verb
General Slang
voguing
· verb · ballroom
The Harlem ballroom dance of sharp poses, model lines and dramatic hand work.
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Voguing is a highly stylised dance born in the Harlem ball scene of the 1970s–80s, created by Black and Latino LGBTQ+ performers. It steals from high-fashion poses, runway angles and even ancient Egyptian art, then snaps them into rigid lines, dramatic arm and hand movements, and floor work. Named after Vogue magazine — you're literally throwing the poses from the pages. Madonna borrowed it; the ballroom built it.
“She started voguing the second the beat dropped and cleared the floor with one dip.”
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voguing In A Sentence
She started voguing the second the beat dropped and cleared the floor with one dip.
Origin & Usage
Harlem ball culture, 1970s–80s. Named after Vogue magazine, whose model poses the dance imitates. Predates Madonna's 1990 hit by years.
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