Pose – the Ryan Murphy created drama that celebrates LGBTQ+ ball culture in New York in the '80s – burst onto our screens in March.
The series takes a look at the safe spaces for predominantly black and Latino gay, gender-nonconforming and transgender youth, who could express themselves through club nights and contests as part of the 'ball' community.
Is Pose a true story?
From the houses – groups – that are headed up by the 'mother' or 'father' of the collective to the wild themed balls that would be regularly thrown in the underground clubs, the whole scene has inspired artists, creatives, musicians and fashionistas ever since, with many of the aspects of club life trickling down into mainstream pop culture, most notably our language.
So what exactly can be traced back to this era of a cultural zeitgeist?
Voguing was first inspired by the style of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs and the famous model poses of Vogue magazine, where the participants movements were characterised by model-like poses integrated with angular, linear, and rigid arm, leg, and body movements.
The style of performance was first debuted by drag queens in Harlem, New York in the '60s, but exploded onto the scene in the '80s as part of ballroom culture, thanks to choreographer, Willi Ninja.
It was featured heavily in the must-see '80s documentary, Paris Is Burning, and of course, was co-opted by Madonna for her song, Vogue.
Now any old reality TV star who disses a co-star on Ex on the Beach is instantly accused of "throwing shade" online.
Mainly attributed to our queen and saviour, RuPaul, who took the phrase from the drag contests and made it into a hit tune, Supermodel (You Better Work).
Everyone's favourite affirmation surprisingly didn't come from Jonathan Van Ness from Queer Eye or Ilana from Broad City – although they definitely helped popularise the expression. But the phrase came under fire for cultural appropriation when picked up by literally everyone on social media.
Unsurprisingly, this move also has its roots in ball culture. But according to Dashaun Wesley – father in the House of Lanvin – says it's more commonly know as 'the dip'.
Dip/death drop – it's still one of the killer moves to come from the drag world.
The words that every aspiring drag artiste wants to hear – especially when it comes out of RuPaul's lips on RuPaul's Drag Race. It means they've won the dance or lip-sync off, and again, comes from Paris Is Burning, when people are walking into the ball, the host chants words that sound French – one of these is 'chanté'.