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Leiomy Maldonado (born April 28, 1987 [1]), known as the "Wonder Woman of Vogue", is a transgender Puerto Rican [2] dancer, instructor, model, [3] activist, [4] and ballroom dancer. [5] She is the founder of the House of Amazon [ 6 ] and best known for her voguing .
The Ballroom scene (also known as the Ballroom community, Ballroom culture, or just Ballroom) is an African-American and Latino underground LGBTQ+ subculture. The scene traces its origins to the 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.
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Ann Funk, Vice President of Tallahassee’s USA Dance Chapter 6010, defines dance as “artistry and athleticism set to music.”
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 ...
In 1989 Andrew Delaplaine took over the lease on what had been the China Club and renamed the club the "Warsaw Ballroom". [1] In 1989 David Padilla was offered the resident DJ spot at the reincarnated Ovo, which would soon become (Warsaw Ballroom). [2] [3] The Warsaw Ballroom went out of business in 1999 and Jerry's Famous Deli replaced it. [4]