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Ballroom Culture

 

Ball culture, the house system, the ballroom community and similar terms describe an underground LGBT subculture in the United States in which people "walk" (i.e., compete) for trophies and prizes at events known as balls. Some who walk also dance; others compete in drag genres, trying to pass as a gender and social class. Most participants in ball culture belong to groups known as "houses".

Categories

 

  • Butch Queen Vogue Fem/Female Figure Performance – Use the vogue elements of hands, catwalk, duckwalk, floor performance, spins and dips

  • BQ Realness – Judged on participants' ability to blend in with male heterosexuals

  • FQ Realness – Judged on participants' ability to blend in with female heterosexuals

  • Realness With a Twist (Twister) – Judged on participants' ability to blend in with heterosexuals, returning in vogue

  • BQ/FQ/FF Runway – Judged on participants' ability to catwalk, usually with a requested outfit or color

  • Bizarre – Judged on participants' creativity to design a costume based on a requested category

  • Labels – Judged on how many labels a participant is wearing and their authenticity

  • BQ/FQ/FF Face – Judging a participant's clean, smooth face

  • BQ/FQ/FF Sex Siren – Sex appeal in underwear (thongs, briefs or bikinis)

  • Commentator vs. Commentator – Allows aspiring (and current) MCs to showcase their ability to hype the crowd

  • Dipology – Like Vogue Femme, with spins into dips only

  • European Runway – Often a butch-queen category, featuring effects seen in a European fashion show

  • American Runway – Similar to European Runway, featuring butch queen, TransMen or Butches/Studs

  • Butch Queen up in Pumps – Similar to Labels or Runway, featuring high heels

  • FQ/BQ in Drag Female Figure Performance – Lip-synching to a female celebrity

  • Hands Performance – Vogue with hands only

  • Virgin/Beginners Vogue – Vogue category for participants who have been voguing for less than one year

  • Virgin/Beginners Runway – Runway for participants who have been walking for less than one year

  • Best Dressed

  • Legendary/Iconic Categories – All-star categories for legends and Icons only

  • Women's Vogue – Women Who Vogue All Around The World[clarification needed]

 

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