Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterArgentinian dancers Francisco Solá and Lucrecio Robledo are excellent exponents of the art of Queer Tango. Wikipedia defines this as “to dance the Argentine tango without regard to the traditional heteronormative roles of the dancers, and often to exchange the leader and follower roles. Therefore it is related to open role or same-sex tango. The … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFacing the AIDS crisis and an indifferent mainstream culture at best, an outright hostile one at worst, L.A.’s Gen X LGBTQ+ community found a home for themselves in the performance spaces, and on the dancefloors of clubs like Jewel’s Catch One, Arena, Club Chico, The Palms, Paradise Ballroom, Outer Limits, and Circus. While many … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterSean Dorsey Dance will be featured at QueerDanceCon! Artistic Director Sean Dorsey is part of the Artist Panel, and Sean Dorsey Dance is a featured artist in the online Performance Showcase QueerDanceCon brings the LGBTQ+ dance community together to network, inspire each other, and build creative opportunities. Saturday, October 9 12pm – 3pm … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterNext week award-winning trans choreographer/dancer Sean Dorsey presents BOYS BITE BACK an evening of powerful performance on navigating queer & trans masculinities – featuring new works by his Company Sean Dorsey Dance with two guest artists. The Singing Bois are a queer retro quartet – part boy band, part Rat Pack, they twist gender expectations with musical precision; guest performer Amir … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAlice aka Ryan Neves dances the night away as performer in a Club in Recife in Northern Brazil and in this video by former photojournalist Bárbara Wagner he does a routine using a local dance style known as Faz que vai (Set To Go) step. Set to an original composition by the Bomba do Hemetério … Continue reading