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Vogue, or voguing, is a highly stylized, modern house dance originating in the late 1980s that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene of the 1960s. [1] It is inspired by the poses of models in fashion magazines .
Cain's Ballroom is a historic music venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma that was built in 1924 as a garage for W. Tate Brady's automobiles. Madison W. "Daddy" Cain purchased the building in 1930 and named it Cain's Dance Academy. [2] Cain's Ballroom at night. In 2021, Pollstar ranked Cain's Ballroom at number 13 worldwide for ticket sales at club venues. [3]
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 .
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.
Vernon and Irene Castle, early ballroom dance pioneers, c. 1910 –18. Modern ballroom dance has its roots early in the 20th century, when several different things happened more or less at the same time. The first was a movement away from the sequence dances towards dances where the couples moved independently.
College Park: UMD Student Union Grand Ballroom: The Slickee Boys: June 10, 1980 Tampa: The Agora June 11, 1980 Hallandale Beach: Agora Ballroom The Reactions June 12, 1980 The Cichlids: June 15, 1980 New York City Club 57: Asia [103] June 27, 1980 Tokyo: Japan: Seibu Gekijou (Two shows each date) Co-headlining with: Sheena & The Rokkets: June ...
America's Ballroom Challenge is a competitive ballroom dance television series that aired on Public Broadcasting Service in the United States between 2006 and 2009. It is part of the annual Ohio Star Ball, [ 1 ] a festival of DanceSport in Columbus, Ohio .
Derek Bruce Hough (/ ˈ h ʌ f /; born May 17, 1985 [1]) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer. [2] [3] From 2007 to 2016, Hough was a professional dancer on the ABC dance competition series Dancing with the Stars, winning the show a record-breaking six times with his celebrity partners.