TIGLFF is excited in 2026 to launch the Trans Pride Dance Party & Ball, themed this year as “Night of 1000 Oscars,” in partnership with Central Florida Ballroom Collective.

**This event is 21+**

The night kicks off with a huge dance party with Dyke Nite St Pete, bringing our local queer and trans community together to celebrate, dance, and serve. Then we roll straight into the ballroom competition. Categories. Commentary. Tension. 10s across the board.

One of the best parts? This event is a community fundraiser, in collaboration with Swamp Bois and Doll Dynasty to support their Gender Affirming Care Fund. The whole night is about showing up for each other. We’ll also have raffle prizes throughout the evening, so folks can join in supporting the fund while having fun. Come for the party, stay for the purpose, and leave knowing you helped make care more accessible for our community.

Your ticket is all-inclusive to:

• 7pm – 10pm Trans Pride Dance Party with Dyke Nite St Pete
• 10pm – 12 / 12:30 Trans Pride Ball with Central Florida Ballroom Collective

The event Division & Categories are listed below. To learn more about this event & ballroom culture, visit here: https://tiglff.com/night-of-1000-oscars/

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Night of 1000 Oscars Divisions & Categories

Each Grandprize Category Winner will receive the $150 Grand Prize and trophy. All other division winners will receive a trophy.

• Performance: You are the prize! You are the moment! You are the Oscar! Bring in a mostly gold effect like the coveted award!
  • Divisions: FQ | Transman | Drags | BQ | Twister | Women | Beginner | Oldway | New Way
• Sex Siren: You stepped right out of the silver screen into real life. Bring it in a black and white effect like the movie you just walked out of!
  • Divisions: Transman | MF | FF | FQ
• Face: Just bring it as a Hollywood Star from a decade of your choice. Don’t forget your reference photo!
  • Divisions: GNC | Beginners | MF | FF
• Best Dressed: Tonight is the Oscars, so bring it red carpet ready.
  • Divisions: FQ | Transman | GNC | MF | FF

Ballroom Terms & Definitions

• Category – A specific competition style or prompt at a ball. Each category has its own rules, expectations, and judging criteria that participants must meet to be eligible to compete.
• Walk – To compete in a category at a ball.
• 10s Across (or 10s Across the Board) – A unanimous approval from the judges indicating that a participant has met the category requirements and advances to the battle rounds.
• Chop – An elimination from the judges indicating that a participant has not met the category requirements and will not advance to the next round.
• Battle – A competitive face-off between two or more participants who have received 10s Across, where contestants perform against one another to advance or win the category.
• Grand Prize – The top award in a category or ball, often accompanied by a trophy, cash prize, or title, awarded to the final winner after all battle rounds.
• Panel – The group of judges responsible for evaluating participants based on the category’s criteria and determining 10s, chops, and winners.
• OTA (Open to All) – A category designation indicating that the category is open to participants of any gender identity or ballroom identity, unless otherwise specified.
• Legendary – An honorific status awarded to individuals who have made long-standing, impactful contributions to ballroom culture, often recognized through years of excellence, leadership, and influence.
• Icon – The highest honorific status in ballroom, recognizing individuals whose influence has fundamentally shaped ballroom culture, categories, or regional scenes over time.
• Femme Queen (FQ) – A woman of trans experience.
• Women – Cisgender female who participate in ballroom categories designated for women.
• Butch Queen (BQ) – A queer cisgender male.
• Transman – A man of trans experience.
• Butch Queen Up in Drag (BQUID) – A queer cisgender male presenting as a woman in a specific category or performance context.
• Performance / Vogue – A category focused on vogue performance, drawing from elements such as hands performance, catwalk, duckwalk, spins, dips, and floor performance.
• Butch Queen Vogue Femme (BQVF) – A category where a butch queen performs vogue in the Femme Queen style, emphasizing femininity, fluidity, and grace.
• GNC (Gender Non-Conforming) – An umbrella term for individuals whose gender expression does not conform to traditional gender norms.
• Beginner – A division for participants who are new to a category and are still developing the foundational elements and techniques required to compete at higher levels. This division creates space for learning, growth, and building confidence before walking against more seasoned competitors.
• MF (Male Figure) – An inclusive classification for competitors who present a masculine gender expression. This typically includes Butch Queens, Trans Men, and other individuals whose presentation aligns with traditional masculine aesthetics within the ballroom scene
• FF (Female Figure) – An inclusive classification for competitors who present a feminine gender expression. This typically includes Fem Queens, Women, Drags, and others whose presentation aligns with traditional feminine aesthetics within ballroom
• Twister – A Male Figure competitor who presents in a traditionally masculine appearance while performing the feminine style of vogue performance. Twisters embody the contrast between masculine presentation and the fluidity, dramatics, and femininity of Vogue Fem.
• Old Way – The original style of vogue performance rooted in precision, symmetry, and controlled movement. Old Way emphasizes clean lines, poses, hieroglyphic shapes, and structured transitions inspired by fashion poses and ancient Egyptian iconography. Often summarized through the classic elements of pop, dip, and spin.
• New Way- An evolution of Old Way that maintains its emphasis on lines and geometry while incorporating extreme flexibility, arm control, intricate hand performance, and contortion. New Way pushes the body’s limits to create complex shapes, illusions, and dynamic movement patterns.