Equality Dancing – The (limited) liberty of dancing out of line

Lula Witzescher an activist for all topics regarding equality and also a dancer wrote for the programme of Berlin Open 2016 her observations and thoughts about same-sex dance competitions.

Since it has caused quite some controversy and discussion already at Berlin Open, pinkballroom (the organizers of next year’s European Championship) are now presenting the text in English (translation: Tina Ottenheym): Equality Dancing – The (limited) liberty of dancing out of line. May a broad, varied and constructive discussion begin.

Another interesting find on the internet (not new but new to me) is the demonstration of what they call the “Liquid Lead” by Trevor Copp and Jeff Fox: Ballroom dance that breaks gender roles. Presenting some interesting ideas regarding role change in dancing.