The ReneGAYdes are Gays For Patsy’s official performance group. The ReneGAYdes’ mission is to promote Country/Western dance and promote the visibility of Lesbians and Gay men through dance performance.

The Renegaydes strike a pose during a performance at the Gays for Patsy queer country social dance, June 7, 2013.

2012 team performs Rhythm of See Me

In 2012, we performed a routine called “Rhythm of See Me” for the 2012 Stomp! in Provincetown, MA and at the 2012 IAGLCWDC Hoedown in New Orleans, LA. Twelve performers strong with a few first-timers. The routine was a combination two-step and west coast swing number that was a blast to learn. Thank you to Alan Gaskell for choreographing and coaching us through the three and a half months of Sundays and some last minute rehearsals before going.

The Renegaydes at Stomp 2010

In 2010, the ReneGAYdes performed a nightclub two-step routine at GFP’s annual Spring Stomp in Provincetown, MA as well as at the annual IAGLCWDC Hoedown in Austin, TX. Nightclub two-step is a romantic dance that is derived from both the bolero and the rumba. It is perfect for the slow songs.

Renegaydes in New York, circa 2007

Since 1992, the group has performed choreographed dance routines locally at fundraisers, social events, marches, and other special events, and nationally on the Gay Rodeo and Hoedown circuits. The ReneGAYdes were the first lesbian and gay group to have performed at a Boston Mayoral Inauguration. Other highlights include a performance at the 1993 March On Washington, winning the silver medal at the International Gay and Lesbian Country Western Dance Competition at the 1994 Gay Games in New York City, a performance at the annual meeting of Staples, Inc. in Boston, MA, a first-ever country/western dance performance in Dorset, England, a country/western dance demonstration at the Dedham Mall in Dedham, MA, a unique joint performance with Southern Country South Florida in Atlanta, Georgia, and first place in the 1995 Atlantic Coast Open team dance competition in Washington, D.C.

Some vintage ReneGAYdes videos:

• The second-place winning routine performed at the 1994 Gay Games in New York City.
• Our first-place routine at the 1995 Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association’s Atlantic Stampede in Washington, DC.