- 10.02.2024, 02-03.30 pm15 €
Vogue Fem” is a dance style that emerged in the 1980s within the African American and Latin American LGBTIQ+ ballroom scene. Inspired by iconic images of models in Vogue magazines, the style is characterized by dramatic poses and fluid movements. It combines elements of ballet with modern dance and often involves Voguers performing in groups or “houses” at competitions known as “balls.”
The style plays a significant role in queer and trans communities by providing a space for self-expression and creativity. Vogue Fem is closely connected to the broader cultural movement of the ballroom scene, celebrated through shows like “Pose” and films such as “Paris is Burning.
Workshop for: People with first dance experience with Ballroom
Language: English
The workshop takes place as part of the La Bella Mafia Kiki Balls by anybody walking?
Biography
Paris Mother Selenah Louboutin
Selenah from the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies started her journey in the Kiki scene 8 years ago by opening the chapter of the House of Mulan in Paris. Her categories are FF Performance and BQ Runway, as varied as her moods. She travelled and walked in the USA as well as Europe where she won in London, Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Her contribution to the Paris Kiki scene was also as a promoter where she has had five successful Kiki balls.
Biography
anybody walking?
The initiative “anybody walking?!” was founded in 2018 under the original name “Voguing in Hessen” and has since cultivated a local ballroom scene in Hessen and the surrounding area. In addition to regular meetings and trainings, it actively contributes to passing on the arts of ballroom by organising workshops in collaboration with local dance schools and with renowned, national and international artists of the ballroom community, such as Arturo Mugler, Diva Ivy Balenciaga or Georgina Leo Saint Laurent. Over the years, members have participated in countless balls across Europe and overseas. As the local community in Frankfurt has grown, they have been able to organise smaller events (practice balls) as well as last year’s first Kiki Ball in Frankfurt. anybody walking?! cooperates with local organisations and initiatives such as LLL e.V., the feminist DJ collective GG VYBE and the Frankfurt artists’ collective c.c.bb.069. They also act as speakers for ballroom and queer culture in the Frankfurt area.