Honey Balenciaga

Honey Balenciaga (also known as Honey Valentine Gonzales)[1][2] is an American dancer.[3][4] She was part of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour and Cowboy Carter Tour.[5][6] She also competed on Legendary and appeared in the music video to Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra" (2025).[7]

Early life

She was born on August 15, 2001, to a Honduran immigrant father and a Nuyorican mother in New York.[8]

Career

Dance

Gonzales started dancing as a child, learning jazz, contemporary, tap, and ballet. She was later introduced to voguing. She was given the name 'Honey' by her trans-mother, who called her voguing "sweet like honey". She joined the House of LaBeija in 2017, then the Houses of Juicy Couture and Balenciaga.[8]

In 2020 and 2021, Gonzales appeared on the voguing competition TV show Legendary.[8]

In 2023, she was part of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour, where she was a background dancer as well as representing the Vogue fem category on the ballroom battle segment of the show.[8]

In 2025, she joined Beyoncé again during her Cowboy Carter Tour as a background dancer, and she had a solo dance section during the Ballroom Dance Battle.[6] She appeared in Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra" music video.[7] She also performed as a background dancer for Sabrina Carpenter at the VMAs.[9]

Modeling

She appeared in Coach and Nike ad campaigns.[10]

In 2024, she was part of Louboutin's 'Storytelling' campaign.[2]

In 2025, she modeled for Windowsen's collaboration with Nike in Shanghai.[11]

Acting

Gonzales guest starred on season 2 of the Netflix show Survival of the thickest.[12]

References

  1. ^ Jackson, Hannah (2024-09-26). "Honey Balenciaga Goes Full Diva Mode for Mugler". Vogue. Archived from the original on 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  2. ^ a b Stephan, Katcy (2024-11-20). "UTA Signs Ballroom Superstar Honey Gonzales (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  3. ^ "A Day Spent Voguing Behind the Scenes With Miss Honey Balenciaga". Hypebeast. 2024-09-19. Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  4. ^ "Who Is Honey Balenciaga? 5 Facts About the Viral Ballroom..." Complex. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  5. ^ Street, Mikelle (2023-12-04). "The many faces of ballroom in Beyoncé's Renaissance". GAY TIMES. Archived from the original on 2025-05-12. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  6. ^ a b McClay, Caché (2025-05-22). "Beyoncé's tour rides wave of viral moments, memes: Catch up on the best ones so far". Shelby Star. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  7. ^ a b "Honey Balenciaga Is a Scene Stealer". Them. 2025-06-18. Archived from the original on 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  8. ^ a b c d Sanchez, Sofía (2024-06-26). "Honey Gonzales Vogued Into Beyoncé's World. Now, She's Got Her Own Act II". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  9. ^ "Watch Sabrina Carpenter's Jaw-Dropping MTV VMAs Performance". ELLE. 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  10. ^ "Generation V: Honey Balenciaga". V Magazine. 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  11. ^ Hu, Denni (2025-11-02). "Windowsen Runway Doubles Down on Escapism in Shanghai". WWD. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
  12. ^ Petski, Denise (2025-05-14). "'Survival Of The Thickest' Renewed For Third & Final Season At Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
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