‘Franken’ is a student interning at an internet company. He has been in the ballroom scene for four years. Through ballroom, he has travelled to various cities for events and made a lot of friends along the way. He loves electronic dance music and ballroom is an important part of his life. It taught him how to love—a precious feeling in this modern age.
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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