![]() ![]() Along with dancer, model and artist Jonte’ Moaning, they became known altogether as “The Dolls.” The opportunity of a lifetime was being afforded to a community that is rarely given the chance to shine outside balls taking place in the dead of night in warehouses across the country. Several members from the ballroom community - namely Honey Balenciaga, Carlos Basquiat and Darius Hickman - publicly announced they would be part of the dance crew for the Renaissance tour, and public excitement began to grow. The chanting on “HEATED,” an homage to the great history of ballroom commentators whose chants during the competition play an integral role at every ball. Beyoncé got Grace Jones on her album: iconic. “CHURCH GIRL,” an ode to the Saturday Night Revival that House pioneers like Larry Levan introduced to us, mixing gospel and religion into House beats. ![]() Naming the colors of the pride flag in “COZY.” “BREAK MY SOUL” bringing back that ‘90s House music sound. Hearing the voice of Ts Madison, a trans icon in her own right, made us all feel like this album was created for us. I remember that first night we all listened to RENAISSANCE as a friend group. There were whisperings about how this was going to be the intersection of everything you heard and felt in the album. Now, 20 years later, unapologetically Black and openly queer, Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE was my signal that it was time for yet another rebirth of my own.īeyoncé kicked off Black History Month this year by announcing the long-awaited RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR.
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