Protected: Villains Ball Weekend Friday
An event by Ivy Monteiro and Hausvrau

Friday opens the Villains Ball Weekend with a deep dive into the roots of Vogue and Ballroom.

Portugal Mother Nala Revlon leads a Vogue Femme Workshop, teaching the basics of this expressive, feminine dance style. Afterwards, Swiss Mother Tropikahl Ivy Saint Laurent and Legendary Tabytha Margiela look back at the origins of Ballroom and Old Way as a Femme Queen practice – one of the oldest categories in Ballroom culture. The evening closes with a panel talk featuring internationally renowned guests from the scene, discussing heritage, change, and the next generation of Ballroom.

Program:
16:00–17:30: Vogue Femme Workshop with Portugal Mother Nala Revlon (Portugal)

30 Min. Pause

18:00–19:30: History of Ballroom and Old Way as a Femme Queen Practice with Swiss Mother Tropikahl Ivy Saint Laurent & Legendary Tabytha Margiela (USA)

30 Min. Pause

20:00–22:00: Panel Talk: Ballroom Heritage & Legacy: Tradition, Evolution, and the Next Generation with Overall Princess Nekia Saint Laurent (USA), Swiss Mother Tropikahl Ivy Saint Laurent, Legendary European Mother Leo Saint Laurent (Germany) & Legendary Tabytha Margiela (USA)

Friday is the opening of the Villains Ball Weekend, a whole weekend dedicated to Vogue and Ballroom. This performance and social movement was created in the late 1980s by the queer, trans, Black and Latin community in the USA. Since then, the culture has spread worldwide, absorbing local influences along the way – including in Switzerland, where Ivy Monteiro has helped shape the scene for years. Together with Hausvrau, Ivy Monteiro now brings an international lineup of major names from the ballroom world to Tanzhaus Zürich, making it a center for voguing and ballroom in Central Europe.