Juan Imperial
Juan Imperial (He/She/They) is an emerging Filipinx Queer, Non Binary Femme dance artist with roots in Vogue and Waacking. Juan has been spreading the joy of vogue & waacking to QTBIPOC for 6 years through Van Vogue Jam Arts Society & Vancity Waack and has found deep spiritual liberation and communal purpose through these cultures. Juan has been competing, performing and teaching these art forms across the Pacific Northwest and currently trains in modus Operandi’s link program in contemporary dance and training street dance at Barangay Project mentored by Sophia Gamboa. Currently, Juan is working on their debut dance film, “The Meeting Place” premiering at FORM film festival in November 2022.
Image description: A photo of Juan on a stage lit under blue and purple lights. They are wearing white pants, shoes, long sleeve silk shirt, corset and short sleeve unbuttoned shirt. His left hip is jutting out as he strikes a pose, lifting his right arm up and out. She has short brown hair and is wearing earrings and jewels adorn her face. In the background a person wearing a short white skirt and black heels bends down.