A Breakdown of the Ballroom Categories & Rules To Each One! | Queer As F**K

When it comes to Ballroom, there are rules to this S%&T! Know your elements girls, or you will be chopped! #BETQueerAF!
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[@jayparker96]

Thank you b.e.t for understanding & showcasing that black entertainment comes in ALL FORMS..

[@keyonjones4227]

THIS IS EVERYTHING!! TOLD AND EXPRESSED BY NONE OTHER THAN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PEOPLE!

[@Kiki-D-Kimono]

Historically, the Harlem ball scene and houses came about because these Black LGBTQIA people were thrown out of their bloodline families.

[@leratomareletse]

I have always loved and am in love with this community. I know as times goes the struggle will loosen up and mainstream media will downright try and steal your styles - and sell it as brand new.

[@yamomma6479]

That is the absolute truth!

[@johnnytk6936]

They did this back in the the day with Madonna...

[@harraj516]

can’t believe this was a BET video, hope they continue with this part of our history

[@rogerrabbia]

I was researching ballrooms for an uni project about wallpaper design and this video is just pure gold! I love being queer, and i love my community so much!

[@milliet4982]

Love love love! Thank you for this wonderful showcase of the ballroom community and what it truly means by the ones who live it everyday!

[@Imx3STEELhere]

I’m here for all of this!!

[@yourwhateverhomegirl]

The girl at 6:06 reminds me of Elektra from the tv series Pose!!!!

[@hykuvava2269]

That's my daughtah!! Obianibell aka Obiani. Thank you so MUCH 💜💜💜💜

[@Jin_Raiden]

Elektra/Dominique aka Tyra Allure/Milan/Mugler (I can’t remember all the houses she was in but it was a few). She has videos of her absolutely killing it in runway and face.

[@Luna_MorningStar]

​@hykuvava2269 You truly have an amazing daughter & I maybe just a stranger from winnipeg. But I truly love everything to do with the ball ❤❤❤❤

[@diverbrent]

So grateful to be able to watch this. Many thanks for this post!

[@disturbedpeach_16]

Wow!! What an honor to watch, thank you!

[@alphacharm]

Love this B.E.T!!💕💕

[@adorate1515]

This is such a great video. The stories and histories behind each category are everything!

[@ChibiChick25]

Obiana is absolutely stunning!

[@RobertJones-gq3jq]

I love this. We need this. This This This

[@chimcham6762]

Whew chileee! There’s a whole lot of homophobia in this comment section 🙄

[@shaycz5679]

The dip around 1:35 is E.VER.Y.THING!!!

[@richardmcgraw6881]

this is good.!

[@NoName-vq3zo]

Because of rpdr, now it's all designers and what they can mop or get/buy. It's kinda ironic since back in the 80s when Rupaul was part of the ballroom scene those runways were a competition of designs of amazing creativity which mainstream runways across the world and even that bigot a hole, Tommy Hilfiger, would steal and then embellish to make them their own and make their coins--a lot of coins! We sure miss that creativity that is absent from the ballroom scene today.

[@wizarddemigod5269]

but they still get to design the wardrobes though? and contribute atleast in the conceptual level. it's insane to discount the queens of "now" because they employ designer.

[@orangutancoochie6213]

RPDR is a ballroom derivative but it is a very separate thing from ballroom itself. Also let it be known RuPaul was NOT part of the ballroom scene he was very much a club kid. Ironically the only person in the judges panel who stepped into that culture was Michelle 😭

[@newbengraham4775]

rupaul was never a part of ballroom

[@breekwhal]

Marquis Revlon givinggg it in the beginning

[@Beautyymark]

I'm here after learning XG tgif dance was inspired by this type of dancing❤

[@batteriesnotincluded4715]

AAAND THEE CATEGORY IZZZ-ZUH...! --Praytell

[@luapogtv8667]

i'm still confused about the categories and rules

[@Leoshaun9292]

😍😍😍

[@maescreativespace444]

They cut Obiani because of that pimple but she effortlessly slide! Had me madddddd

[@Rubyfualaau]

👏🏽🥰🥰👏🏽🥰

[@hykuvava2269]

The bald lady at 6:06 is a female, Eve, woman, lady, sister, QUEEN--naturally. I KNOW. She is my DAUGHTER. The others are whatever they feel comfortable, pleased, HAPPY, joyful being. Call it woman, lady, girl, man, hunty--or QUEER AS FU©K!! MMMK!?. What I can tell you is you didn't listen!! It was spoken by ALL of them. EVERYONE IS WELCOLMED DAWLIN!!!! 💜💜💜💜 I love you Obiani!! You and your new family are divine joy!!

