หโ*ยฐโข.๐๐ ๏ผก๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ผซ๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝใ๏ผข๏ฝ๏ฝ๏ฝ โค๏ธ๐ค.โขยฐ*โห
hosted by ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ซ๐ธ๐พ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ท ๐๐ โ (instagram.com/deriisnotonfire)
๐ Date: November 30, 2024
๐ Venue: National Museum of Ethnography, Warsaw
๐ Address: Kredytowa 1, 00-056 Warszawa, Poland
๐ Time ๐:
DOORS open for participants - 3:00 PM
DOORS open for spectators - 4:00 PM
START/LSS - 4:30 PM
๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐๐ โค๏ธ๐ค
Participant/Ballroom Community Tax: 10 PLN cash at the door
Spectator tickets: TBA
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐/๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป-๐๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ: https://forms.gle/DXJpshEcBq148UED6
Graphic Design by: Marta Baczewska โ (instagram.com/pannabaczewska)
Video Recording by: Justyna Krawczyk โ (instagram.com/justaphhh)
หโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโขหโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโขหโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโข
๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น. ๐ฏ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ >> https://fb.me/e/7lrzZPOry
หโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโขหโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโขหโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโข
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฝ๐๐ก๐ก๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ข/๐ฝ๐๐ก๐ก ๐พ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐? ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ก๐ก?
โBallroom is a place created for those without a place to call their own.โ
โBalls are a gathering of people who are not welcome to gather anywhere else. A celebration of a life that the rest of the world does not deem worthy of celebration.โ
Ballroom culture is nothing short of a living, breathing art formโa dazzling fusion of performance, fashion, and radical self-expression that emerged from the depths of marginalization. Founded by Black and Latinx transwomen of mid-20th century New York, it is, at its essence, a subversive reimagining of identity and societyโs rigid structures.
Imagine a ball as an ephemeral gallery of movement and form. Here, participants โwalkโ not just to be seen but to create moments that transcend the boundaries of gender, race, and class.
Category participants are required to walk one by one to receive full approval from all judges, known as โgetting your 10sโ. Competitors are judged on their abilities, โeffectโ (costumes, appearance, theatrics, presentation), and perceived โrealnessโ (embodied and/or visual believability, authenticity)โthose who get their 10s battle against each other for trophies, cash prizes, and glory.
Ballroom culture historically offered a safe space for marginalized LGBTQ+ people of color to express themselves creatively and be celebrated. Its influence has spread globally, especially through media like Paris Is Burning, Pose, Legendary, and House On Fire, shaping fashion, dance, and language in mainstream culture.
In essence, ballroom culture is the art of survival made extravagant. It is performance as protest, costume as armor, and dance as storytelling. It defies categorization because it creates its ownโforever changing the lens through which we view both art and identity. To understand ballroom is to witness a revolution in motion.
หโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโขหโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโขหโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโข
๐๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ โค๏ธ๐ค:
Bring it in a stunning look using one or a combination (two, three, four) of the Pan-African colors: red โค๏ธ, yellow ๐, green ๐, and black ๐ค. Donโt forget that your effect should exude class and fashion.
**SHOES AND ACCESSORIES DO NOT COUNT AND CAN BE IN ANY COLOR**
โผ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐ข๐ค๐ข ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ โผ:
Weโve chosen the Pan-African colorsโred, yellow, green, and blackโas our theme for the ball. These colors hold deep significance across the African continent, symbolizing unity, liberation, and pride. They are a celebration of African heritage, strength, and resilience, serving as a reminder of the shared struggles and triumphs of people of African descent.
While these colors are a powerful symbol of African identity, ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ข๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ก๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ. The theme isnโt just about representing a culture but embracing the values of unity, equality, and freedom that these colors embody. ๐๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ช๐ก ๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐โ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐.
หโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโขหโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโขหโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโข
Host: Deri Louboutin ๐ต๐ฑ
DJ: German Mother Dream Louboutin ๐
MC: Dutch Father Ocean Louboutin ๐
Judges:
- Paris Prince Seifiu Louboutin ๐
- UK Princess Amani Laveaux ๐ฎ
- Swiss Mother Sayari Bodega ๐ ฑ๏ธ
Categories (not in order):
1. Beginners Runway OTA - 1 x๐
2. All American Runway OTA - 1 x๐
3. European Runway OTA - 1 x๐
4. Best Look Of The Night* - 1 x๐
*Specific theme will be in a separate post
5. Best Nails - 1 x๐
6. Everyday Realness (FF/MF) - 2 x๐
7. Black Hair Magic** - 1 x๐
**Open to Black people only
8. New Face*** (FF/MF) - 2 x๐
***Open to People of Color only
9. Face (FF/MF/GNC) - 3 x๐
10. Body (Lucious/Model/Fitness) - 3 x๐
11. Sex Siren OTA - 1 x๐
12. Beginners Performance OTA - 1 x๐
13. Old Way OTA - 1 x๐
14. New Way OTA - 1 x๐
15. Vogue Fem (FQ/Drags/Women/BQ) - 4 x๐
16. Team Performance 3v3**** - 1 x๐
17. Hands Performance v Arms Control - 1 x๐
18. Lip Sync OTA***** - 1 x๐
*Best Look Of The Night: Specific theme will be in a separate post
**Black Hair Magic: Open to Black people only
***New Face: Open to People of Color only
****Team Performance 3v3: One or a combination of Vogue Fem, Old Way, New Way. Build your team with members from the same house or a combination of different houses/007s. You may prepare a production for your teamโs 10s or get your 10s without a production
*****Lip Sync OTA: Mandatory production (track of your choice) for your 10s. Lip sync battle tracks will be in a separate post
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐
หโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโขหโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโขหโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโข
Ballroom Vocabulary:
TBA: To Be Announced
LSS: Legends, Stars & Statements
OTA: Open To All
FQ (Fem Queen): Trans Woman
BQ (Butch queen): Gay Cis Man
TM: Trans Man
FF (Female Figure): Trans Woman, Drags, Cis Woman
MF (Male Figure): Trans man, Butch Queen, Butch, Cis Man
NB: Non-Binary
GNC: Gender Non-Conforming
GP: Grand Prize / Trophy
Effect: Outfit / Overall Look
10's (Tens): If you get your 10's, you will continue to the battles.
Chop: Being cut from the category.
Shade: to throw attitude and indirect insults.
หโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโขหโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโขหโ*ยฐโข.หโ*ยฐโข
Event Venue
Muzeum Etnograficzne, Kredytowa 1,Warsaw, Poland
Tickets