The RED Legacy Kiki Ball
About this Event
Join Godfather Noble Constantine in partnership with the AIDS Committee of Ottawa (ACO) for the inaugural RED Legacy Kiki Ball in honor of World AIDS Day 2026.
Amidst advancements in care and treatment, the fight against HIV continues, and ballroom remains part of the conversation. Why? Because we're sickening!! :p
Date: November 28, 2026
Doors Open at 5:30 PM (EST)
Venue: Bronson Centre
Sounds by: Overall Father Prestige Constantine
Commentator: Toronto Prince Odi Pinklady & Solœil Old Navy
** Details for table packages coming soon**
CATEGORIES (Not the order of categories)
Beginner’s Runway - “First Steps Into Legacy”
🏆1 Trophy, $50
Your walk is an act of remembrance. You might be early in the game but baby you got this! Your effect must be predominantly RED and BLACK.
Beginner’s Performance - “New Voices, Same Fight”
🏆1 Trophy, $50
Let your performance reflect a new generation stepping forward to carry the movement, the culture, and the red ribbon into the future. Your effect must be predominantly RED and WHITE.
Best Dressed - “Red Ribbon Eleganza”
🏆 1 Trophy, 3 medals, $400 | FF, MF, GNC
Tonight, fashion becomes tribute. Use this moment as a pageant platform. What is your World AIDS Day Message? Your effect must be clean, intentional, and red‑ribbon inspired. Baby, no unfinished garments!
Face - “Viva Glam: The Legacy Lives On”
🏆 1 Trophy, 3 medals, $400 | FF, MF, GNC
MAC Viva Glam campaign is built on visibility, activism, and the fight against HIV. Are you the next face of this campaign? Serve a flawless, glowing mug inspired by the bold spirit of MAC Viva Glam. Your effect must be RED.
Realness - “Living Proof”
🏆 1 Trophy, 9 Medals, $500 | SchoolBoy, PrettyBoy, Executive, Butch, Femme Queen, Drags, Transman, Everyday, Legendary
Let us honor the power of simply existing, thriving, and being seen in a world shaped by resilience. Bring your realness with a touch of RED.
Body - “My Body, My Choice”
🏆 1 Trophy, 2 medals, $350 | FF, MF
Celebrate the body as a site of survival and beauty. Show confidence, proportion, and presence that honors the strength of living boldly in your skin. Your effect must be RED.
Sex Siren - “Safe Pleasure, Sizzling Fun”
🏆 1 Trophy, 3 medals, $350 | FF, MF, GNC
Seduction with purpose. Deliver sensuality rooted in self‑love, agency, and the celebration of bodies that continue to resist stigma and claim joy. Your effect must incorporate RED and BLACK with “bedroom” props of your choice.
*** No items that can cause bodily harm to others
Bizarre - “Art of Resistance - The Red Ribbon”
🏆 1 Trophy, $500
Ballroom has always turned struggle into art. Bring a conceptual, sculptural, or surreal creation that transforms the red ribbon spirit into something bold, strange, and unforgettable. Just don’t forget it’s BIZARRE!
Runway - “Walk for the Ones Who Walked Before”
🏆 1 Trophy, 6 Medals, $400 | All-American, European, Womens, Femme Queen, Drags, Legendary
Each lane carries its own history. Whether sharp, smooth, soft, or powerful, let your walk honor the pioneers who shaped ballroom. Precision and presence are essential. Must bring a reference photo.
Commentator vs. Commentator - “Get Excited”
🏆 1 Trophy, $250
The mic is your tool of power! Raise the energy in the room while educating and celebrating ballroom and the HIV movement. With the energy and excitement of the late Legendary Boom Balenciaga, for your 10’s include either of these phrases: no glove no love, safer sex.
Performance - “The Elements of Survival”
🏆 1 Trophy, 7 Medals, $500 | BQVF, RWT, Drags, Femme Queen, Old Way/New Way, Womens, Legendary
Health is not only physical. We need to Rethink, Rebuild, and Rise from the misconceptions. Let’s not forget the social determinants of health. Shake the room and remind us! Bring it in an effect representing the colour assigned to each social determinant by your subcategory.
BQVF - Economic Condition (Green)
Realness with A/Twist - Education & Early Development (Blue)
Womens - Food, Housing & Basic Needs (Gold)
Drags - Health & Care Systems (Red)
Fem Queen Performance - Social Inclusion & Community (Orange)
Old Way/New Way - Identity-based Inequities (Black & Brown)
Legendary Performance - (effect based on your respective subcategory)
***Realness with A/Twist - (must walk realness)
Lip Sync - “Songs for Our People”
🏆 1 Trophy, $250
Many ICONS had a message in song that carried the HIV/AIDS Community throughout generations. Transport to this time with an impactful lip sync performance from these ICONS.
For your 10s, your song selection should be with the DJ by Saturday November 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. For battles random songs from the selection will be selected and you would need to battle down for the grand prize!
***Access to a folder with the tracks and lyrics will be provided to walkers.
Where is it happening?
USD 0.00 to USD 28.52
