Ballroom Culture: the Language of Vogue | Ronald Murray | TEDxColumbus

This is a small glimpse into the underground culture known as the House and Ballroom Scene. House and Ballroom culture has been instrumental in changing the lives of the participants/members and has been influencing mainstream pop culture since the early 80s. With reference from celebrities such as Madonna in her song Vogue, and even RuPaul’s drag race has paid homage to this culture and community. Ronald Murray, also known as Father Ron ’drama’ Xclusive Lanvin and one of the curators of the House and ballroom culture in Ohio and throughout the Midwest and nationally, walks us through the long and fruitful history of the ballroom culture and the language of Vogue which was created within this community. This underground scene has existed for more than 40 years as an underground community/culture. The 1990s documentary “Paris is Burning“ was the first glimpse in this community. While the culture has been mainly within the LGBTQ of communities of color, it has recently regained