Same-sex ballroom dancg is one of the most popular sports at the Gay Gam
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WATCH: SAME-SEX BALLROOM DANCG AT THE GAY GAM
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Gail Freedman’s documentary, now playg at the Quad Cema, follows four dancers 2014 as they prepare to pete the ternatnal Gay Gam, which take place every four years. It turned out that same-genr-uple dancg was flourishg ci like San Francis and New York, where gay clubs and dance halls were creasgly offerg LGBT-iendly ballroom, salsa and tango class and socials.
This gay untry-wtern dance club offers more than jt le dancg, wh lsons that rporate waltz, two-step, swg and more. Gay Ballroom. Stephanie Higgs, Director of the film "The Gay Marriage Thg", Belmont, MALiz is an exceptnal dance stctor.
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”Same-sex upl perform on TV shows such as “So You Thk You Can Dance” and “Dancg Wh the Stars, ” while a gay uple, Carole Privou and Petra Zimmermann, peted at the prtig Blackpool Dance Ftival England, May. “We n dance our own queer Olympics — the Gay Gam is every four years, ” Ms.
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