PROGRAMS
HOLD THAT POSE FOR ME
Hold That Pose for Me is a mini ballroom competition and health education series aimed to educate QTBIPOC youth and young adults about ballroom history, ballroom culture, and health resources. The series will allow community members ages 13-24 to compete in mini balls that will present a variety of categories to promote inclusivity and build confidence.
Community members will compete in various categories and learn the history of these categories in educational sessions before the competition, facilitated by SeaTac Ballroom Alliance members who are experts within those respected categories. They will also be educated on HIV prevention and treatment options offered by local community-based organizations.
This project will feature the arts and culture of the ballroom community, introducing many millennials to ballroom history that reflects and impacts the Kiki Ballroom Scene of the present. The art of dance, fashion design, creative direction, music composition, and sound engineering will allow many community members to become well-versed in putting on a ballroom event, capacity building, and healthcare messaging.
SEATAC BALLROOM ALLIANCE
The SeaTac Ballroom Alliance is a leadership initiative that focuses on leadership development, capacity building, and program implementation while bridging the gaps between both the Kiki Ballroom Scene and Main Ballroom Scene throughout Washington State. Sea-Tac Ballroom Alliance hosts monthly meetings to discuss community needs, create work plans and solutions to foster better visibility and inclusion to QTBIPOC individuals of the SeaTac Ballroom community, organize and plan the yearly SeaTac Awards Ball and Community Resource Fair, and support local ballroom events.
BACE CONFERENCE
The Ballroom Advocacy Community Engagement Conference (BACE) is a capacity-building conference curated by Seattle-Tacoma House and Ballroom Community leaders. This conference will engage both mainstream and KiKi scene influencers as we develop comprehensive, resourceful, and culturally affirming responses to health disparities in the community in addition to advocating social and economic mobility to this underserved population.
STRIKE A POSE
Strike A Pose is a monthly safe space event that allows community members, artists, and healthcare professionals to network and cultivate comradery by implementing an artist exhibition, hosting a resource fair, and practicing the preservation of ballroom culture via a ball competition setting.