"EN VOGUE!" ~a Collaboration between House of Marco Marco and Groundswell Art Collective!~

“En Vogue!” is a new monthly celebration of Ball culture and pride in being Queer! Brought to you by House of Marco Marco and Groundswell Arts Collective. Features a vogue dance party and competition to Vogue and House music with multiple categories like Vogue Open To All (OTA) and Beginners Vogue. as well as walking categories dedicated to the art of fashion, makeup artistry and presentation including Runway OTA, Realness categories and special Original Costume categories! $15 for Spectators l $10 for Competitors on sliding scale (NOBODY TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/house-of-marco-marco-presents-envogue-in-partnership-with-groundswell-arts-collective-tickets-22567305418?aff=eac2 Prizes will be provided to winners of each category. With special featured judges from the community and winner spotlights to give visibility and awareness to local up and coming artists. *Partial funding by: Seattle Office of Arts & Culture* CATEGORIES: SEX SIREN (GenderQueer/Non-binary) How will you tease and arouse the judges? Strip it all off? Maybe a little burlesque or erotic dancing? The ultimate sex fantasy! It is up to you to win over the Judges and get those 10's! (Judged on ones ability to be the most sexually appealing through various erotic expressive forms) RUNWAY OTA "Show Your Flavor!" Are you sour or sweet? Perhaps a little of both? Cotton Candy dreams? Do you fancy Chocolate or Vanilla? Maybe Neapolitan? You Salty, Yo? Show us your flavor while you work the runway to filth for those 10s! (Judged on one’s Runway walk and presentation of there "Show your flavor!" look through styling and costuming) DRAGKING REALNESS - Masculine-presenting Gender Expression Can you bend the gender spectrum to your liking to pull off that KING look and win those 10s? Show ‘em who's boss and don't hold back now.... (Judged on ones ability to pull off DragKING REALNESS through presentation, gender expression and attitude) SOFT N' CUNTY PERFORMANCE OTA Light as a feather? As Graceful as an Angel? But still a fierce queen? Use those Vogue skills to serve Soft n' Cunty! (Exactly as it sounds! We want to see soft, graceful, and CUNTY!) BEGINNERS VOGUE Are you new to Vogue? Still wanna be fierce without the pressure of taking on seasoned voguers? Try out Beginners Vogue! Have fun and show us what you got! VOGUE HIGHNESS OTA Who has the most fiercest and most sickening Vogue that haters fall in disgust? Using all the elements of Vogue; Catwalk, Duck Walk, Hands, Floor-work, Dips, Spins and Drops. Show us who's the head queen in charge to snatch those 10s! Use any or all Vogue styles (Old Way, New Way, Vogue Fem) to win those 10s and walk away with the title of Vogue Highness! BONUS ROUND (FINISHING CATEGORY): Catwalk Runway Show us your Catwalk! No Pressure! Everyone is welcome to participate! YAASSS! WEEERRQQ! ***OTA: OPEN TO ALL LIMITED TO 16 PARTICIPANTS PER CATEGORY*** Our Claim To Identity-Affirming Space ***“En Vogue” Is a safe space created for all Queer, Trans People of Color (QTPOC) and LGBTQIA people. Racism, anti-Blackness, transphobia, homophobia, misogyny, ableism, femmephobia, fatphobia and other forms of identity/ability-based discrimination is not welcome at Groundswell and House of Marco Marco events for the safety and enjoyment of all.*** Parking & Accessibility Options Physical Accessibility: The front entrance off of Rainier and Orcas is wheelchair accessible. There will be limited seating available along the perimeter of the event space which may provide limited view of performances while seated. We may be able to provide seating near the main staging area and will try to make accommodations wherever possible. Scents: Unfortuantely, this will not be a scent-free space although we do encouorage attendees to limit use of synthetic scents for those with sensitivities. Food: If food is made available for purchase, there may be some gluten-free/vegan options, but food is not prepared in an allergen-free kitchen so some cross-contamination is possible. Please, let us know if you have any dietary restrictions when ordering food. Beverage: Water will be made available free of charge thorughout the night. Restrooms: Restrooms will be marked as "All Genders" for the purpose of this event. We ask that you speak directly to the event organizers if there is any issue or confusion with this. Parking: There is free street parking along Rainier, Orcas and other nearby residential streets. Public Transit: This intersection is served by the 7 and 9 Metro routes and is located about 5 blocks east of the 8 and 38 routes on MLK Jr Way S.