Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Two interviews with Vogue Evolution

In an interview with the Examiner, Vogue Evolution's Leyomi talks about her relationship with her crew and her role to showcase her talent, give strength to transgender people, and to show that sexual orientation should not stop people from fulfilling their dreams.

The Ride also talks to and about Vogue Evolution about their origins, their style, and their roles as peer educators. that they got together Some of the interview highlights:
  • VE got together for the purpose of auditioning for America's Best Dance Crew. They auditioned for the second season and missed getting chosen by what they believed to be a "thin line. So, they decided to audition again for Season 4 to "erase the thin line."
  • "VE feels that they experience 'sexism' more often than homophobia. What do they mean by sexism? "'We ‘act like girls’ and that’s the problem. They say that they don’t care if we’re gay but why we have to act like girls. [That attitude] is sexist.”"