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AfryKamera x ovah.pl present: 💛💚 ＡｆｒｙＫｉｋｉ Ｂａｌｌ - Part II ❤️🖤 hosted by Polish Prince Deri Louboutin 🆑👠 - (instagram.com/deriisnotonfire) 📅 Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025 📍 Venue: Jasna 1 📍 Address: Jasna 1, 00-013 Warsaw, Poland 🕟: Doors open 1:30 PM, LSS 2:30 PM 🎟️: Tickets: https://goingapp.pl/wydarzenie/afrykiki-ball-part-ii-by-afrykamera-x-ovah-pl Participant/Ballroom Community sign-up form: https://forms.gle/HtoS68DRZMWHqsZLA Graphic Design by: Marta Baczewska - (instagram.com/pannabaczewska) ˜"*°•.˜"*°•˜"*°•.˜"*°•˜"*°•.˜"*°• What is Ballroom/Ball Culture? What is a Ball? "Ballroom is a place created for those without a place to call their own." "Balls 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." Ballroom culture is nothing short of a living, breathing art form-a 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 society's rigid structures. Imagine a ball as an ephemeral gallery of movement and form. Here, participants "walk" 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 'getting your 10s'. Competitors are judged on their abilities, "effect" (costumes, appearance, theatrics, presentation), and perceived "realness" (embodied and/or visual believability, authenticity)-those 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 own-forever changing the lens through which we view both art and identity. To understand ballroom is to witness a revolution in motion. ˜"*°•.˜"*°•˜"*°•.˜"*°•˜"*°•.˜"*°• 💛💚 Theme ❤️🖤: (For ALL categories except Best Look Of The Night) Your look must use the Pan-African colors: red ❤️, yellow 💛, green 💚, and/or black 🖤. - You may fully wear one color alone or any mix of two, three, or all four colors together. - Your outfit must still read fashionable and polished. - Shoes and accessories DO NOT COUNT and may be in any color ‼️ ‼ About AfryKiki and the Ball Theme: We've chosen the Pan-African colors-red, yellow, green, and black-as our theme for the ball. These colors hold deep significance across the African continent, symbolizing unity, liberation, and pride. While these colors are a powerful symbol of African identity, we warmly invite ALL PARTICIPANTS to join this celebration with thoughtfulness and respect. The theme isn't just about representing a culture but embracing the values of unity, equality, and freedom that these colors embody. You are encouraged to be creative, inspired, and mindful in your approach-celebrating without appropriating. ˜"*°•.˜"*°•˜"*°•.˜"*°•˜"*°•.˜"*°• Host: Polish Prince Deri Louboutin MC: UK Father Ace Louboutin DJ: UK Princess Maze Louboutin Judges: - Paris Father Romeo Louboutin - Polish Trailblazer Kamila Versace - UK Princess Elisa Laveaux - Legendary Junah Unbothered Cartier - Dutch Father Maximus Juicy Couture Categories (in order): - Beginners Runway - 1 x🏆 - Realness (FQ/TM/BQ/Butch) - 4 x🏆 - Best Nails - 1 x🏆 - Beginners Performance - 1 x🏆 - Black Hair Magic - 1 x🏆 - Women's Performance - 1 x🏆 - Drag's Performance - 1 x🏆 - New Face (POC only) - 1 x🏆 - Body (POC only) - 1 x🏆 - Face (FF/MF/GNC) - 3 x🏆 - Best Look Of The Night* - 1 x🏆 >>>>>BREAK<<<<< - European Runway - 1 x🏆 - Body (Lucious/Model/Fitness) - 3 x🏆 - All American Runway - 1 x🏆 - Tag Team Sex Siren - 2 x🏆 - Runway with a Twist - 1 x🏆 - New Way - 1 x🏆 - MF Performance - 1 x🏆 - FQ Performance - 1 x🏆 - GNC Performance - 1 x🏆 - Old Way - 1 x🏆 - Hands vs Arms - 1 x🏆 - Lip Sync Production** - 1 x🏆 - Performance OTA for the Pot 💵 - 1 x🏆 >>> *Best Look Of The Night: Specific theme will be in a separate post. **Lip Sync Production: Mandatory production for your 10s. NO BATTLES. Judges choose the best production. More details will be in a separate post. > Send your production to [email protected] ˜"*°•.˜"*°•˜"*°•.˜"*°•˜"*°•.˜"*°• 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. ˜"*°•.˜"*°•˜"*°•.˜"*°•˜"*°•.˜"*°•
AfryKamera x ovah.pl present: 💛💚 ＡｆｒｙＫｉｋｉ Ｂａｌｌ - Part II ❤️🖤 hosted by Polish Prince Deri Louboutin 🆑👠 - (instagram.com/deriisnotonfire) 📅 Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025 📍 Venue: Jasna 1 📍 Address: Jasna 1, 00-013 Warsaw, Poland 🕟: Doors open 1:30 PM, LSS 2:30 PM 🎟️: Tickets: https://goingapp.pl/wydarzenie/afrykiki-ball-part-ii-by-afrykamera-x-ovah-pl Participant/Ballroom Community sign-up form: https://forms.gle/HtoS68DRZMWHqsZLA Graphic Design by: Marta Baczewska - (instagram.com/pannabaczewska) ˜"*°•.˜"*°•˜"*°•.˜"*°•˜"*°•.˜"*°• What is Ballroom/Ball Culture? What is a Ball? "Ballroom is a place created for those without a place to call their own." "Balls 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." Ballroom culture is nothing short of a living, breathing art form-a dazzling fusion of performance, fashion, and radical self-expression that emerged from the...