Muslim teen (17) stabbed to death a Gay Man, O’Shae Sibley (28), for “vogueing” — or performing a stylized modern dance routine — to Beyoncé’s hit “Renaissance” outside a gas station in Coney Island Saturday night
“They hated us ’cause we are gay!” In a Facebook post, one of Sibley’s friends said, sharing gruesome photos from the slaying. “[They were] screaming we Muslim and we don’t like gays!!!!! As we are innocently pumping gas, and ya’ll decided to stab on one of us!!!”
The Muslim was offended because Sibley was dancing shirtless in their swimming trunks.
Before moving to Brooklyn in 2019, Sibley took great pride in serving as a member of the prestigious Philadelphia dance company, Philidanco.
“He was a member of the principal cast of the Philadelphia dance company,” said Jewel. “In the art world, in Philadelphia, that’s very prestigious.”
Jewel said that Sibley moved to New York from Philadelphia three years ago, shortly after he did, because he enjoyed the city’s 24-hour vibrancy.
“We just enjoy the vibe better because we’re night owls and love to go out to the club and there was just more to do. And also we’re also all professional artists.”
He said that Sibley had the gift of making people happy. Beyonce’s album — with its pulsating “Break My Soul” single — has been topping the charts for months. The music is the backbone of the singer’s worldwide “Renaissance” tour, which made a tri-state area stop at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Saturday and Sunday, the same weekend that Sibley lost his life.
Moments before the professional hoofer was fatally stabbed in what cops are investigating as a possible hate crime, he and his buddies were blasting Bey’s music and showing off their best moves while parading and pumping gas.
The song samples Big Freedia and Robin S., two icons of the gay and dance music communities.
Voguing consists of quick successions of poses similar to those that would appear in fashion magazine editorials—dramatic and striking—while also embracing elements of gymnastics and ballet.
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