Voguing Elements

Course with Ray

Voguing is the dance of the so called “ballroom cuture”. Created in New York’s Harlem from and for POC and LGBTQ+ people, it wants to enable them to find their own voice and to express themselves creatively and freely in a heteronormative society. In this voguing class, the basis of voguing, its 5 elements, will be taught. From those elements choreographies will be composed and practised. The goal of this course is, to enable participants to carry out movements with confidence and to create movements independently and creatively or to dance freestyle. “Voguing is a culture, a life style, a feeling – not just a dance.”

Eray Gülay

Ray

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Eray Gülay is a freelance dancer, choreographer, dance teacher and model. After successfully completing his dance studies at the Folkwang University of Arts, he worked in the dance company “Folkwang Tanzstudio” in the 2017/18 season and has since performed in dance pieces by renowned choreographers such as Ben J. Riepe, Jérôme Bel and Reinhild Hoffmann. In addition, Eray worked as a choreographic assistant and participated in the pieces “wilderness tender” by Stephanie Miracle (2018) and “Femina Saga” by Marie Zoe Buchholz (2020).
He has worked commercially with companies such as Tamaris, Vogue CS, Men's Health and Schwarzkopf. He has danced for German artists such as Salomea and Frida Gold and choreographed long-term for pop singer Matthew Wood. He has performed live on stage with international artists such as Cakes Da Killa, TT The Artist and Barbara Tucker.
Since 2014, Eray has also been part of the ballroom scene and a member of the House of Elle. As an active member of the scene, he teaches voguing at tanzhaus nrw and gives international voguing workshops. He also works in the Shapes & Shades collective and organizes workshops, panel talks and balls as part of Ballroom.