Join NYC street dance community for a vibrant waacking/punking/posing dance competition that centers and celebrates the queer/trans Black, Latinx, and Asian legacy of disco. Punking (later evolving into whacking or waacking) is a dance style that originated in the gay disco clubs of Los Angeles, California and was inspired by drag queens, comics, and old Hollywood films and actresses. Dancers will battle it out to the best of underground disco, honoring the dancestors of the past and creating a deeper connection within LGBTQ+ community in NYC in the present. Expect shocking performances, the opportunity to party to the best music of the 1970s, and a breathtaking battle in an affirming environment that uplifts queer/trans people of color.

This battle will also be an educational/historical event where we would showcase clips of Waacking during the old school and resurgence eras in between the dance bracket.