Explore the Ballroom Archive

Discover a growing collection of archival ballroom material, featuring never before seen images from the 80s and 90s

Ballroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

Iconic Voguer Willi Ninja wearing Thierry Mugler body piece (1989) by Chantal RegnaultBallroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

Welcome to the First Online Ballroom Archive

1,000+ newly digitized images

Runway Coldest Winter Ever 4, Alan Mozes, 2022-02-19, From the collection of: Ballroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

Icon Exotic Mugler House of Mugler Ball, Alan Mozes, 2019-10, From the collection of: Ballroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

"Blizzard" Coldest Winter Ever 4, Alan Mozes, 2022-02-19, From the collection of: Ballroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

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New Way Haus of ALPHAOMEGA ANARCHY BALL, Alan Mozes, 2023-03-11, From the collection of: Ballroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

House of Mugler Ball, Alan Mozes, 2019-10, From the collection of: Ballroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

Legendary Leryia Garcon House of Mugler Ball, Alan Mozes, 2019-10, From the collection of: Ballroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

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House of Jourdan Ball NJ backstage Legendary Jérome La Beija and Daniele Revlon (1989) by Chantal RegnaultBallroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

Ballroom Pioneers, Icons, Legends Tell Their Own Stories

The Ballroom community has come together to tell their own stories and to build the visual arc of their history that gives honor to the joy, pain, resilience, competitiveness, and craftsmanship of Ballroom.

Revlon Ball (2000/2002) by Luna Luis OrtizBallroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

How Did This Come Together?

This collection of archival material was made entirely possible by the Ballroom community. Taking from personal albums and boxes, they shared rare, never-before-seen images that were then scanned to make into this digital archive

Sade ALPHAOMEGA NYC Latex Ball walking FQ Face, Obi Does, 2022-06-18, From the collection of: Ballroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

Shanice & Jacen Team Face @ Dallas Emancipation Ball, Ballroom Throwbacks, 2021-06-19, From the collection of: Ballroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

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House of Xtravaganza Face As A house Legends Ball (1997-08) by Gerard H. GaskinBallroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

Explore the Different Historical Eras

Ballroom's history is broken into different eras, correlated by color: Golden, White, Red, Black, Blue, Green Yellow, Orange, and Purple. Check out the story of Ballroom leader Derek Prada Murphy discussing how and why he developed these eras

Hector, Stephanie, & Mike Latex Ball (2014-08) by Ballroom ThrowbacksBallroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

Dive in

Now, with over 1,000 images available, everyone can discover the rich history of Ballroom: from 1970s to the present, spanning 9 eras of ballroom, from the Golden to the current Purple Era.

Ceasar NYC (2000-05) by Ballroom ThrowbacksBallroom Throwbacks/Destination Tomorrow

Ceasar Williams, Ballroom Curator, Visionary and Father

Ceasar Williams invited the pioneers icons, legends, scholars, and fans of ballroom to share their photos and stories of Ballroom to build this unprecedented archive

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The story featured may in some cases have been created by an independent third party and may not always represent the views of the institutions, listed below, who have supplied the content.

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