AS OF APRIL 28TH, 2015
BALLROOM TIMELINE...
(HISTORY EDUCATION) ALONG WITH SOME NIGHT LIFE CLUB HISTORY FROM THE 1970s.
****A Work In Progress Document****
WRITTEN BY: (FOUNDER PIONEER ICON KEVIN OMNI...)
(c) KEVIN OMNI BURRUS, 2015, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
(c) KEVIN OMNI BURRUS, 2015, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
FEEL FREE TO ADD ANY INFORMATION IN A COMMENT SECTION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS APPRECIATED AND WILL BE ADDED TO THE TIMELINE.
THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
BROOKLYN: 70s- early 80s
Oar house 70s- early 80s
STONEWALLS BAR.......Smarts Place late 60-80s Catacombs mid 80s..THE BACK STREET BAR, STARLIGHT BAR, CLUB ECSTACY, CLUB MY WAY, CADMAN PLAZA, MAHOGANY'S, THE ZOO, M & M'S DEAN STREET AND NOSTRAND...TOWNHOUSE 1 AND 2.. "HOLLYWOODS" DEAN AND NOSTRAND, BONVILLA, EMPIRE ROLLER SKATING RINK, NICKEL BAR.......PROMOTERS: JAMES BROWN OMNI A.K.A "JB"... DJ'S: RAYMOND, DEREK FOX, TEE OMNI SCOTT, CLUB SERENE'S.....CLUB FACES (CHURCH AVE BROOKLYN NY)...."CLUB PROMOTERS" FLATBUSH AVE BROOKLYN...
Oar house 70s- early 80s
STONEWALLS BAR.......Smarts Place late 60-80s Catacombs mid 80s..THE BACK STREET BAR, STARLIGHT BAR, CLUB ECSTACY, CLUB MY WAY, CADMAN PLAZA, MAHOGANY'S, THE ZOO, M & M'S DEAN STREET AND NOSTRAND...TOWNHOUSE 1 AND 2.. "HOLLYWOODS" DEAN AND NOSTRAND, BONVILLA, EMPIRE ROLLER SKATING RINK, NICKEL BAR.......PROMOTERS: JAMES BROWN OMNI A.K.A "JB"... DJ'S: RAYMOND, DEREK FOX, TEE OMNI SCOTT, CLUB SERENE'S.....CLUB FACES (CHURCH AVE BROOKLYN NY)...."CLUB PROMOTERS" FLATBUSH AVE BROOKLYN...
MANHATTAN: CONSTELLATIONS, SWEATZ, , PARADISE GARAGE, BETTER DAYS/ RESURRECTION, GG BARNUM ROOM, BUTTERMILK BOTTOM, LOFT, *STUDIO 54* (EXTREMELY SELECTIVE STUDIO 54), PETER RABBITS, TWO POTATOES, LEVITICUS, JUSTINS, STRAWBERRY'S, SALLY'S HIDE AWAY, BLUE'S BAR 43RD ST, EPENEMA'S..JAYS BAR 125TH STREET, ANDRE'S BAR 125TH STREET....CLUB "CHERRIES" IN LONG ISLAND NY......DC CLUBHOUSE IN WASHINGTON..,....... PROMOTERS : ED SMITH AND PATRICK MULLIGAN, MIKE STONE ..SOME DJ'S: LARRY LEVAN, FRANCOIS K, TONY HUMPHRIES, DOCTOR BLOOD, CANDY STEVENS, , CAROLYN BYRD, R.I.P "FRANKIE KNUCKLES"..
