The Dazzle Dancers Explained

The Dazzle Dancers
Background:	non_performing_personnel
Origin:	New York City, New York
Years Active:	1996–present
Current Members:	Cherry, Houdini Shalom, Dazzle, Vinnie, DT, Edible, Hole, Machine, Pretty Boy, Smokey D, Propecia Destiny, Robbie, Sochny, Negro Noir, Besamé, Rinky Dinky, Chunky Cupcake, Booty du Chef

The Dazzle Dancers are a performance group founded in 1996 in New York City's Tompkins Square Park during Wignot (the first year that Wigstock didn't happen in the park) by artist Mike Albo^[1] (aka Dazzle Dazzle) and Grover Guinta^[2] (aka Vinnie Dazzle). The male and female dancers appear in spare costumes or nude at festivals,^[3] night clubs,^[4] and the Hipster scene.^{[5] [6] [7]}

The Dazzle Dancers have performed nationally at many late-night clubs,^[8] Coney Island Amusement Park,^{[9] [10] [11]} Wigstock,^[12] the Burning Man Festival in Nevada,^[13] and onstage with the band Blondie to a crowd of 20,000 people at the Millennium New Year's Eve Celebration in Miami, Florida. In 2005 the Dazzle Dancers were a central theme in a feature film, the romantic gay comedy Adam & Steve.^{[14] [15] [16]}

Their costume designer is Matthew Flower, better known as Machine Dazzle, who has noted in an interview with Imagine Fashion that his designs are like sacred objects to him and believes in the transformative quality of costumes.^[17]

External links

• Official site
• Official Myspace Page
• [Media:http://dlist.com/viewprofile.do?pid=136825]

Notes and References

1. http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/19468/Mike_Albo/index.aspx HarperCollins author biography, accessed July 21, 2009
2. http://www.villagevoice.com/2002-07-23/columns/ny-mirror The Village Voice
3. http://www.dazzledancers.com/press/artforum-artparade2006.jpg artforum magazine, September 9, 2006, accessed July 21, 2009
4. http://www.dazzledancers.com/press_nypress.html New York Press, Sept.25-Oct. 1, 2002, accessed July 21, 2009
5. http://www.dazzledancers.com/press/penthouse.jpg Penthouse, December 2006, accessed July 21, 2009
6. http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/features/n_8671/index2.htm New York Magazine, May 5, 2003, accessed July 21, 2009
7. http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-08-19/nyc-life/dancing-naked-in-the-dark/1 The Village Voice, August 19, 2003, accessed July 21, 2009
8. http://www.nypost.com/gossip/archives/2002/10/20021009_nude+dudes.htm New York Post, October 9, 2002, accessed July 21, 2009
9. http://www.dazzledancers.com/press/nypost-coney.jpg New York Post, March 15, 2007, accessed July 21, 2009
10. http://www.dazzledancers.com/press/metro-coney.jpg New York Metro, March 15, 2007, accessed July 21, 2009
11. http://licktheweb.com/articles/reviews/dazzledancers.html Long Island Community Konnection, accessed July 21, 2009
12. http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-08-16/nyc-life/angel-headed-hipsters-get-ready-for-wigstock/ The Village Voice, August 16, 2005, accessed July 21, 2009
13. http://www.mccullagh.org/theme/dazzle-dancers.html Declan McCullagh Photography, accessed July 21, 2009
14. http://www.adamandstevemovie.com/oldsite/castcrew.htm Official movie site, accessed July 21, 2009
15. http://www.adamandstevemovie.com/oldsite/castcrew.htm OutUK accessed July 21, 2009
16. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372122/ IMDB, accessed July 21, 2009
17. http://www.imaginefashion.com/ladies-gentlemen/sacred-objects-machine-dazzle Sacred Objects