Behind the Curtain of a Circus Freak Show

Angie Xtravaganza and David Ultima

Mother Angie Xtravaganza and Father David Ultima walking arm and arm at a ball.

Angie Xtravaganza and David Ultima Xtravaganza

Mother Angie Xtravaganza and Father David Ultima Xtravaganza pose arm and arm

Angie Xtravaganza, Danni Xtravaganza, and Tito Xtravaganza

Mother Angie Xtravaganza (middle) with her children Danni (left) and Tito (right).

Angie Xtravaganza.

Mother Angie Xtravaganza posing in a beaded headdress and outfit.

Article on Harlem Balls in the Village Voice (1988).

Members of the Harlem Ballroom community are featured in the Village Voice article "Venus Envy: The Harlem Balls take on the World."

Ballroom Legends pose for group photograph

Ballroom legends pose for group photograph. Backrow: Angie Xtravaganza, Kim Pendavis, Pepper Labeija, Junior Labeija. Middle row: David Ultima Xtravaganza, Octavia St. Laurent, Dorian Corey, Willi Ninja. Front row: Freddie Pendavis.

Carmen Xtravaganza on the cover of the Village Voice (1988).

Carmen Xtravaganza, member of the House of Xtraganza, is featured in the Village Voice in an article titled "Venus Envy: The Harlem Balls Take on the World."

David Ultima on the Luna Show

David Ultima Xtravaganza interview with Luna Ortiz, a former member of the House of Pendavis

David Ultima Xtravaganza

David Ultima Xtravaganza walks a category

David Ultima Xtravaganza, Tracey "Africa" Norman, Robbie St. Laurent, and Rayceen Pendavis for Swerve Magazine

Legends Father David Ultima Xtravaganza, Tracey "Africa" Norman, Robbie St. Laurent, and Rayceen Pendavis pose for Swerve Magazine.

Founder and Father Hector Valle

Founder and Father of the House Xtravaganza Hector Valle.

House of Xtravaganza family portrait

The House of Xtravaganza poses for a family portrait for the documentary Paris is Burning (1990).

Octavia St. Laurent and Carmen Xtravaganza

Octavia St. Laurent and Carmen Xtravaganza face one another

Raquel Xtravaganza, Octavia St. Laurent, Erskine Christian, Tennille Dupree, and unnamed woman.

A group photo of ballroom members Raquel Xtravaganza, Octavia St. Laurent, Erskine Christian, Tennille Dupree, and an unidentified woman.

The House of Xtravaganza featured in Vogue (December 1988)

The House of Xtravaganza is featured in the December 1988 issue of Vogue in the spread "Economy Class." In the background L-R: Mother Angie Xtravaganza, David DePino, Jose Xtravaganza, Danni Xtravaganza, Frankie Xtravaganza, and David Ian Xtravaganza. Models: Naomi Campbell.

Venus Xtravaganza at a Brooklyn Ball in 1986

Venus Xtravaganza walking a category at a Brooklyn Ball.

Vogue

Vogue featuring Jose and Luis Xtravaganza

House of Xtravaganza

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