The Legendary Leo, Mother of House of Melody has a heart for beginners and loves to bring more of you into the scene. Therefor she’ll teach 3Voguing Workshops on Pfingstmontag (Pentecost) wich is a public holiday in Berlin. So no excuse for not showing up!
Curriculum
15:30 – 17:00 Runway – high heels welcome
17:00 – 18:30 Old Way & New Way Elements
18:30 – 20:00 Vogue Fem
Prices
18€ 1 Workshop
34€ 2 Workshops
45€ 3 Workshops
limited space: registration via registration@thehouseofmelody.com or at the door
Voguing
Voguing, commercialy known through Madonna’s ‘Vogue’ or recent artists like Rihanna and Beyoncè, is a dance style which has been developed in the 1960’s within the Black, Latinx and Gay Ballroom Scene of Harlem/New York. Deeply rooted in New York’s LGBT community, Voguing took a journey through underground clubs in the U.S. and Europe and developed its own Ballroom Scene. Voguing is inspired by the fashion magazine Vogue, its model- like poses and the High Fashion Runway Walk. With the styles Old Way, New Way and Vogue Fem this dance combines masculine poses from Breakdance and Martial Arts, feminine posing and gestures as well as very flexible poses and the hitting of angels, boxes and lines with the body/arms on beat.
Old Way
Old way, formerly also know as pop dip & spin or performance, is the first voguing style which was base for the development of the stylez new way and vogue fem. It is characterized by the formation of lines, symmetry, and precision in the execution of formations with graceful, fluid-like Movement. Egyptian hieroglyphs, Martial Arts, Breakdance, Popping, Military Style and male fashion poses serve as the original inspirations for old way voguing. In its purest and historical form voguing of the old way it is a duel between two rivals and the base for new way and vogue fem performance.
New Way
The New Way is characterized by its precision while creating complex angles, boxes, lines and illusions with the arms, wrists and hands (similar to tutting). It was inspired and created by performers who used to showcase extreme flexibility and poses inspired by contortionists, gymnastics, yoga and haute couture fashion.
Vogue Fem
Vogue Fem is based on old way performance and embodies an extremely feminine appearance and movement. It is known for the five elements : Hand/Arm Performance, Catwalk, Duckwalk, Spins & Dips and Floor Performance. The influences take a wide range from Modern Dance, Ballet, Figure Skating and Pantomime. There are two characteristic dynamics in the presentation of this style: “dramatic” – very fast with impressive tricks and twists and the style “soft & c*nt” that emphasizes the grace and beauty of women by rather slow movements .
FAQs
This is how we get to the five elements of Vogue. These include spins and dips, catwalk, duckwalks, hand and floor performance.
What is the difference between voguing and Waacking? ›
Voguing originated on New York's famous ballroom scene, during balls in which performers and dancers would imitate poses they'd seen in fashion spreads. Waacking, on the other hand, emerged from Los Angeles' gay clubs and was inspired by the stars of Hollywood's golden era.
What are the three styles of vogue? ›
There are currently three distinct styles of vogue: Old Way (pre-1990); New Way (post-1990); and Vogue Fem (circa 1995).
What is a Kiki house? ›
Ballroom culture
The Ballroom scene served as a place for social support and creative expression. In 1967, the modern ballroom scene and culture were created in response to racism in New York's drag ball community. These Kiki houses, and modern ballroom culture in general, provide youths a space of shelter and love.
What are the fundamentals of voguing? ›
Vogue Fem (circa 1995)
With five basic elements: hands, catwalk, duckwalk, spins/dips, and floor, influences are taken from a wide range of dance genres, including Modern Dance and Ballet.
Who is the queen of voguing? ›
Leiomy Maldonado (born April 28, 1987), known as the "Wonder Woman of Vogue", is a transgender Puerto Rican dancer, instructor, model, activist, and ballroom dancer. She is the founder of the House of Amazon and best known for her voguing.
Is Waacking queer? ›
“Waacking is a form of street dance created in the. LGBT clubs of Los Angeles during the 1970s disco. era.
Why is it called voguing? ›
Named after the famous fashion magazine, vogue took from the poses in high fashion and ancient Egyptian art, adding exaggerated hand gestures to tell a story and imitate various gender performances in categorized drag genres.
What are the five elements of voguing? ›
There are five elements of vogue: catwalk, hands, spins and dips, duckwalks and floor performance. There are also different schools of voguing in which people specialize, including old school, new school and acrobatics.
Who are the big 4 of Vogue? ›
The Big Four, sometimes referred to as The Big 4, is the name given in fashion to the four most notable Vogue covers; American Vogue, British Vogue, Vogue France and Vogue Italia.
Voguing is composed of five main elements: catwalk, duckwalk, hand performance, spins and dips, and floor performance. Every performance should include some or all elements in the performance, but can come in various different styles of voguing.
What is Rule 11 in ballroom dance? ›
If two couples that are tied for a given place should win the same number of dances, both couples' placings over all the dances would be treated in the manner described above for an individual dance. This is known as a Rule 11 decision.
What are the five standard of ballroom style? ›
International Standard is comprised of five dances: Slow Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz, Slow Foxtrot, and Quickstep.
What is Rule 10 in ballroom? ›
Let's say two couples are tied for 1st, and when added up their overall scores are the same. Rule 10 states that whoever has the most 1st places will be awarded 1st. If they are still tied, then whoever has the most 2nd places or higher will be awarded 1st, and so on.
