBA mascot Ellie the Elephant hand Mayor Eric Adams her purse for a dance break \|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2024/10/25/watch-video-wnba-mascot-ellie-the-elephant-adams/75839408007/ \|access-date=2024-10-29 \|website=USA TODAY \|language=en-US}}</ref> == References ==

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