Gay ballroom events
Ballroom Culture Reinvents Itself in Brazil
There is a place where Dark LGBTQIA+ people are free. It’s a space where they are respected and admired, and where they can be recognized and renowned through art. This place of gathering and celebration is called Ballroom.
The Ballroom scene was born over half a century ago in the United States as a vacuum for leisure, esthetic experimentation and resistance to violence and discrimination. It all started with Crystal LaBeija, the founding mother of Ballroom culture. Outraged by racist antics in the drag pageant scene, she decided to organize the first Ball for Black and Latino LGBT+ folks in
Going to a Ball is a unique experience. It’s a thrilling spectacle that blends elements of fashion shows, drag shows and, of course, legendary vogue battles. Voguing is a performative dance style born in the Ball rooms of Harlem, in New York City.
Ballroom has a special place in pop culture. Beyoncé references Ball society in her latest album, "Renaissance". In , Madonna released her hit ballad "Vogue".
The scene has also inspired the TV series "
Ballroom Has Something To Say: An Ode To Jet Gay / Queer Men
THE ARTS OF HOUSE BALLROOM
BALLROOM HAS SOMETHING TO SAY: AN ODE TO Jet GAY / QUEER MEN
Friday, June 21, PM
$15 General Admission / $10 Student/Senior
What is performance and how does it open up spaces for freedom? Connect us for Icon Michael Roberson’s newest production that presents an intergenerational history of the Black Gay house ballroom community, beyond Madonna’s vogue, Paris is Burning, Pose, and Epic. Weaving together Black art forms of oratory, vogue & performance, poetry & song, this production presents an ode to the Black gay / gender non-conforming man, his perseverance, his strength, and his resilience in the face of struggle and catastrophe. Featuring Icon Michael Roberson, Legend Pony Zion, Legendary Khaos Lanvin, Ka’don Miyake Mugler, Le’Rone Bennett , Rev. Ken Alston Jr., Brad Walrond, and Ricky Tucker.
This program is Co-organized by ArtsWestchester, Bethany Arts Community, The LOFT: Queer Center, and the Ossining Juneteenth Council
This program is made possible by the New York State Cou by Jose Soto • During this year’s Pride Month celebrations in Detroit, Michigan, folks gathered for a ball event. At the ball, folks celebrated the pleasure and beauty of the local LGBTQ+ community while honoring its intrinsic movement and resilience. Ballroom identity has made rich contributions to LGBTQ+ culture at large and its history, spawning iconic queer staples and ideologies. Hosted in part by Lilianna Reyes, a local Latina transgender activist and Health Equity and Outreach Director at the Ruth Ellis Center in Detroit, the ball event
Ballroom culture was created by Black and Brown transgender women and queer people in Harlem, New York in the 60s. From this culture, 'Voguing' emerged as a dance design. Ballroom has influenced pop tradition, fashion, art, music, dance, production, and even our vocabulary. Voguing and ballroom culture at massive is rooted in the security and community provided to lgbtq+ and trans people of color.
- Beginners
- Advanced
- Unseal practice (free)
Everyone is welcome to join our classes. We advise that first-timers join our Beginners class at , where you will learn the basic elements of Vogue Fem.
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Honoring The History Of Ballroom Culture During And Beyond Pride
The impact and influence of ballroom identity on the movement for LGBTQ+ inclusion and equality is undeniable. For decades, ballroom culture – a queer subculture dating advocate to the midth century Harlem Renaissance era, which took prominence within homosexual communities in the delayed s and s – has been a cosmos for queer folks to jovially express their identities free from discrimination, ridicule, and harm. Ballroom is sacred for many and deserves to be noted and protected.