Vogue (dance) | voguing dance
StyleofmodernhousedanceVogue,orvoguing,isahighlystylized,modernhousedanceoriginatinginthelate1980sthatevolvedoutoftheHarlemballroomsceneofthe1960s.[1]ItgainedmainstreamexposurewhenitwasfeaturedinMadonnassongandvideo"Vogue"(1990),andwhenshowcasedinthe1990documentaryParisIsBurning(whichwentontowintheGrandJuryPrizeatthe1991SundanceFilmFestival).[2]Initsmodernform,thisdancehasbecomeaglobalphenomenonthatcontinuestoevolvebothstylisticallyanddemographically.[3]History[edit]Thisstyleofdancearosefrom...
Style of modern house dance
Vogue, or voguing, is a highly stylized, modern house dance originating in the late 1980s that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene of the 1960s.[1]
It gained mainstream exposure when it was featured in Madonnas song and video "Vogue" (1990), and when showcased in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning (which went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival).[2] In its modern form, this dance has become a global phenomenon that continues to evolve both stylistically and demographically.[3]
History[edit]This style of dance arose from African American Harlem ballroom cultures, as danced by African-American and participating Latino gay men, from the early 1960s through the 1980s. The Harlem Renaissance shaped a distinctly African American and Latino LGBTQ culture in Harlem from 1920 to 1935, which included advancement in literature, arts and music and attempted to demonstrate that aspects of identity like race, ...