2026 SPRING FLING KIKI BALL

Come join Mother and Father Majik and Rocky Mountain Equality's youth program as we celebrate QTPOC excellence and highlight the Kiki Scene community in Colorado.

This Spring Fling Kiki Ball invites you into the world of insects and invertebrates, where transformation is constant, colors shimmer, and even the smallest creatures metamorphosize into a larger-than-life silhouette. From winged elegance to creepy-crawly couture, get ready to strut, spin, and dip through a night of queer brilliance inspired by nature’s most unexpected icons.

Saturday, March 21

5pm to 8:30pm

LSS begins at 5:30pm

Broomfield Community Center (280 Spader Way, Broomfield, CO)

Cost: FREE and all ages

Contact our youth team for any questions or concerns at youth@rmequality.org

The Ballroom Scene (also known as the Ballroom community, Ballroom culture, or just Ballroom) is an African American, Indigenous, and Latino underground LGBTQ+ subculture that originated in New York City. Attendees "walk" these categories for trophies and cash prizes displaying their craft and talent.

This is a FREE and all-inclusive event for all ages (recommended 11+).  We will have snacks refreshments available, as well as limited seating for the public. Accessible parking is available, as well as accessible access to the ballroom floor. We will have FREE Narcan and fentanyl testing strips available as well.

ORDER:

Transman Realness | $150 grand prize

Femme Queen Realness | $150 grand prize

Youth Realness | $50 grand prize

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Sneaker Vs Boot Vs Heel | $100 grand prize

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Best Dressed (MF, FF, GNC) | $150 grand prize

Youth Best Dressed | $50 grand prize

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Hands | $100 grand prize

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Face (Beginner, MF, FF, GNC) | $150 grand prize

Youth Face | $50 grand prize

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Intermission

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Bizarre | $150 grand prize

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Commentator vs Commentator | $100 grand prize

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Runway (Beginner, European, FF, AA, ) | $150 grand prize

Youth Runway | $50 grand prize

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Kvnt v Kvnt | $100 grand prize

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Performance (Beginner, Old Way, New Way, Soft and Kvnt, Dramatics) | $200 grand prize

Youth Performance | $50 grand prize

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TRANS MAN REALNESS – Atlas Moth $150

Inspired by the Atlas Moth, one of the largest moths in the world, bring it in a strong silhouette that is larger than life.

Fun Fact:

Atlas Moths don’t eat as adults, they rely entirely on energy stored from earlier life stages.

FEMME QUEEN REALNESS – Monarch Butterfly $150

Inspired by the Monarch Butterfly, and endangered species that is a powerful symbol of migration, survival, and transformation. 

Fun Fact:

Monarchs migrate thousands of miles every year. No single butterfly completes the full journey as it takes multiple generations before returning home.

SNEAKER vs BOOT vs HEEL – Slugging across the rockies $100

Bring it wet, glossy, and translucent like our favorite decomposers, the slug. Think gel, vinyl, latex, or anything that looks freshly slick.

BEST DRESSED – Insect Patterns $150

Insects use fabulous patterns for a variety of reasons, such as to attract mates, warn predators, or blend into their environment. We want to see elegance as you bring these patterns to the runway. BRING A PHOTO of your insect inspiration.

Male Figure – Stripes 

Female Figure – Lace 

Gender Nonconforming – Polka Dots

Fun Fact:

Bright colors in insects often signal toxicity or strength, not softness.

HANDS PERFORMANCE – Rosie the Tarantula - $100

Rosie was a Chilean rose tarantula handled by patrons of Colorado's butterfly pavilion for over 20 years. Bring it in a glove inspired by Rosie, one of the pavilion’s most iconic mascots.

Fun Fact:

Chilean rose tarantulas are known for being calm and gentle. They rely on slow, deliberate movement, not speed.

FACE – Iridescence Excellence $150

This category is about glow, structure, and how light hits the face, just like how iridescent insects change color depending on the angle.

