‘Blanca’ grew up in a small coastal town in southern China. At 16, she realised she is trans and started living as herself. She now works for a foreign company in Shanghai. As a Libra, she cares about fairness, but she also loves openly speaking her mind. Ballroom culture is important to her. It is not about performance but about community, respect, and finding her place. She is practical, grounded, and proud of where she comes from.
Ballroom culture emerged in Black and Latinx communities in the United States in the twentieth century as drag balls (Jones 2017). In the middle of the century, it developed into a comprehensive system of competitive balls between ‘houses’ competing to win category prizes such as best makeup, best runway, and for a dancing style known […]
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