Sultan Ray

The Politicianz We Ruled The Dance Floor! Budget: $0 - $100K | Documentary The Politicians they were one of the most popular and well known social groups from among their peers throughout their high school years from 1982-1988 with memberships ranging from Lew Wallace, Roosevelt,West Side,Wirt,Horace Mann,and East Chicago. For all of their popularity they were considered by most an outcast,misfits,not belonging to a part of their peers because of their unorthodox style from the way they looked,dressed,acted,talked, through the type of music they listened to in the way they expressed themselves on the dance floor. The Politicians as one supporter explains:Had a way of relating a political statement through artistic expression by providing those from among there peers an escape from the pressures gangs,drugs,violence.It offered those of their peers who didn't fit into mainstream society especially celebrated by athletes,popular social groups separated by class,status and gender a way of hope and a freedom of expression.For one member of the group , describes the experience: It was like "church for people who had fallen from grace"As another supporter describes in watching them perform on the floor was like old time religion in the way people would get happy and scream. Although the content of their dance was very sensual and had much mystic in it.It went so far as to have a "eroto-mystic delirium" breaking down into 3 styles .Jazz,Modern,African and Latin descent