******"PROMOTER "ICON MEL SHERON" THE PARADISE GARAGE"
SOME CLUBS WERE 70s AND 80s AND 90s THE GIRLZ: "NANNY'S"
1980s CLUBS: MID-TOWN 43 , TRACKS NYC, OCTAGON, SOUTH OXFORD TENNIS CLUB, BANK, THE TUNNEL, RED ZONE, RED PARROT, ROXY'S, ROLLER ROCK SKATING RINK ON BROADWAY IN HARLEM , BETTER DAYS..JAYS BAR 125TH STREET, ANDRE'S BAR 125TH STREET, WEST 96TH STREET CLUB ZANZIBAR'S IN NEW JERSEY, DC CLUBHOUSE , WASHINGTON ....PROMOTERS: CAROLYN BYRD, PATRICK MULLIGAN, MIKE STONE, CHARLES JACKSON, ..JAMES SAUNDERS: SOME DJ'S: CALVIN SMITH, DJ UNKNOWN, ANDRE COLLINS, DANNY KRIVIT, DAVID DEPINO, CARLOS SANCHEZ, TEE OMNI SCOTT, LARRY LEVAN, DOCTOR BLOOD, FRANKIE PARADISE..LITTLE LOUIE VEGA, KENNY DOPE, MASTERS AT WORK, REUBEN TORRO, FATHER CHRIS FROM BROOKLYN, KEVIN OMNI, JB JAMES OMNI BROWN,,,,,GIRLZ CLUBS "THE GROVE" THE DUG OUT.....TAVERN ON THE GREEN.........EDDIE NICHOLAS
Catacombs mid 80s....STONEWALLS....HANGAR , NYC, FUN HOUSE, NYC...DANCETERIA, NYC....THE APARTMENT ON AVENUE C, NYC...."THE WORLD"...NYC1990s NYC.: SOUND FACTORY BAR, SOUND FACTORY, TWILO, ROXY'S, OCTAGON, WAREHOUSE, STARLIGHT BAR, RED ZONE, ROSELAND BALLROOM, KELLER'S BAR, CLUB DEMARAMA'S / CLUBHOUSE PLANET 28 NYC ,CLUB LEGENDS, CLUB SIDE BAR,, NEW SAVOY MANOR, SKATE KEY IN THE BRONX, SHELTER, DJ'S: DANNY KRIVIT, DAVID DEPINO, FRED PIERCE, TROY PARISH,,,..PROMOTERS : "UMOSHA" RALPH, GARY GREAVES, DJ COUNT MAURICE, JAMES OMNI BROWN.............(, 2000 AND BEYOND: DJ VJAUN ALLURE, DJ CARLTON, DJ ANDRE COLLINS, DJ FRED PIERCE, DJ CALVIN SMITH, DJ UNKNOWN, DJ CAMERON, DJ MISSY B, DJ MK, DJ POISON IVY, FRANKIE PARADISE, ROBBY ROB, MOTHER SEDWICK, DONNA EDWARDS, DAMEYUN HENRY A.K.A DJ WIZARD, DJ MIKE Q, DONAVON EDWARDS, IZZI RODRIGUEZ, DJ MARIO, DJ DELISH EBONY, CHANCEY EBONY, MIKE HAYNES, CHARLES JACKSON, JAMES SAUNDERS, BARBARA TUCKER AND DON WELCH (UNDERGROUND NETWORK), DANNY TENAGLIA, VICTOR CALDERONE, DJ CHIP CHOP, PETER RAUHOFER, TONY CORTEZ, FRANKIE PARADISE, OMAR ABDULLAH, TOM JOYNER AND MIKE JOYNER, DJ FINESSE, JIHAD MUHAMMAD, DJ WALLAH, DJ MAESTRO, CLUB CATCH 1 IN LOS ANGELES, THE STUDY IN LA, (KEVIN OMNI CLUB HOST SINCE 1986: NYC, WASHINGTON DC, BALTIMORE...) PARADOX : LEROY BURGESS AND BENDER..WASHINGTON PROMOTER "DARYL WILSON"....