Juliano Wade as La Chichi (photo: Randall Whitehead)

‘Rise Up and Dance!’ is an international cabaret dance party that will benefit The LGBT Asylum Project on August 15 at Oasis. The goal is to support the queer immigrant community, as well as Team Oasis, both of which are facing a very challenging time.

The Colombian bombshell La Chichi (the gender-fluid alter ego of Juliano Wade) will lead this musical celebration of world cultures, along with flamenco dancer Damien Alvarez, strongman Toni Cannon, belly dancer Stefanie Schlief, acrobat Garrett Allen, and emcee Adam Sandel, with dance music by DJ Ion.

acrobat Garrett Allen   As co-producer of the event, this writer was knee-deep in preparing the show when the shocking news hit that after eleven years as San Francisco’s premier queer n

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