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Hi gay! Come join me and other queer artist for th

Hi gay! Come join me and other queer artist for the second #queerdancecon created by @dearqueerdancer #linkinbio

“It’s gonna be gay”

Dance style @bollywaack
Earrings by @terrilavallee

#queer #nonbinary #theythem #oneofthem #queerdance #waackingdance #bollywaack #kumarisuraj

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The Queers are congregating! #repost @dearqueerdan

The Queers are congregating! #repost @dearqueerdancer 🚨🚨🚨@bollywaack is coming to QueerDanceCon next Saturday, October 8th😻 taught its creator, the iconic @kumarisuraj

✨@bollywaack was created by Kumari Suraj in 2009 as a fusion of Indian culture and Waacking culture. Kumari Suraj created Bollywaack as a way of connecting more to her Indian heritage. Now Bollywaack has created a bridge between female and queer LGBTQ communities with the homophobic/gynophobic Indian Diaspora across the world. Bollywaack isn’t just a cultural fusion of dance it’s also the LGBTQ+ femanine energy inclusion into the Indian community.

Bollywaack perfectly blends Pop, Classical and Folk music along with dance styles from Kumari’s South Asian Desi roots plus the LGBTQ Disco styles of Punking and Waacking. 💙

✨Kumari Suraj (they/them) is a Two Spirit creative director, choreographer, fashion designer, recording artist, LGBTQ+ activist and reality TV personality.

💐HBO MAX’s Legendary Season 3 on Kumari has been featured on Dance Plus 3 with House of Suraj in the New York Times (2020) and named one of Vogue India’s “Top 50 Most Influential Global Indians” (2019).

Register for this stunning dance moment at our 🔗 in bio ✨

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: : a flyer with a background of beams of colorful pinks and purples differed from a disco ball. Neon text at the top reads: BOLLYWAACK with gold chains converge at Kumari Suraj’s photo in a circular frame. The text below reads: Bollywaack is a dance style created by Kumari Suraj as a fusion of Indian culture & Waacking culture. Kumari Suraj. Virtual dance class. Panel discussion. at QueerDanceCon. October 8, 2022. 11-12pm PT. 1-2pm PT.

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It’s been a while. I’m Teaching @bollywaack fo

It’s been a while. I’m Teaching @bollywaack for @dearqueerdancer #QueerDanceCon’s 2nd edition. Grab your tickets for Oct 8-9th. Deets below.

💥28 dance performances from LGBTQ+ artists from across the globe!

💥4 DANCE WORKSHOPS
✨Bollywaack with Kumari Suraj @kumarisuraj
✨Yoggaton with Maque Pereyra @yoggaton
✨Breaking the Binary with Bachata with Ace Fusion @acefusion_official
✨Gender Affirming Yoga with Trans Yoga Teacher (Allé K) @transyogateacher

💥DANCING ACROSS THE DIASPORA, a panel discussion
✨Kumari Suraj: Creator of Bollywaack, a queer multi-ethnic creative director, choreographer, fashion designer, LGBTQ+ activist. @kumarisuraj
✨Maque Pereyra: Creator of Yoggaton, cuir Bolivian performance artist, DJ, and activist. @yoggaton
✨Tandile Mbatsha: performance artist, choreographic-activist, educator, speaker, host, producer, model and scholar based in Cape Town, South Africa. @tandile_mbatsha
✨Hosted by Cuauhtémoc Peranda: Two-Spirit Native American voguer, danzante, and Ballroom historian. @pdc_tepetl

💥TRANS AND NON-BINARY FUTURES, a panel discussion
✨Jayla Rose Sullivan: Trans femme Showgirl and powerhouse on Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls @jaylarosepdx
✨Sydney Baloue: Black and South Asian trans mac voguer, writer, and former executive producer on HBO Max’ Legendary sydneybaloue
✨Ace Fusion: Non-Binary Puerto Rican Bachata star, Dj / MC / Entertainer @acefusion_official
✨Hosted by Sean Dorsey: iconic transgender contemporary choreographer @seandorseydance
💥6 Networking Rooms: Dance as a Globalized Force, Living as a Dancestor, Uniqueness as Power, Dancing Beyond the Binary, Giving Trans Artists Their Flowers, Our Future is Interdependent–all of them serving entertainment, connectivity, and expanded conversation.
💥 Intergalactic Coming Out Day Booth + Living Ancestor/Dancestor Booths for deep diving into the Gaylaxy.

📆Sat. and Sun, October 8-9, 2022 from 10am - 2pm PT
📣ASL Interpretation and Live Captions
🛸ONLINE in the curated virtual space that we call, “The Gaylaxy.”
Get your tickets at www.dearqueerdancer.com/queerdancecon
Follow @dearqueerdancer
#QueerDanceCon #DancingInTheGaylaxy

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This Theydie is so happy right now! Thank you to e

This Theydie is so happy right now! Thank you to everyone who came to the third @discohousewifela “Summer Donna”

It felt amazing to see so many different queer communities socializing safely and freely together making genuine connections.

