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Vogue Fem ("Fem" is derived from the French word femme, meaning "woman") is fluidity at its most extreme with exaggerated feminine movements influenced by ballet, jazz and modern dance. Styles of Vogue Fem performances range from Dramatics (which emphasizes stunts, tricks, and speed) to Soft (which emphasizes a graceful, beautiful, and easy ...
Occupations. Dancer. choreographer. Years active. 2002–present. 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.
Ball culture. Dancer at a ball in Berlin in 2018. 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 ...
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.
Dawn Robinson. Dawn Sherrese Robinson (born November 24, 1966) [3][4] is an American singer and actress best known as a founding member of the R&B/pop group En Vogue, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. [5] Following her departure from En Vogue, Robinson joined Lucy Pearl and released their self-titled debut album Lucy ...
New York City, U.S. Occupations. Dancer. choreographer. William Roscoe Leake (April 12, 1961 – September 2, 2006), better known as Willi Ninja, was an American dancer and choreographer known for his appearance in the documentary film Paris Is Burning. [1] Ninja specialized in voguing and was a fixture of ball culture at Harlem 's drag balls ...
Legendary is an American voguing reality competition television series, exploring the world of ball culture.It premiered on HBO Max on May 27, 2020. [2] [3] The series follows LGBTQ house members—predominantly from eight to ten houses—as they navigate through nine balls (dancing/voguing/walking events), with US$100,000 prize for the winning house.
New Vogue. The New Vogue dance style is an Australian form of sequence dancing that originated in the 1930s. Since then it has become an important part in the Australian and New Zealand ballroom scene, holding as much importance in social and competition dancing as Latin or International Standard dances.