Los Angeles Times

These artists are preserving the history of a dance style gay men created in ’70s-era L.A.

In 2011, Lorena Valenzuela packed her bags and flew from her home of Mexico to Los Angeles to compete in a dance battle. The day before the contest, she attended a class at Evolution Studios in North ...
LGBTQ Nation

Gay punkers & whackers: How an LA dance style was born

In the mid-1970s, Viktor Manoel was a teenager in LA, taking his first furtive steps into Hollywood’s burgeoning gay scene. He was headed to the legendary Paradise Ballroom on N. Highland Avenue with ...
CNN

'Punking' CNN

The following highlights the relevant portions of a 13-page document obtained by CNN outlining a plan to 'punk' CNN. Click through the pages to see more.
Yahoo

These artists are preserving the history of a dance style gay men created in '70s-era L.A.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Viktor Manoel teaches a "punking" dance class to students at MKM Cultural Arts Center. Punking, later referred to as whacking, is ...