@pierrepyer @sevyn y’all kept us dancing all night. 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

@miss_shalae you ATE that moment UUUP! I can’t wait to see the video! It was a pleasure to choreograph that set for you with the team.

Thank you to all the dancers who performed, @livingarsenal @official.gabe.f @gbaridenzel @stereocalero @danzelo2 @_allyvega @hyd.roxi.de to the houses who showed up @hausofbasquiat @thehausoftisci @house_of_lyght , the artists in the building and everyone else who is into this kind of culture.

Thank you for pulling up. 🫶🏼

#discohousewife #queeraf #nonbinary #marriedtotheculture

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✨Wednesday is “Summer Donna” by @discohousew

✨Wednesday is “Summer Donna” by @discohousewifela w/ a special creation by yours truly & @miss_shalae with a 🔥🔥🔥 performance mix by @djjoshpeace

🎟🎟 #linkinbio $15 Pre-sale ends TONIGHT!

🪩Sept 14th @KKBB
🪩$15 PRE-SALE - $25 ALL NIGHT
🪩VIP BOTTLE SERVICE
💋*Black & Brown Trans Siblings FREE w/ RSVP
*Dress Code: DISCO

"For everyone married to the culture" - Disco Housewife

#discohousewife #beyonce #renaissance #iconic #discoculture #housemusic #losangeles #production #nonbinary #waackingdance #transisbeautiful #lgbtq #queeraf #kumarisuraj

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Happy full moon in Pisces lovers. 🌕♓️ Nothi

Happy full moon in Pisces lovers. 🌕♓️ Nothing like a midnight swim on a full moon to commence the conjure. Today is watery. 💦🧜🏽‍♀️

“There is something about this Pisces Full Moon that feels hard to describe, hard to pin down. It’s almost like its energy is hidden, foggy, or perhaps, just beyond words.

Maybe it’s not about trying to understand what this cosmic event will bring with the mind. Maybe instead, it’s about feeling, listening with your body, and working with your own intuitive flow.

These two cosmic events unfolding back to back create a strong wave of energy that is likely to feel scattering, chaotic, and confusing. We may feel unsettled in our being or unsure of how to proceed ahead. Things may not feel as clear as we would like them to.

If you are feeling out of sorts as the Full Moon peaks, come back to your center and see where you may be holding on too tightly. Release control. Let go of any mental chatter, let go of trying to understand and make sense of things, and instead, move into the space led by your heart.

Maybe the answers or direction you are seeking won’t come from thinking things through but from feeling things through.” - @foreverconscious

#fullmoonmagic #fullmoon #fullmoonritual #conjure #pisces #cancerzodiac #watertherapy #water

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When you’re #afrocaribbean & #southasian you mak

When you’re #afrocaribbean & #southasian you make music like this. 😏🌴

Theybae: “I like ‘em sweet thick n juicy & like to listen to Bootsy….masculine or feminine Imma realign your spine” 👅🫡

I really love what I do and I’m enjoying this major pivot in my life. Unapologetically! Who’s ready for new music?

New #discohousewife track releasing in September. Stay tuned.

@jaadu_la
🎥 @tirorosefilms
Edit: @kumarisuraj
💃🏽🕺🏾 @milagritos.gch @joshuangilmore
🥻 @kumaribyhos
📸 @capturedbytomo

#theythem #songwriter #recordingartist #desigirlchant #legendarymax #vanity007 #kumarisuraj

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@jaadu_la was one for the books. Who’s ready for

@jaadu_la was one for the books. Who’s ready for the next one?

Thanks to all the beautiful humans who performed:
@ryanlanji (flying in from London to DJ & host)
@suvimusic (djing a mad set & giving us your dope music)
@_amitdances (driving from the bay to prance & sparkle)
@lalbatti.s (being a complete red light babe)
@malavikamusic (serving us your music and essence)

Thank you @rosieblosser from @iconichouseofninja for helping me introduce the Face category to our South Asian community. 💋

Congratulations @lanapatelxoxo for winning FACE!

Thank you @queer.mango x @vingvodka @theblackrosela for the support.
Shout out to our amazing moms who supported our shenanigans, served samosas and partied with us! ❤️

🎥 @tirorosefilms
Cover 📸 @capturedbytomo

#jaadu #lgbtq #nonbinary #facecategory #southasian #production #houseofsuraj #kumarisuraj

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They /Them pronoun 2. used to refer to a person

They /Them

pronoun
2.
used to refer to a person of unspecified gender.
"ask someone if they could help"

Regardless of my identity…”We still show the kids how to prance in Saris!” #desigirlchant

All fits @kumaribyhos 🥻
Photos of @jaadu_la by @capturedbytomo ✨

#theythem #oneofthem #jaadu #nonbinary #legendarymax #they #performanceartist #losangeles #kumarisuraj

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