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We&#;re so excited to announce the iconic, the incomparable Jon Ali will be this year&#;s Hamptons Tea Dance DJ!
NYC-based tastemaker Jon Ali is a longtime song journalist who has interviewed some of the best acts in music like Lady Gaga, Robyn, JoJo, Little Mix, Dua Lipa, Jazmine Sullivan and the Queen of Pop herself, Madonna. He&#;s notably known for his function in highlighting queer musicians with his monthly playlists such as Queer Necessities and Press Play. Jon Ali is a noted, Glam Award-winning Best Club DJ and event producer in lgbtq+ nightlife all around New York City with his various painter tributes and genre-bending dance nights.
Join us as we jam out to Jon Ali&#;s tunes at this year&#;s tea dance.
This year, the incredible Bella Noche will be hosting our drag story hour!
Bella Noche, New York&#;s premiere mermaid drag queen, lures onlookers in with her fantastical spark of color, creativity and charisma. A staple of the Recent York City and Long Island drag scenes, as well as a leader in LGBTQ+ commun
Today, some LGBTQ millennials want more inclusive spaces that don’t involve alcohol or a dance floor, while others are bringing back queer nightlife as iconic queer spaces seal in major cities. As a queer woman who loves to dance until my face sweats off but also enjoys a PM bedtime, I’m at a crossroads on where I’m supposed to dangle out.
Enter the Sunday tea dance, an almost-lost tradition LGBTQ people adapted as a time to enjoy each other’s firm before going back to work on Monday. On late afternoons and into the early evenings, revelers can enjoy a cocktail and a spin on the dance floor—usually to deep cuts of disco—and go to sleep at 10 without bringing their hangover to work the next day. Cezanne Alam, a year-old married banking professional living in Brooklyn, went to his first tea dance several years ago and loved hanging out with people in person versus online, sidestepping photo filters and gathering people late at darkness.
“Being 30 years old, I grew up in the gay tradition that’s predominantly very web, Internet-based [with] Grindr, Scruff, those types of application
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The Raven Resort was a popular Same-sex attracted destination in Recent Hope PA from to
Their Sunday T-dances were legendary for a small town in PA.
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History of the Homosexual Tea Dances &#; These were events organized on Sunday afternoons in the homosexual community, originating in New York in the s and s. The original dances included tea service. They were a place for singles to meet. The label alludes to traditional tea dances of the English countryside.
It was illegal through the mids for bars in New York to sell alcohol to people acknowledged to be lgbtq+, and New York City police would conduct raids on establishments catering to them. Hence, male lover men in the area began to hold tea dances outside the urban area as an alternative venue for meetings. In New York, these generally took place on Fire Island, in Cherry Grove and the Pines, on Sunday afternoons. Serving tea rather than alcohol m
Plan Your Rainbow Tea Sway Party Menu with These Ingredients
Since the s, tea dance parties have been the perfect complement to an afternoon cup of tea, glass of martini, and the vibrant homosexual dance scene. They were once a way for closeted gays to inhabit loud, proud, and boisterously while enjoying guilty pleasures such as dancing and alcohol. Nowadays, you can enjoy a tea sway just about anywhere&#;or even plan your own!
Tea dances are also an terrific way to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, especially because there are hundreds of rainbow brews and spices from which to select. If you’re trying your hand at planning a tea party for the first time, here are a few need-to-know tips, tea mixes, and spices that you should contain in your pocket.
Tips For Planning a LGBTQ+ Tea Dance Party
High tea isn’t always an elegant affair. In the 60s, the gay tea dance scene was just about as lively as any party could get. Your tea dance party can be as loud, rambunctious, or sophisticated as you want! Whether you’re on a budget or have a pretty penny to use, here are a not many LGBTQ+ tea dance par