Subcategories

Male Figure Face – Iridescent Blue 

Female Figure Face – Iridescent Emerald 

Sickening winged eyeliner required

Gender Nonconforming Face – Iridescent Red

Beginner Face – Pearlescent White

Soft, pearlescent white

Fun Fact:

Iridescent insects don’t use color for beauty alone! It helps with camouflage, mating, and survival.

BIZARRE – Colorado Cryptids $150

Step into the strange and surreal by bringing to life the cryptids rumored, joked about, and whispered through Colorado folklore. From ManBearPig to Tommyknockers, Slide-rock Bolters and beyond, this category invites competitors to transform into an imagined creature that blurs the line between myth, satire, and fear.

COMMENTATOR vs COMMENTATOR $100

Commentators must bring it using a chant that includes the word “chrysalis.” Control the crowd and elevate the room.

Fun Fact:

A chrysalis is the stage where a caterpillar fully transforms into a butterfly, where everything breaks down before becoming something new.

RUNWAY – Wings of the Rockies $150

Serve a look, attitude, and walk inspired by butterflies found in the Rocky Mountains, and dont forget your wings when you lift off the runway!

European Runway – American Snout

Inspired by the leaf-like camouflage of the butterfly, reveal the colors of your inner wings!

Female Figure Runway – Colorado Hairstreak

Inspired by Colorado’s state butterfly, bring a rich iridescent purple look that would make our state proud.

All American Runway – Anise Swallowtail

The Anise Swallowtail is found near the mountains, with yellow and black patterned wings that flutter at up to 14,000 feet. Soar high with this look!

Beginner Runway – Southern Rocky Mountain Orange Tip

Just like the butterfly, we are looking for an all-white look with just a pop of orange on the tips of your effect.

Fun Fact:

Butterfly wings are covered in thousands of tiny scales. These scales create color through light reflection, not pigment, meaning movement changes how the color appears.

KVNT vs KVNT – Chitin - $100

Bring it in hard shell couture. This category is about armor, texture, and confidence inspired by shrimp, crabs, beetles, and other creatures with exoskeletons.

Fun Fact:

Chitin is a strong natural material that forms the outer shell (exoskeleton) of insects and crustaceans. It protects their bodies while allowing movement; hard but flexible.

PERFORMANCE – Creepy crawlies $200

Channel the eerie, playful, and powerful movements of insects that crawl, strike, glow, and survive as you bring it to the floor.

Old Way – Praying Mantis

Sharp, precise, and predatory. Serve clean lines, control, and calculated strikes.

New Way – Roly Poly

Bend, roll, twist, and pose your way to victory. 

Soft n Cvnt – Fireflies

Float through the floor with shimmer, tease, and effortless shine.

Dramatics – Black Widow

Dark, intense, and lethal with just one bite. Deliver a high-impact performance that leaves no survivors.

Beginner Performance – Woolly Aphid

Seen as harmless, this lil bug is invading the scene! 

YOUTH CATEGORIES

YOUTH RUNWAY – Caterpillar $50

You are hungry for this win, and ready to prove yourself on the runway as you get ready to blossom into a butterfly! Bring it as a caterpillar, cute and full of potential!

YOUTH FACE – Honey Bee $50

Show off that smile with a black and yellow effect that will have the floor buzzing with excitement!

YOUTH PERFORMANCE – Ladybug $50

Ladybugs may be small, but they’re bold, bright, and full of personality! Dance it out as this iconic insect.

YOUTH BEST DRESSED – Luna Moth $50

Known for their pale green wings and moon-like glow, luna moths symbolize growth and transformation. Bring it in a soft and enchanting look inspired by this bug.

YOUTH REALNESS – Career in-the-making $50

We want to honor our hard workers who bring these majikal places to life! Bring it as a future bug catcher, conservationist, Zookeeper to reflect how our LGBTQ+ communities make up a significant part of these occupations!