Founded on the trailblazing legacy of New York’s legendary ballroom scene,Haus of Us is a radical new vogueing house for the city’s youth. Named after the iconic House of LaBeija – immortalised in the seminal queer film Paris is Burning – Haus of Us is as much about community as it is about competition, with an emphasis on the new generation, not yet old enough for 21+ events. Co-founder Darius ‘Zenith LaBeija’ Case feels particularly strongly about this point. “There’s a younger community being overlooked,” he says. “I want to create a platform where people of all ages can attend mini-balls, major major balls and parties.”
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Here, members of the radical new family discuss why unity is the foundation of a succesful house and why “You never walk alone at a ball”.
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