[5][2][6][7] It was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1989 by voguer/dancer, record label owner (CEO/A&R), nightclub host, music artist and secretary Mother Juan Aviance—one of the nightlife personalities of New York City.
[4][3][8] The House began in Washington, D.C., on 1420 Harvard Street before it was moved in 1993 to New York City by Mother Juan.
As Mother Juan glanced at the cart, he remembered a commercial from his childhood days by Prince Matchabelli.
Some of the judges that night included the icons Dorian Corey and Pepper LaBeija, both featured in the acclaimed Paris Is Burning film a year earlier.
– "Work This Pussy" (Original Bitch Mix) in 1991, Useless, Give Me Luv – Alcatraz and several other tracks.
It is based on graceful, sharp and elegant lines with great fluidity and a high degree of experimentation and individuality.
– "Work This Pussy" (Original Bitch Mix) has been covered and released numerous times by some highly acclaimed DJs such as Armand Van Helden in his 2014 Masterpiece.
[17] In 2009, DJs Chris Cox and Yiannis Mistress remixed Jean-Phillippe Aviance's "Giv Me Luv" track starring Dihann Moore.
Some of the kids are fragile and want and need to be accepted and/or belong, but if they make one wrong move on the runway they are verbally abused and humiliated in front of their peers.
Despite winning numerous trophies and cash prizes for their performances in ballroom competitions over the years, the House suddenly stopped walking.
According to Mother Juan, he decided to stop his House kids from walking balls because of "Ballroom politics", unfair judging and the negative atmosphere of the ballroom, such as verbal abuse, intimidation and humiliation especially where kids "make one wrong move on the runway.
The House's oldest daughter, Kevin Aviance, made special appearances in Wolfgang Busch's 2006 documentary How Do I Look.