The Summer of Love Ball
presented by Luscious 007
Celebrate Pride and ballroom with Luscious 007's Summer of Love Ball.
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13:00 // doors open
14:00-17:00 // waacking
18:00-22:00 // ballroom categories
+ afterparty until midnight
In August, Antwerp is the proud host of Pride, the annual gathering of queer people. Pride was created as a protest response to the Stonewall riots in 1969, when police raided the gay bar Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village. During the same period, the ballroom scene was flourishing in the Harlem Underground, from which vogueing developed into an emancipatory dance form. For queer people of colour, the ballrooms were a safe haven where they could be entirely themselves. Since then, an international community has formed around this dance style, with a variety of techniques and forms of expression.
DE SINGEL and Vogue Bootcamp Belgium celebrate both Pride and ballroom by transforming the courtyard garden into The Summer of Love Ball. Waackers and voguers from across Europe storm the catwalk. An impressive line-up of international judges – invited by Luscious 007 – will judge the dancers on their techniques and award prizes to the best talents. As always, it promises to be an intense and captivating get-together. On this warm summer’s day, expect an overdose of love, a strong sense of community, and a call for pride.
From 20:00 to 23:00, Sensoa will be present to answer your questions about HIV and STIs, testing, PrEP, chemsex, sexually transgressive behaviour, positive sex experience and you can also get free and confidential HIV testing through a saliva test.
13:00 // doors open
14:00-17:00 // waacking
18:00-22:00 // ballroom categories
+ afterparty until midnight
In August, Antwerp is the proud host of Pride, the annual gathering of queer people. Pride was created as a protest response to the Stonewall riots in 1969, when police raided the gay bar Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village. During the same period, the ballroom scene was flourishing in the Harlem Underground, from which vogueing developed into an emancipatory dance form. For queer people of colour, the ballrooms were a safe haven where they could be entirely themselves. Since then, an international community has formed around this dance style, with a variety of techniques and forms of expression.
DE SINGEL and Vogue Bootcamp Belgium celebrate both Pride and ballroom by transforming the courtyard garden into The Summer of Love Ball. Waackers and voguers from across Europe storm the catwalk. An impressive line-up of international judges – invited by Luscious 007 – will judge the dancers on their techniques and award prizes to the best talents. As always, it promises to be an intense and captivating get-together. On this warm summer’s day, expect an overdose of love, a strong sense of community, and a call for pride.
From 20:00 to 23:00, Sensoa will be present to answer your questions about HIV and STIs, testing, PrEP, chemsex, sexually transgressive behaviour, positive sex experience and you can also get free and confidential HIV testing through a saliva test.
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