Voguing

Opinion: New York City, Madonna, Vogue, and Black, Brown, LGBTQ+ community ball culture covers a brief history of the dance craze made…

On my better mornings, my mirror mantra will digress from a quotidian “you got this,” — to an emphatic “I am a woman”. A declaration, if anything. I imagine Kevin Jz Prodigy’s prodigious track “I’m A Woman” syncopating my Gua Sha strokes. My determined first step into the new day…

…but enjoy their voguing In dance clubs in the late 1980s, voguing was popular and characterized by striking a series of poses as if one is modeling for a photo shoot. Arm and leg movements were angular, linear, rigid, and moved swiftly from one static position to another. It was…

Born Today: Ann Miller Tap dancer and Hollywood musical star Ann Miller (1923–2004) began taking dance classes as a child to strengthen her legs from illness. She and her mother relocated to Los Angeles and she was discovered performing in a nightclub by comedienne Lucille Ball and at the tender…

Dance has been a part of the human story for as long as humans have existed. It is thought that our early ancestors used dance as a way to attract mates, communicate, and form social bonds. Studies show that people who are better dancers also tend to be more social…

House of Hermes Collection is inspired by the dance phenomenon that broke out in the ballrooms of Harlem, New York. …

Shaune Lakin takes a look at artist Bhenji Ra, whose practice combines dance, choreography, video, installation and club events. Sydney-based artist Bhenji Ra’s practice is deeply informed by who she is as a trans person of Filipino descent and her critical engagement with the ways that power structures — colonialism…

Hector Xtravaganza 於2018年12月去世，享年60歲。 Ballroom界重量級的Icon，也是愛滋權益宣導倡議人士，生前曾擔任影劇《POSE》的顧問。由於他的影響與貢獻深遠，今年紐約市長還宣布3月9日為「Hector Xtravaganza紀念日」。 以下訪談摘自 《Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1989–92》。

It was our honor to have Mother Koppi Mizrahi, a Legendary and also a International Image Award Winner to share her knowledge of Voguing and ballroom with Voguers in Taiwan! Dated Oct 12, 2017 / Hosted & Edited by Sally Mizrahi Ballroom History I am starting to telling you about ballroom…