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View Entire Issue As FIRST WORDS | QUEST issue notes CONTENTS Cover Interview Page 3 INTERVIEW BY PAUL MASTERSON Milwaukee LGBT PHOTOS BY MIKE HILLER Film/Video Festival Page 6 Cordially Yours Page 13 LEGAL: Quest Magazine is pub- lished monthly and is distribut- ed free in Wisconsin area bars & businesses that cater to the LGBT community. Quest© 2017 All rights are reserved. Publication of the name or photograph of any per- son or business in this magazine does not reflect upon one’s sexual orientation. All copy, text, photo- graphs and illustrations in adver- tisements are published with the understanding the advertisers have secured the proper consent ON OUR COVER: Dan E Dance for use, and Quest may lawfully publish & cause such publication Dan E. Dance, the current holder of the prestigious Mr. Gay Wisconsin to be made & save blameless Quest from any & all liability, loss USofA title, has a long history of pageantry. His story is one of commit- and expense of any nature arising ment, perseverance and a personal strength to overcome adversity that has from publication brought him to the level of success that few have achieved. Thanks. Dan E. Dance spoke with QUEST and told his inspirational story. QUEST: Before we get to your School and have theater and entertainment career, what can dance training in my background. PUBLISHER: you tell QUEST readers about My entertainment career started Mark Mariucci (ZA) your background? And how did shortly after my 21st birthday. you discover your talent? CONTRIBUTING I was in La Cage and saw Holly WRITERS Dan E. Dance: I was born in Brown and Company rehearsing Paul Masterson Milwaukee and have lived here, in Dance Dance Dance. For those Michael Johnston mainly in the city of Green- who don't recall, the La Cage Brent H field, all my life. I was educated main floor was three connecting LOOK FOR US through the Greenfield public bar areas. They were La Cage, ~ONLINE~ school system & UW-Milwaukee. Dance Dance Dance, and Jazz. www.quest-online.com I graduated from John Robert CONTINUED ON COVER PHOTO BY MIKE HILLER MIKE BY PHOTO COVER Powers Modeling and Finishing • PG 4 • FALL 2017 QUEST-ONLINE.COM •• 3 AUTHOR | TAG INTERVIEW | PAUL MASTERSON Wednesday gay nights at Pa- QUEST: Do you have any an- DED: I attribute my current and entertainers, and others pagaio and Sunday gay nights ecdotes, special successes, title, Mr. Gay Wisconsin USofA from across the nation, but I at Park Avenue. They caused disasters, or critical moments 2017, to hard work and chang- will keep it local. First, Shan- a lot of controversy among in your pageant career? ing myself for the better. Other non Dupree is an amazing gay bar owners because they DED: Every title I have held than my own perseverance, I person. She is always there were upset over the "compe- and every pageant I have en- give credit to my phenomenal when I need to chat and is a tition." Gay bar owners pres- tered, whatever the outcome backup dancers, the broth- supportive and strong individ- sured LGBT publications to not was, I consider successes. One er and sister duo, David and ual. You have to give credit to accept advertising from them of the greatest moments of my Anna Sage, Geno Forliti and someone who has longevity which was partly the reason pageant career is winning Mr. his Generation Dance Compa- and stays relevant. Second, for the demise of one LGBT Gay Wisconsin USofA 2017 and, ny as well as everyone who Randy Bouche' and his troupe publication "Gay Milwaukee." humbly, when I held three ti- has helped and supported Chez Bouche' are wonderful. Also, in my youth, Prince and tles at the same time: Mr. Gay me along the way. Even those Randy's professionalism and James Dean influenced my Great Lakes USofA, Mr. Gay who weren't so kind, I have to willingness to lend a helping interest in entertainment. Cur- Wisconsin, and Mr. Gay Indiana mention. Both, the people who hand at any time is admira- rently, Ed Sheeran, Adam Lam- USofA. Yes, I have had some were helpful and kind, and ble. You have to give credit to bert, Bruno Mars and DNCE are disasters and critical mo- those who weren't so support- someone who started his own very influential to me. ments. In the early years, I was ive, were great motivation. long-running national touring self-medicating my anxiety show and who is so helpful QUEST: What were you do- and depression. This caused QUEST: Who do you admire to everyone. Finally, Bryanna ing before you entered the me to make mistakes and say in the current realm of pag- Banx is incredible. Her repre- pageant scene? and do a couple of things that eants, drag, and entertain- sentation, commitment, and DED: Gosh, it was many years were not appropriate. ment? promotion of the USofA sys- ago when I entered the pag- DED: I admire kind people in tem are outstanding. You have eant scene at the age of 21 QUEST: And aside from your general, as well as those with to give credit to someone who (laughs). At that time, I was own perseverance, to whom individuality and people who is so hard-working and dedi- working at La Cage and a cast or what do you attribute your are true to themselves. I ad- cated. member of Holly Brown and title? mire many Wisconsin people Company. Before that, as I still am, I was a father and son, grandson (my grandparents have since passed) and work- ing on my education, building I watched Holly and Co. QUEST: What and who influ- a strong self-foundation and through the glass door for a enced your interest in enter- becoming a better person. bit and said to myself, "I can tainment? TV or other media do that." personalities? Family and I opened the door and friends? QUEST: Okay, you in an en- walked in. When Holly and DED: As a child, I was actu- semble and dancing, having her company noticed me, they ally influenced by my mom's fun, but what inspired you to mentioned that this was a friends, who were also our break out and become a pag- closed rehearsal to the pub- neighbors, watching their eant contestant? lic and I couldn't be in there. preparation for, and compet- DED: It was the love of the Undaunted, I said, "I under- ing in dance competitions. I art of entertainment, the com- stand, but I can do what you're was about 12 years old. I re- petition, the family that is built doing." After their rehearsal, member watching their dance amongst performers, repre- Christopher Alex, the choreog- competitions at the clubs senting the title, the system, rapher at La Cage at the time, called Papagaio and Park Ave- the promoters, clubs, cities, came up to me and said, "So nue. Back then, underage peo- and the great State of Wiscon- you think you can do what we ple could get into bars with sin and all its wonderful resi- do. Let me see you dance." I their parents. It was only a dents. The show bookings that went on the dance floor and couple of times my mom took come with the pageant scene started dancing. During the me there to watch her friends. are fantastic, too, and, I'll ad- second song I was dancing It wasn't a regular thing my mit, the perks are enticing. to, Christopher came up to mom did. Does anyone re- Jimmy King, also, was a major me and said, "OK, be here at member Papagaio or Park influence in my becoming part this time and day" and Dan E. Avenue? (laughs). Those bars of the pageant world. Dance was born. were mostly straight except for 4 • QUEST MAGAZINE FALL 2017 FALL 2017 QUEST-ONLINE.COM • 5 AUTHORMILWAUKEE | TAG LGBT FILM/VIDEO FESTIVAL | CINEMA | GLEN BISHOP sparring featured Parveen dered, offers to train Zaynab Zaynab is determined to pur- speaking in her native tongue in the ways of Lucha wrestling. sue both the wrestling and the ••• whilst Zaynab doggedly re- Zaynab’s life is further up- girl; she’s even more deter- sponding in English. “Mothers ended one afternoon after she mined to keep both a secret 2017 Milwaukee and daughters aren’t friends finds her way to a small, corner from her mother. in our culture,” Zaynab later tavern. Even though she’s just Secrets rarely stay secrets in LGBT Film/Video admits. insisted to her mother that stories such as these. 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