This event is for ballroom, clubbers, and other community members of dance styles who want to keep the essence of underground dance culture alive! Get ready for Club vibes with different music genres throughout the night by DJ Daybee Dee & DJ Kursiv.
We invite everyone to battle as free agents for the cash price of 50 € per category:
Runway OTA
New Way vs Old Way
Vogue Fem OTA
Dance Off – open to all dance styles
Before the Vogue night, the House of St. Laurent offers a Ballroom 101 Workshops Special Ü30
12:00 ‒ 13:30 Runway 101 ‒ Legendary Mother Leo St. Laurent
14:00 ‒ 15:30 Posing & New Way ‒ Litchi St. Laurent
For the workshops you must register in advance. Here is the form: https://forms.gle/qruQXpTcWU4xdwk3A
We invite everyone over 30 to learn more about Ballroom and Voguing ‒ beginners and non-dancers are very welcome. The Ballroom scene is a culture from New York, founded by Black and Latinx trans women in the 60/70s in New York. As this space was founded by and for people affected by discrimination, the physical form of expression cannot be separated from the activist and social work within/outside the Ballroom community.
The workshop will provide a basic understanding of the different performance types and categories in Ballroom. The training begins with a warm-up of stretching and strengthening exercises and elements and concepts essential in Ballroom. The different categories are explored through basic technique exercises, drills, and conceptual freestyle exercises. High heels are welcome for the Runway; otherwise, sneakers are recommended.
BIPOC and queers are especially invited to participate, but the workshop is open to all. Acceptance of BIPOC and queer people is assumed, as this is the origin of ballroom culture.
