'We are the new mecca': can New York's underground ballroom scene survive the hype?
As the ballroom community attracts mainstream attention " and influence " many within the scene view the growing popularity with skepticism and trepidation The temperature was barely below freezing on the night of 19 February, but inside a converted warehouse in Queens, New York, thousands of people had gathered for the Coldest Winter Ever Ball " one of the largest ballroom events to ever take place. Over eight hours…