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2SCPM99–Dancing , multiracial gay couple enjoying time in modern home kitchen.
Ballroom culture is still a major part of LGBT+ culture today, and people from as far away as Mexico City, São Paulo, Santiago, New York, Paris, and Berlin find family and community in the ballroom scene.
The iconic documentary Paris is Burning explored ballroom culture in 1980s NYC, with the documentary Kiki more recently exploring the same in 2016.
Dance, friendship, lifestyle, fun, indoors
2TP5045–LGBT concept of black male with afro hairstyle dancing with his caucasian partner male together in slow motion. These dance forms are celebrated for their dynamic expression, emotional depth, and the empowerment they provide to individuals.
Cultural Roots
Emerging from the heart of the LGBTQ+ community, these dance styles have played a significant role in self-expression, community solidarity, and cultural storytelling, reflecting the community's resilience and vibrancy.
Waacking/Punking
Known for its expressive arm movements and dramatic poses, Waacking/Punking originated from the LGBTQ+ clubs of Los Angeles in the 1970s.
Voguing is not just a dance but a powerful form of self-expression and community identity.
Ballroom/Ball Culture Dance
Distinct from traditional ballroom dance, Ballroom/Ball Culture Dance encompasses styles associated with the LGBTQ+ ballroom scene, celebrated in works like the documentary "Paris is Burning." This category includes various forms of voguing (Old Way, New Way, Vogue Fem) and represents a vibrant community tradition of performance and competition.
Vogue Fem
Vogue Fem is a dynamic evolution within the voguing scene, characterized by fluid, exaggerated feminine movements and dramatic storytelling.
This dance form is a bold statement of freedom and identity, celebrated for its theatricality and emotional expression.
Voguing
With its roots in the Harlem ballroom scene, Voguing is a stylized dance form involving poses reminiscent of Vogue magazine, integrated with elements of Egyptian hieroglyphs and modern dance.
Denied space and recognition in the white drag scene, together they formed houses and became each other’s support and family.Today, in Paris, that spirit lives on:
Many gay, black and Arab youths — especially those from Paris' less affluent and religiously conservative suburbs — see Vogue dance events as safe places in which their racial and sexual identities can be fully expressed without fear of reprisals.
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3D3A97H–Diverse gay couple dancing happily at home, enjoying joyful moments together in kitchen.
The ballroom scene was born in Harlem in black and Latinx communities, by those who had been kicked out of their homes and families. Gay couple performing a dance at home.
3D3A99K–Diverse gay couple dancing joyfully at home near moving boxes and coffee cups. Obese gay man dancing for his partner.
Two men are having fun in the bedroom, dancing
2X6H3FB–African Man dancing with friends celebrating queer pride festival dancing with gay rainbow flags
2XAEA2T–Gay man in sunglasses drinking cocktails and dancing at home during night party
2W8E1B4–LGBT family in a bedroom.
Modern lifestyle and homosexual relationship concept.
2W3PBBN–Activist people with different age and ethnicity having fun celebrating gay pride festival dancing and protesting for gender equality - LGBT social
2TPGBWM–Heartwarming slow-motion footage of a diverse gay couple in love, with an African curly-haired male and his Caucasian homosexual partner dancing
2TKKNC6–Newly married diverse homosexual couple dancing on lawn by swimming pool of luxury retro villa by ocean.
Transgender person with beard and makeup dance in ultraviolet light. dance, happiness, romance, celebration, lifestyle,
2W8E8CP–Laughing gay couple dancing on the bed
2W5EYDD–Gay couple dancing at home
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2XA39P8–Friends celebrating gay pride festival dancing with colorful smoke LGBTQ community
2TJECKP–Medium slowmo of romantic newlywed gay couple talking while dancing at their wedding party with friends
2W6AJ7C–The relationship of a gay couple.
LGBTQ nightclub
2W8BKAN–Happy gay couple dancing on the bed
2TM9TDB–Male Gay Dancing Alone at New Home with Wine Glass, Feeling Joyful Waving His Hands, and Doing Crazy Dances and Grimaces. This style celebrates the diversity of gender expression and the artistry of movement.
Artistic Expression
LGBTQ+ Dance Movements are a canvas for individual and collective storytelling, allowing dancers to express complex narratives about identity, society, and freedom through their bodies.
Community and Solidarity
These dance forms have fostered tight-knit communities where support, acceptance, and mutual respect are paramount.