Watch: Pride volunteers made this flawless Madonna tribute
The folks over at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras are celebrating Pride in style – with an epic Madonna tribute.
Amid this year’s Mardi Gras – the largest LGBT celebration in Australia – the team of volunteers decided to put their prowess to dancing, strutting and vogueing their hearts out.
Mardi Gras presents ‘Queen Of Pop’ – A Tribute To The One and …“QUEEN OF POP” WORLD PREMIERE!Sydney Mardi Gras is proud to premiere our ‘Queen Of Pop’ video tribute to the one and ONLY Madonna.The clip, features over 200 vogueing volunteers of all ages, performing several of Madonna’s iconic tracks, including the original recordings of Material Girl, Vogue, Express Yourself and Living For Love. Queen Of Pop is a heartfelt tribute in recognition and respect of Madonna’s support for our LGBTQI communities throughout her career. As an artist, Madonna has helped define a generation during an era that has seen huge global changes, and diversity has ALWAYS been core to her message of self-expression and love. We hope that our video tribute goes someway to reflect the sheer joy, infinite love and deep respect that our diverse LGBTQI communities have for a unique performer who continues to empower, celebrate, and support us. The clip was produced exclusively by TheFanBaseHq for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and was filmed on Valentine’s Day at Darling Harbour, Sydney during the Month Of Love celebrations. With massive thanks to all our Vogueing Volunteers, Maddison Georgopoulos and her Material Boys, Coco Jumbo, Little X, Decoda Secret and the Queen Of Pop Dancers, Rhys Bobridge and the one and only Megadonna! With special thanks to everyone at Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority & The FanBase HQ. Creative Director: Lewis Oswald, Producer: Lewis OswaldDirector: Dan Murphy, Editor: Dan MurphyChoreographer: Aaron Farley (aka Minnie Cooper) Costume Design: Ang Sinnett and Shirley Hamid
Posted by Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras on Tuesday, March 15, 2016
The tribute video starts out featuring a group of kids performing a routine to ‘Material Girl’, before giving the grown-ups a look-in.
In total, over two hundred dancers took part in the lip-sync video – from drag queens to scantily-clad men and women to someone wearing a giant Madonna costume.
A statement explains: “Queen Of Pop is a heartfelt tribute in recognition and respect of Madonna’s support for our LGBTQI communities throughout her career.”
“As an artist, Madonna has helped define a generation during an era that has seen huge global changes, and diversity has ALWAYS been core to her message of self-expression and love.
“We hope that our video tribute goes someway to reflect the sheer joy, infinite love and deep respect that our diverse LGBTQI communities have for a unique performer who continues to empower, celebrate, and support us.
It adds: “The clip, features over 200 vogueing volunteers of all ages, performing several of Madonna’s iconic tracks, including the original recordings of Material Girl, Vogue, Express Yourself and Living For Love.
“The clip was produced exclusively by TheFanBaseHq for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and was filmed on Valentine’s Day at Darling Harbour, Sydney during the Month Of Love celebrations.”
