Funeral services are being held for O'Shae Sibley, a beloved dancer from Philadelphia who was killed in New York City in what's being charged as a hate crime.
As O'Shea Sibley's death continues to draw attention to hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community, his loved ones gathered to say goodbye.O'Shea Sibley was making a name for himself as a professional dancer in New York, but his farewell was in his hometown of Philadelphia.
"He was going to go far. He was an amazing dancer and an even better friend," said D'Angelo Cameron, who met Sibley as a teenager.Sibley was killed in an attack on the night of July 29 in Brooklyn. He and his friends had been dancing at a gas station. Surveillance video shows them voguing and smiling while pumping gas.
Hundreds of people attended Tuesday's service at The Met as the City of Philadelphia issued a proclamation in his honor. Philadanco! performed a dance in honor of the 28-year-old. The dance company is where Sibley perfected his technique before moving on to New York City. Philadanco!"I think something good will come out of it," said Philadanco! Founder Joan Meyers Brown, "because so many more young men will know, it's ok to dance."
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