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BALLROOM CULTURE: "This culture was co-opted during the '30s by white LGBTQ people in the New York scene, where Black participants were discriminated against. However, Black ballroom wouldn’t be dismayed, as it continued to grow as an underground movement with chapters, leaders, and houses named after some of the most famous designers.
Decades later, this underground culture of primarily Black and Brown people continues to thrive in major cities throughout the United States, with expansion as far as Japan and UK."
Article by George M Johnson https://intomore.com/culture/the-colonization-of-ballroom-culture/cc08d84cbedd4629
