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The Ballroom scene (also known as the Ballroom community, Ballroom culture, or just Ballroom) is an African-American and Latino underground LGBTQ+ subculture. Its origins can be found in drag balls of the mid-19th century United States , such as those hosted by William Dorsey Swann , a formerly enslaved Black man in Washington D.C. .
The House of Xtravaganza has continued in its role of ambassador to the ballroom scene. As ballroom culture has expanded globally, the House has designated a small and select group of members in Europe, Asia, and South America to represent Xtravaganza in those regions, while NYC remains the center of the House's structure and membership.
House of Xtravaganza was one of three houses that dominated the scene. "A ball usually starts typically around 10:30 [p.m]. at night — usually everybody gets there by 12:30, 1 [a.m.]" House ...
Jack Mizrahi as himself, a ballroom emcee and member of the Masters of Ceremony Council; Leiomy Maldonado as Florida Ferocity, a member of the House of Ferocity; Sol Williams (a/k/a Grandfather Sol Pen'davis) as a member of the judges panel. Sol also was in the documentary movie Paris Is Burning (1990), upon which the series is largely based.
The Ozdust Ballroom scene is part of “Dancing Through Life.” It’s a part of Shiz University where animals who currently live in fear of being silenced feel free and even perform in bands ...
Pose, which is coming to end with its excellent third and final season, goes on an emotional roller coaster that’s not only full of tears, but also offers plenty of laughs that’s become ...
In 1990 the ballroom scene and voguing began to enter the mainstream. Jennie Livingston's award-winning documentary film Paris Is Burning chronicled the underground scene and made celebrities some of the long-time stars of the ballroom scene, who to that point had remained mostly unknown to the larger public. Filmed between 1986 and 1989, the ...
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