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# China holds first voguing ball
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/china-holds-first-voguing-ball/
- Published: 2021-03-30T17:18:15.000Z
- Updated: 2021-03-30T09:56:59.000Z
- Description: Hundreds attended China’s first ever LGBTQ+ voguing ball in Beijing.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: Dance, News, Queer Corner, China, dance, LGBTQ, queer

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From AFP News

**China’s** first ever LGBTQ+ voguing ball was held in **Beijing** on **March 27**, and saw hundreds attend to celebrate queer culture. According to *[Channel News Asia](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-lgbt-gay-vogue-ballroom-culture-minority-discrimination-14522866?ref=scenemag.co.uk),* the ball was organised by 27-year-old **Li Yifan** who teaches dance, and described the event as a *“playground for marginalised groups”.* They described dance as a way for LGBTQ+ people to *“express themselves with a spirit of resistance”.*

The ball saw performers battle it out to win the judges approval, with categories including ‘Drag Queen Lip Sync’ and ‘Voguing Open to All’. 23-year-old performer **Huahua** said voguing has *“blossomed”* over the past couple of years, adding: *“Right now the scene is very young, but it’s also very enthusiastic and passionate. It’s like cuttings being planted everywhere that are now taking root.”*

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Huahua said dance is a way for them to ‘express their sexuality and sensuality’ and made them feel *“truly liberated and happy for the first time”*. They also pointed out that *“voguing has a very tragic history; it’s a dance form created out of the sufferings of an entire generation who’ve experienced racism, bigotry, depression.”*