paris is burning

everyone needs to watch this documentary at least once in their lives. the way this documentary places you in the ecosystem of ballroom - a culture and language that is still widely represented in popular media today - is incredible. there were many aspects of ballroom that i was unaware of - like the categories that a ball can have, and people can compete in said categories. the fact that balls would go on all night long. the fact that this was a way for black and brown trans and queer folk to create a system of financial support. i think that people need to stop treating art - and especially dance - as something that holds little to no value. dance is a reflection of power, society, and history. and this documentary demonstrates exactly that.