Queer Salsa: How One Nonbinary Couple Leads and Follows | If Cities Could Dance

When #salsa dancers Audrey Guerrero and Angie Egea (‪@angieaudrey2315‬) first got together, their love opened up new expressions and possibilities both on the dance floor and off. In Austin, Texas, where they are known in the dance community as Angie & Audrey, a.k.a. “The Kueen & Queen of Non-Binary Afro Latin Dance,” the non-binary couple performs and teaches classes that break down traditional gender roles in salsa dancing. While traditionally a man leads and a woman follows, these dancers take turns leading and following and often switch roles within a dance.

Watch Angie & Audrey dance in front of iconic Austin sites like the Texas State Capitol Building, locally beloved murals, the Love-Hate sculpture, and on the Congress Avenue Bridge.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:59 Austin, Texas
01:27 Angie & Audrey Dance Journeys
02:30 Origins of Salsa, Celia Cruz
03:18 Latin Night at the Palladium
03:50 Gender Traditions in Salsa
04:48 Creating Queer Spaces in Salsa
05:55 Creativity and Artistry from Coming Out
06:46 Watch More and Episode Credits

Featured Dancers:
Audrey Guerrero (She/He/They) ‪@angieaudrey2315‬
Angie Egea (She/They) ‪@angieaudrey2315‬
Monica Caivano (She/Her) ‪@esquinatango7929‬
Robbie Sky (She/They)
Additional Featured Artists: Rey Arteaga, Tanya Tudor, Darnella Rodriguez, Jessica Mondragon, Oliver Steck, Ramon Ramirez

🖼️ Featured Murals and Public Art:
Mia Florentine Weiss, "Love Hate" sculpture
Chris Rogers, "We Rise" mural
Cody Seigmund, "Spread Love the Austin Way" mural
Adrian Jasso, “We Are East Austin" mural

Featured archival materials:
Frank Bauman for Look magazine. Museum of the City of New York
Carlos Ortiz Papers, Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, CUNY
The Library of Congress
Mezcal Entertainment
NJN Public Television
The Arizona Republic
Wikipedia
Cine Clasico
Alamy

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