Sat. Oct 8th: 12:50-1:50pm PT (1 hour)

Dancing Across the Diaspora

Bollywaacking | Kumari Suraj

Yoggaton | Maque Pereyra

Sunday Oct. 9th: 12:50-1:50pm PT (1 hour)

Trans and Non-Binary Dance Futures

Gender Affirming Yoga | Allé K / Trans Yoga Teacher

Breaking the Binary with Bachata | Ace Fusion

KUMARI SURAJ (they/them)

Also known as Vanity Ada from Legendary Season 3 on HBO MAX airing May 2022. Featured in the New York Times (2020) and named one of Vogue India’s “Top 50 Most Influential Global Indians” (2019); Kumari Suraj is an artistic force, LGBTQ+ activist and cultural game changer who has influenced the entertainment industry and underground cult communities from Hollywood to Bollywood and beyond.

MAQUE PEREYRA (she/her)

Born in Bolivia in 1987 and based in Berlin since 2016, Maque created Yoggaton during her studies at the SoDA Solo Dance Authorship in Berlin. at HZT. In Bolivia, she studied dance and psychology. Her artistic work (performances, videos, workshops, etc) have been awarded and presented internationally in platforms such as Tanztage Berlin, Tanzquartier Wien and HKW. Last year, she received the Studio Grant at District Berlin with the research ‘Yoggaton as empowerment and decolonial body practice’. Her love for music is also growing and exciting projects are coming soon!

ALLÉ K / Trans Yoga Teacher (he/him)

Allé is a Queer, trans, fat yoga instructor and healer. He teaches Queer/ Trans/ Non-Binary Yoga weekly and also advocates for the community through teacher trainings for yoga instructors. Allé facilitates trainings that teach cis people how to use pronouns properly, abandon the gender binary in their classes, and affirm trans students throughout their transition.

ACE FUSION (they/them)

Andrea Arenasvazquez is an International Queer Entertainer also known as “Ace Fusion, ” born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and raised in Brooklyn N.Y. Growing up, Ace was always working on their passion for DJing and dance. After high school, Ace joined the Marine Corps and built their brand as an Entertainer. After serving 12 years active duty, the now veteran is working on their full time company Ace Fusion Entertainment LLC, traveling the world spreading awareness about LGBTQ culture/LatinX culture, and their love for music and dance. Ace Fusion is mainly known for their bachata musicality and breaking how to dance bachata for all dancers, freestyle performances and being the party starter at any event they attend.