Drag Race's Lady Camden performs a Myles Thatcher pas de deux and shares what ballet means to them
Posted Apr 4, 2022, 7:41 PM UTC
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I'm all for drag and I'm happy that Lady Camden gets to do this dance in whatever way brings happiness, but I have to say that the film of the piece in shorts and a T shows off technique and 'soul' much more effectively. Happy to watch both versions.
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I have never heard of this person before so I'm happy to see actual dancers, the whole thing is beautiful
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💖💖💖
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this is the crazy thing with ballet despite so much repetoire being being so gendered and the pre-pro training being a highly gendered environment , the ballet and dance world is so open
we haven;t yet seen an openly trans dancer in a substantive post in major company (yes I know Chase johnsey hada fixed term with ENB before Terfy Tamara got quite so radicalised - but that was carefully calculated on Tamara;s part to get column inches )
but we have seen openly trans dancers in major contemporary companies ( e.g. Nora Monsecure at Tanzmainz)
Drag and Ballet has a rich seam of history as well as the Trocks ...
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Ashton Edwards is killing it at PNB
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But why was the tutu missing the shoulder straps? Not feeling the heels. The dance was beautiful tho.
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Yes, costume was probably lovely up close but doesn't read well for the stage, for example the lace applique's on the tights. But whatever floats your boat for this specific situation. I am happy to see drag performers in any venue and will always, always, always adore the Trocks and the immortal Madame Olga.
eta; heels probably an interesting workaround for lack of pointe training. Get to work on your pointe technique, girl! We await the sequel.
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The tutu wasn’t created for a performance; it was created as a runway look for the show, hence the heels. They did a tutu theme the one week, so she created what would be her dream tutu for the runway. Each queen does a photo shoot/video for social with each week’s runway look; it’s supposed to show who she is as a queen & who the artist behind the queen is.
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It's been so much fun to watch Camden in this season of RuPaul's Drag Race. With her Center Stage parody and all of her looks, she's really earned her place in the top 5, and maybe I'm biased, but I think she deserves the crown. Regardless of the outcome, I'm just happy to see someone with such a strong ballet background doing so well on Drag Race.
This pas is pretty contemporary, danced in heels as Lady Camden and in flat shoes out of drag, but you don't get to work at companies like Smuin and Sacramento Ballet without having real technique. The costuming is also really well chosen; the tutu is beautiful and I loved the shots out of drag in a sweatshirt and booty shorts.
She’s my top pick as well, although Willow Pill has a soft spot in my heart. I always get excited to see the dancing on the show, but Lady Camden’s talent has made this season truly special.