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Vogue Knights

club night2010–2010sNo fixed home · roving

A weekly Monday-night function founded in 2010 by Jack Mizrahi (House of Mizrahi) and Luna Khan (House of Khan), held in the basement of the Latin gay club Escuelita in Hell's Kitchen. With DJ MikeQ on the decks, it gave young voguers a low-stakes space between major balls to hone their categories before crowds of a hundred or more. After Escuelita's 2016 closure it migrated to XL and other rooms.

Where it happened

Manhattan

Location approximate by nature, a roving party leaves no single pin

Rooms it touched

Escuelita

c. 1970–2016 · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan

ClosedClub

Weekly ball-culture practice event co-founded by Jack Mizrahi and Luna Kahn, with DJ MikeQ; offered a low-stakes space for voguers to hone technique before competitive balls. Later relocated to XL Nightclub after Escuelita's closure.

Sources & further reading

'DJ MikeQ Discusses the Decline of NYC Ballroom', Paper
'Vogue Knights: A Short Documentary on Ball Culture in Hell's Kitchen', ANIMAL New York