The Graduation Ball

After 6 months of community space, the Elements 101 invites you to the Graduation Ball, during the International Ballroom weekend at Dansekapellet. The Elements 101 has been a regular Ballroom Community space at Dansekapellet since August 2026, curated by Inaya Mermaids Basquiat, Yoni Mercury 007, Klara 007, and Legendary Leo St Laurent. This project is a cooperation with @dansekapellet & the EU Attitudes Dance Network, which is part of a Creative Europe project and co-funded by the European Union #creativeeurope More detailed Information about the Ballroom Weekend here: https://fb.me/e/3wx9wp8Tu Graphics by Solange ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Graduation Ball 17/01/26  Where the drama and the legends begin - you’ve survived it all - the exams, the rivalries, the friendships, the after-school chaos. From crushes and heartbreak to cafeteria gossip and late-night studies. Tonight, we honor and celebrate the efforts and hard work you’ve put in to be where you stand today - this is your story - this is your Graduation! Judges: TBA MC: TBA DJ: TBA Audience Tickets coming soon Participant Registration here: https://forms.gle/4x7fJSW2NcWm... Categories, not in order *see below for specific themes for each category Realness Categories: Game Day Everyday Realness: FQ / TM Schoolboy / Schoolgirl Realness: MF / FF Executive Realness: MF / FF Fashion Categories: The Prom Night Fashion Killa OTA *added 23.09.2025 Bizarre OTA Labels: MF/ FF Designers Delight OTA FF European Runway: Women / FQ / Drag / MF European Runway: BQ / TM / Enby European Runway: All American Runway: FF / MF / Enby Beginners Runway OTA Performance Categories: School Uniforms Old Way OTA New Way OTA Hands OTA Arms OTA Beginner's performance (1 year or less walking in the scene) Vogue Fem: BQ / FQ / Drags / Women / Enby MF Realness with a twist: TM vs BQ vs Butch *updated 23.09.2025 Body / Beauty Categories: The College Reunion Face: FF / MF / Enby Sex Siren: FF /MF / Enby Body categories updated 23.09.2025 Models & Fitness Body : MF / FF Lucious Body: MF / FF Big & Beautiful Body : MF / FF Body OTA: FQ / TM Other Categories: Lip Sync Production OTA Theme: The Drama Club Comm vs Comm OTA Theme: Reading is fundamental! Black Hair Affair OTA*Theme: The Graduation Edition Nail Affair OTA Theme: Scholar Student ________________________________________________________ Category Descriptions / Specific Themes: Beauty Categories: The College Reunion Body, Face, Sex Siren You’ve graduated, lived your life, and now… you’re BACK for the College Reunion. This is your ultimate comeback moment that screams main character energy. You came to gag everyone — the former star athletes, scholar students, ex-professors, and long-gone crushes — they doubted you. They whispered. They underestimated you. Now you show up with your glow up - serving revenge with untouchable confidence - the body is right, mind seductive, face on fleek. ‼️Mandatory for your 10s: Make your entrance wrapped in mystery with a reveal — from a coat or cover-up to a breathtaking final look that captures your comeback fantasy. Think cinematic. Think iconic. Think unforgettable College Reunion! ________________________________________________________ Realness Categories: Game Day It’s game day at the best event of the year — the field is alive, the locker rooms are buzzing, and after months of training, only the best make it onto this roster. This isn’t just any match — this is Game Day, where legends are made and only the realest athletes reign supreme. This is your moment under the stadium lights — walk in like the whole school is watching, and you already know the trophy has your name on it - whether you’re the Varsity Football Captain, Track and Field Champion, Cheer Squad Captain, Tennis Prodigy, or Dance Team Diva. Your outfit should scream team spirit, discipline, and athletic prestige. ________________________________________________________ Performance Categories: School Uniforms Welcome to a campus where perfection meets rebellion. Are you the preppy Ivy League prodigy: polished, privileged, and precise, or the rebellious rule-breaker: who refuses to play by the code? ‼️Pick one of the following: Option 1: Preppy Ivy League Prodigy You are on every honor roll, have founded three student clubs, and your alumni parents couldn’t be prouder. Your uniform is spotless, crisp, and precisely how it’s meant to be worn — if not just a little more stylish. You can incorporate color-coded elements such as plaid skirts, pressed slacks, preppy ties—stay classy and within the school policy! Option 2: The Rebellious Rule-Breaker Detention? Again? Shocking. You know the rules, you just don’t see the point in following them. You bend them, break them, and rewrite them when it suits you. You are technically in uniform... but just with your own spin on it. Authority bores you, tradition irritates you, and you are here to...