***THE PARADOX" ONE OF THEE LONGEST RUNNING CLUBS EVER, BALTIMORE MD...... DJ "LUCKY" "LUCKY DREAD"..DJ'S TOBEY, PROMOTERS: HARMONICA SUNBEAM, KEVIN AVIANCE, DJ DANNY WANG, BRICE ENTERTAINMENT NYC...HOT BOYZ, FRED LEWIS, (U + ME , UMEN U SWEAT) JAMES SAUNDERS..DJ ANGEL X.....FATHER CHRIS FROM BROOKLYN, BIG BEN PRODUCTIONS, YAMIL, CLUB ESCUELITA'S , ESCOs NYC. ...CLUB MOROCCO'S HARLEM NYC , SILVER SHADOW NYC , CLUB SECRETS NYC, MONSTERS, BOOTS AND SADDLES ,, FRANKIE PARADISE AND KIM MC ADAMS AND CHAUNCEY EBONY.. CHIZ CHIZ'S BAR (VILLAGE NYC) ...PROMOTER RICAN VARGAS (CONEY ISLAND DANCERS)..BROOKLYN CAFE/ BROOKLYN SENSATION. GIRLZ: "HERS AND HERS",,"PANDORA'S BOX", "HENRIETTA HUDSON", "BLUE ANGEL"....CLUB SHELTER "TIMMY REGISFORD""HAPPY LOUNGE" W/ FRANKIE PARADISE, OSCAR AND ANTHONY AND CHAUNCEY EBONY.. BROOKLYN NY....CLUB XL AND STAGE 48, NYC NY.... (LANGSTON"S THE VERY FIRST NYC, BLACK OWNED CLUB" PROMOTED AND OWNED BY: "CALVIN CLARK" #CalvinClark.....BROOKLYN NYC. Club COLOURS 90- present strong ball presence , DJ: KEVIN OMNI BROCK, KB OMNI#KevinBrock (ST. LOUIS , MO)
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## ( THE BALLROOM TIME LINE ) ##
THE 70S TO 1985 WRITTEN BY : PIONEER ICON FOUNDER KEVIN OMNI..
1970's -Early 80's Ball DJ . Legendary "Candy Stevens" 1972 The House
of Labeija Founded by "Lottie", "mother Crystal until 1982
then "Peppa" became mother GRANDFATHER OF THE BALLROOM "MARCEL CHRISTIAN" ATTENDED MANY EARLY BALLS IE: "ROCKLAND BALLROOM" DESIGNER, ARTIST, POET AND WINNER OF THE NYC PRESTIGIOUS NUYORICAN AWARDS ......MULTI- GRAND PRIZE WINNER, PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, COLLEGE GRADUATE, NEW YORK CITY HUMAN RESOURCE EMPLOYEE..... "COSTUME DESIGNER" AS WELL.
1972 The House of Corey "Mother Dorian and Father Chipper"
1974 The House of Dior "Father Jay"
1975 The House of Wong "La Duchess Wong & Nicole Wong
1975 The House of Dupree "Paris Dupree & ERNEST / Burger Dupree
1977 The House of Christian "Andy Cristian & Erskine Christian
1977 "Sir Michael Boone's Ball" @ Club Constellation 43rd St.
1977 The House of Plenty "Candy Plenty & Rhonda Plenty Rob Plenty
1978 "April in Paris" by "Paris Dupree"
1978 THE HOUSE OF CHANEL OPENED...
1978 HOUSE OF EBONY STARTED
1979 The House of Pendavis Mother "Avis" & Father "Kirk"
1979 The House of Princess "Rose Princess"
1979 -January 21st - "Thomsas & Kevin" Open the House of OMNI
1979 #JohnSmith a.k.a KANSAI JOHN MOSCHINO INFINITY "LABEL AND FASHION DIVA" STARTED WALKING BALLS. STILL SERVING AND PUNISHING TO DATE.
