# The language of ballroom culture

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxColumbus
- Speaker: Ronald Murray
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/ronald_murray_the_language_of_ballroom_culture)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Between television, the movies and top 40 lists, ballroom culture was appropriated by pop culture decades ago. With the spectacular support of a team of dancers, community leader Ronald Murray reclaims the subculture's narrative for queer communities of color.

## Lectures

1. [The language of ballroom culture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/ronald_murray_the_language_of_ballroom_culture/b69af7424dd3), 14 min (TED's player)