Edmonton's growing ballroom scene is less waltz, more walk
It is where people "walk," perform, model, dance and lip-sync in a diverse range of categories. First created by Black and Latina queer and trans people in the U.S., ballroom culture was built as a welcoming space that allowed participants to be themselves and celebrate each other.
On the latest episode of the This is Edmonton podcast, producer Tahirih Foroozan visits YEG Ballroom, a part of the Fruit Loop Society of Alberta which is bringing these spaces to our city.
This is Edmonton is posted online every Wednesday. Listen here or get in touch at thisisyeg@cbc.ca.
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