In printStandard scholarly referenceWritten from inside the tradition
Butch Queens Up in Pumps: Gender, Performance, and Ballroom Culture in Detroit
Marlon M. Bailey · University of Michigan Press · 2013
Why this source matters
Bailey competed in the ballroom scene he writes about; the book is the definitive analysis of the categories, walks and femme-queen performance vocabulary that heels dance draws on directly. Amazon affiliate link should be generated from the ISBN.
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