Vogue (voguing)
Vogue developed in the late 1980s from the Harlem ballroom scene, whose roots go back to the 1960s, and takes its name from the poses of fashion-magazine models. Ballroom is organised in houses, chosen families of mostly Black and Latinx LGBTQ people, competing in categories at balls. Vogue has three styles: old way, with lines and symmetry; new way, with clicks and arm control; and the fluid vogue femme.
Madonna's 1990 song Vogue and the documentary Paris Is Burning, which won a Sundance jury prize in 1991, brought the dance to wide audiences. Voguing is now practised in US cities, Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. In New York, GMHC's annual Latex Ball includes vogue competitions alongside on-site HIV testing and sexual-health information.
Sources
- Vogue (dance) — Wikipedia
- ‘Ballroom Tapestries’: Latex Ball Weaves a Boldly Beautiful History — GMHC
- Legends of Ballroom — A History of Ballroom, University of Michigan (UMSI 580)
Organisations connected with this dance
- GMHC (Gay Men's Health Crisis) — Latex Ball
- A History of Ballroom (University of Michigan School of Information, UMSI 580 project)
- House Dance International (HDI)
Listed as references; being listed is not an endorsement by or of the organisation.