[@victorchigozie9121]

You are so proud of her. I love to see it.

[@lovebunnykaz]

i just want to know how they afford to pay for all these awesome outfits

[@ma99otfood]

A lot them create their outfits by hand!!!

[@RoyalJoshR]

Most are made by hand. That's part of what makes the ball special. Its unique to that specific person.

[@erikm8372]

I’ve never heard ‘fierce’ used to say something is bad or needs to be fixed lol

[@newbengraham4775]

when someone insults someone who everyone else is afraid to, that's being fierce in a kind of bad way. or you walk a category that you have absolutely no business walking, that's fierce in a bad way.

[@gingerp6631]

Don’t those death drops hurt? How is this move executed without pain or injury?

[@arttale7]

they're called death drops for a reason

[@Faeriiexx]

@@arttale7 They're called dips tho

[@Faeriiexx]

It requires a lot of stretching. You can also see how the people always land on their legs

[@tayashley3539]

My ankle would break and knee would split

[@newbengraham4775]

dramatics and twister voguers all come to a point when it is dangerous to do big dips. leyomi had to have back surgery. several fem queens who got silicone in their hips had to get tattoos on their hips and thighs to hide the brusing from dipping. ashley would not dare try to do the dips she helped create. pioneers and older icons stick to runway or oldway voguing, and that's for the best.

[@tracyskitchenandappalachia2954]

That's where Beyonce copies the dance moves. 🤨 But, they are better dancers. 😀

[@Angelkeyz_aka]

THIS IS BLACK CULTURE!!! I don't care what anyone feels. But the amount of non black genre that try to steal from this is astronomical!

[@samsonfelix8430]

Say Hi if you’re watching from 2024

[@eleodorcosmin.9058]

*WTF.*

[@kingsiriusfit]

Bout to unsubscribe to BET😂

[@jayparker96]

I know both yall weirdos seen the title.. but still decided to watch...🤔🧐.. internalize that

[@eleodorcosmin.9058]

@@jayparker96 what has that to do with this

[@Marcus-bz5fv]

@@kingsiriusfit omg you are gay get over it

[@kingsiriusfit]

@@Marcus-bz5fv ok cool...you got me bro...👌👍

[@iamnikkitucker]

I think the bald one is a REAL woman 🤔

[@samanthadeceus9801]

Nikki Tucker she is

[@QS0924]

that's what im tryna figure out frfr

[@QS0924]

hell, she BETTER be. lol

[@samanthadeceus9801]

😂

[@khaliled1000]

Is there a such thing as a FAKE woman?

[@denisegriffin4343]

I have a nice build👀I have nice skin👀pretty hair👀wtf is going on and why was this reccommended??? I'm done with BET & the BS

[@introspect86]

But you watched though

[@denisegriffin4343]

@@introspect86 I sure did now what ??? Its social media the forum is open to the entire world get over yourself

[@denisegriffin4343]

@@introspect86 it's tho' (spellcheck)

[@sobasic7956]

BYE PUMPKIN 👋🏽

[@denisegriffin4343]

@@sobasic7956 tutuloo squash🐽

[@mansamusa2056]

Time to unfollow & block this channel 👎👎👎👎

[@alphacharm]

ManSa MuSa bye sis

[@whatever6796]

@@alphacharm you seem like the guy who vocally hates gays but gets his cakes beat up by random men behind popeye's dumbsters

[@sobasic7956]

*holds Door* peace✌🏾

[@yuckypoptart4161]

bye ain't no one gonna miss you

[@starrazzure]

ITS NATURAL BORN WOMEN OR WOMEN. NOT CIC WOMEN. PERIOD.

[@icepelt1001]

what

[@xxjaminabizzlexx7840]

Your literally a cis* woman.

[@SoundBlackRecordings]

@@xxjaminabizzlexx7840 HAHAHAHA

[@harraj516]

Cis is literally a scientific term used way before any of this even existed... read a book?

[@starrazzure]

@@harraj516 You first

[@Beautyymark]

Okay babe but you are trans. Nothing wrong with that but you can't just say that u are a woman you are a trans woman.

[@lordwalker71]

Really don’t know why people decided some of these moves are the things to do, they look pretty stupid.

[@RoyalJoshR]

Shut it.