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    'Pose' Choreographer Creates A Safe Space — On The Runway

    Twiggy Pucci Garçon got her start competing at drag balls — now, she's the runway routine choreographer for the FX show Pose, which celebrates ball culture in New York City in the '80s and '90s.
    by Ari Shapiro Jul 11, 2019 2 minutes
    Indya Moore walks the runway as Angel in the FX series <em>Pose.</em>

    The FX show Pose is back for a second season. It's about ball culture in New York City in the 1980s and early 90s — balls are spaces where trans women and gay men walk the runway, dance, and yes, pose, competing for trophies and bragging rights.

    The show feels authentic because the creator Ryan Murphy filled his cast and crew with people who grew up

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