Calling all legendary children to the floor

I’m excited to be one of the judges for The Amaze Ball! If you want to compete, contact djkaseyriot@gmail.com. Here are the deets from the Facebook event page:

GURL! Dirty Thursdays and The House Of La Douche
are pleased to announce the first Vogue Ball of 2013:

The AMAZE BALL

Inspired by the Vogue Balls of New York in the late 80s… On Thursday January 31st, The Junction will be transformed into the ball room where we will host the fiercest competition that will ultimately crown the Legends and Icons of Realness.

We invite all the Houses, Dancers and Performers in Vancouver to come Walk and WERK

The 5 Categories Are

PERFORMANCE VOGUE
-Give a stunning performance using the elements of vogue: hands, catwalk, duckwalk, floor performance, and spins.

SHABLAM (Dip, Death Drop)
-To wow the audience with the most dramatic performance involving spins and dips backwards onto the floor.

EUROPEAN RUNWAY
-To convince all that you are walking down a high fashion runway through your walk, clothing and style.

SEX SIREN
-Giving sex appeal realness in sexy underwear such as lingerie, thongs, briefs or bikinis.

SCHOOL BOY or GIRL
-Your ability to blend into society by serving school boy or girl realness.

Each 1st Place winner receives $50 and a TOPHY
PLUS!!! Prizes for 2nd Place and Crowd Favourites
PERFORMANCES

you will be JUDGED so you betta WERK
Raziel Reid (Xtra West ‘Blitz n Shitz’ columnist)
Quanah Style (Singer/Dancer)
Marcus Julian (Singer/Dancer)

♥ MC for night is the one and only SYMONE! ♥

DJ Kasey Riot will be serving 90s House and Vogue Music all night

www.soundcloud.com/djkaseyriot
www.djriot.com
@kaseyriot

Doors at 10
$5 cover

The Junction
1138 Davie St.

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