Silva Miyake Mugler Presents: The Bawdy Yawdy Ball Vol. 3

Welcome to the third edition of The Bawdy Yawdy Ball, presented by Silva Miyake Mugler at Värmeverket. An international ballroom celebration returns to Stockholm with an amazing panel of judges from the USA, France, the Netherlands, and Italy. Throughout the night, members of the ballroom community will battle for trophies across more than 30 categories in fashion, beauty, performance/voguing, and realness. Expect unforgettable performances, high-energy battles and a night dedicated to community, self-expression, and celebration. In partnership with and Supported by: Stockholms stad, Kulturrådet, Nordic Culture Point, Brooklyn Brewery and Hobo Hotel. The ball categories you will find on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/5WiSj5E7P What is Ballroom? Ballroom was created by black and latin trans women back in Harlem, New York at the late 1960s, due to racism they faced within the white pageant scene. Ballroom is an underground subculture by and for the BIPOC LGBTQ+ community and it is a competition where participants walk different categories in beauty, sex, fashion and performance. If you are not from the community, please be mindful of the space you take. If you would like to walk/participate, learn and study the categories beforehand. If there are any questions, please contact the organizer and they will help you. No sexism, homophobia, transphobia, racism, ableism, body shaming or any kind of discrimination. The space is accessible with a wheelchair.

Ballroom Vocabulary: OTA: open to all FQ (fem queen): trans woman BQ (butch queen): gay man FF (female figure): trans woman, drags, cis woman MF (male figure): transman, butch queen, butch, cis man NB: non binary GP: grand prize Effect: outfit/look 10's: 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