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30 Years of Philly Ballroom

2020•18m•8.0/10
Documentary

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8.0/10(1)

An inside look into the effort to preserve Philadelphia's ballroom scene, a black LGBTQ safe-space that has endured for 30 years.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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EN

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