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Q.
What is a HOUSE?
A.
A House is a group of people who create a "family" structure
with an appointed Mother and /or Father representing the HOUSE,
and a collective of other members called "the children".
The HOUSE attends Balls under their HOUSE name and competes in varies
categories.
The
HOUSE name is usually derived from the names of fashion designers
or names of founding house members. Examples of HOUSE names are
Xtravaganza, Milan, Allure, Armani, and Blahnik just to name a few.
Q.
What is a Ball?
A.
Balls are events in which people come as both spectators and participants,
hosted by a particular house, to compete for cash prizes and trophies
in a variety of competition categories.
Q.
Who participates at a Ball?
A.
Anyone can walk a Ball. Usually people walk representing the HOUSE
they belong to. Sometimes non-HOUSE members walk as a way of promoting
themselves to houses they would like to join. A person can also
walk as a "free agent".
Q.
Who judges?
A.
Members of the community that are known to participate and who are
familiar with the categories can be judges. Judges are individuals
that are usually respected in the community. Very often Mothers/Fathers
of Houses are asked to judge. Sometimes judges can also be statemen
and stars.
Q.
Who wins?
A.
Participants must compete in a category in order to win that category.
The person walks the category to see if the judges will qualify
him/her to compete. Once qualified, they will then move on to a
process of elimination in which they battle for first prize.
Q.
Who becomes the Mother/Father of a HOUSE?
A.
Mother and Father are usually people with status in the ballroom
scene and who are known for walking a particular category(s). Anyone
can take on a Mother or Father role. The Mother role is associated
with a nurturing and caring persona. The Father role is usually
associated with a defensive and protective persona.
Q.
Where do balls take place?
A.
Balls can take place in many various locations. Traditionally,
balls take place in community centers, hotel ballrooms and or event
spaces, and clubs.
Q.
What are the categories of competition?
A.
There are categories for everyone. The categories vary in many ways
from face and body to runway and performance. There are categories
for all genders, gender identities and sexualities.
Q.
Does the Ballroom scene have a specific language/lingo?
A.
YES, the Ballroom scene has its own language. For an example of
this unique language please click here. (Here is a where a link
to our ballroom vocabulary would be)
Q.
How do I know what to walk?
A.
The Category is divided into five sub-categories. These categories
allow anyone, regardless of gender identity or appearance, sexuality,
body type, age, or race, to choose what sub-category they want to
walk. For a list of categories please click here.
Q.
How do I get information about the ballroom scene?
A.
Most of the community does advertise by distributing a massive amount
of flyers usually at ball events. Attending a ball will expose you
to those flyers that are usually distributed months before the actual
event. Another option is continuing to check this web-site for up-coming
balls and listings.
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