An OTA is a casual ballroom function, but don't let that make you think the energy will not be brought! We'll run through the below cats - and play some music before and after in the gorjus upcoming and iconic Rumors Bar and Lounge Bristol.

Whilst anyone is welcome to participate, Ballroom is a safe space that prioritises QTIBIPOC (queer, trans and intersex Black, Indigenous People of Colour). We ask that all participants and spectators please be mindful and respectful of who the space is for.

For more info see our instagram: @ballroombabybristol

CATEGORIES:
OTA Face
OTA Body
OTA Runway
OTA Realness
OTA Sex Siren
OTA Face Beat
OTA Best Nails
OTA Baby Vogue
OTA Com vs Com
OTA Performance
OTA Vogue to UKG
OTA Fashion Killa
OTA Shake That Ass
OTA Lipsync (The Baby Edition)


✏️ BALLROOM VOCABULARY
10's: Getting your 10's allows you to access the battles.
Chop: Getting a chop cuts you from the category.
Roll Call (or LSS - Legends, Stars, Statements): The opening part of the evening where people who have made a name for themselves in the room are introduced by the MC.
Beginner: Everyone who hasn't walked a specific category more than a year.
FF - Female Figure: Fem Queens, Drag Queens, Women.
MF - Male Figure: Butch Queens, Trans Men, Butches (and sometimes straight men).
FQ - Fem Queen: Ballroom lingo for trans women.
BQ - Butch Queen: cisgender man that identifies as homosexual.
OTA: Open To All - no division into gender categories, includes non-binary and straight people (certain categories like Realness still limit the OTA).

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