Ballroom vogue

Tens across the board

Willi Ninja did far more than "strike a pose". Before Madonna was Voguing for the masses on MTV in 1990, the niche dance form was being created by black and latino drag queens during the ballroom era of 1960’s Harlem, New York. It was Willi Ninja, an ambitious young dancer, who pioneered Voguing, an

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Voguing, a dance consisting of angular poses in time to music, was catapulted into the mainstream by Madonna in 1990. Photographer Chantal Regnault followed the predominantly African-American and Latin ballroom scene at its height, capturing the energy of balls where men competed against one another, and the 'houses' that took inspiration from fashion labels.

“Pose drawing of @VogueParis I use my Original character Mary #manga #vogue #anime”

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