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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. .
Kevin Jz Prodigy is a Ballroom commentator, [1] music producer and singer from Philadelphia. [2] In 1997, he discovered the Ballroom scene when friends took him to a club. He then learned how to vogue and joined the House of Movado. He started making music and commentating at balls in the early 2000s. [3]
Madonna's 1990 hit single "Vogue" was based on the dance style developed in the ball scene. For the video and subsequent Blonde Ambition world tour, Madonna recruited two voguers from the House of Xtravaganza; Jose Gutierez and Luis Camacho. Madonna's "Vogue" went to #1 in 30 countries and was the best-selling single of 1990.
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 ...
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 ...
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Kevin Burrus, also known as Kevin UltraOmni (born 1958) is an American mentor, speaker, LGBTQ activist, and film producer who founded the ball culture House of Omni in 1979–which was renamed the House of UltraOmni in 1990–and has chapters across the country.
Madonna's 1990 hit single "Vogue" was based on the dance style developed in the ball scene. For the video [7] [8] and subsequent Blond Ambition world tour, Madonna worked with Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza and Luis Camacho Xtravaganza. Madonna's "Vogue" would go to #1 in thirty countries and was the best selling single of 1990.