***1980'S BALLS (YOU RECEIVED 2 TROPHIES PER CATEGORY: "GRAND PRIZE AND FIRST PLACE AND EVEN SOME TIME 2ND PLACE.*********
1980 The House of Omni formulated
1980 The House of Ebony formulated Founder "Richard & Father Larry"
1980 The House of Chanel formulated "RR Chanel" "DEBUT"
(3 Brooklyn Houses 1980)
1980 CANDY AND RHONDA PLENTY'S FIRST BALL, BROOKLYN NY... "HOUSE OF PLENTY PART 1..
1981 The House of Cartier "Pamela"
1981 "HOUSE OF DIOR'S BALL" PRESENTED BY "JAY DIOR" NYC NY
1981 The House of Danka "Pam Danka & Murphy Danka
1981 "PARIS DUPREE'S " FAMOUS "PARIS IS BURNING BALLS" PART 1 THROUGH PART 14"...
1981 "PEPPA LABEIJA AND DORIAN COREY" PRESENTS THE FAMOUS "HARLEM FANTASY BALLS" PART 1 THROUGH PART 7. " "CRYSTAL BALLROOM" HARLEM NYC
1982 THE HOUSE OF EXTRAVAGANZA FORMULATED WITH THE ORIGINAL R.I.P "HECTOR EXTAVAGANZA"..
1982 RHONDA AND CANDY PLENTY'S BALL BROOKLYN NY PART 2.. HOUSE OF PLENTY
1982 "HOUSE OF DIORS BALL PART 2" NYC NY....ROLLER ROCK SKATING RINK HARLEM NYC
1982 "PEPPA LABEIJA AND DORIAN COREY" PRESENTS THE HARLEM FANATASY BALL PART 2..CRYSTAL BALLROOM, HARLEM NYC
1982 The 1st Mini Ball Brooklyn "Kevin Omni" "Back Street Bar" MC'D BY KEVIN OMNI AND MUSIC BY DJ DR. BLOOD R.I.P
1982 The 1st Mini Ball Uptown "Makuta Versace Chanel"
"Cat Video Gallery"
1982 THE FIRST HOUSE OF ESSENCE STARTED BY: MOTHER BARBARA ESSENCE IN EAST NEW YORK BROOKLYN, FIRST CHILDREN WERE...BRENDA PRINCESS CONTINENTAL MILAN, KIM PENDAVIS, DENNIS ST. LAURENT AND RONALD LAMAY.
1982 THE HOUSE OF EBONY PRESENTS: "THE EBONY SCANDAL PART 1) CAT VIDEO GALLERY, HARLEM U.SA (FATHER LARRY EBONY AND MOTHER RICHARD SEARS EBONY) THE BALL WAS MC'D BY "RICHARD EBONY"
1982 The House of St. Laurent "Robbie St. Laurent"
1982 The House of Voutique "Spanky & Ki Ki"
1982 The House of Ninja "Willi Ninja"
1982 "PARIS IS BURNING PART 2" "ROLLER ROCK SKATING RINK , IN HARLEM NEW YORK CITY..
1982 "GENE EBONY AND DUCHESS EBONY'S BALL" ROLLER ROCK SKATING RINK, HARLEM NEW YORK CITY.
1983 "PARIS IS BURNING" PRESENTED BY PARIS DUPREE " ROLLER ROCK SKATING RINK" HARLEM NYC BALL MC'D BY "PARIS DUPREE"
1983 "RR CHANEL" PRESENTS THE EASTER BALL...."ROLLER ROCK SKATING RINK, HARLEM NYC.. BALL WAS MC'D BY "RR CHANEL"
1983 FATHER LARRY AND MOTHER RICHARD EBONY HOUSE OF EBONY PRESENTS: EBONY SCANDAL PART 2..NYC BALL WAS MC'D BY RICHARD EBONY"
1983 KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS "BIRTHDAY BALL" FIRST MID-TOWN DOWNTOWN HOUSE STRUCTURED BALL NYC..EAST 86TH STREET.. GRAND PRIZE WINNERS: GENE EBONY PENDAVIS AND AVIS PENDAVIS.... THE HOUSE OF EXTRAVAGANZA "DEBUT" BALL WAS MC'D BY KEVIN OMNI....MUSIC BY R.I.P "DR BLOOD" ALSO THE VERY FIRST TIME CHANGE AT THE OMNI BALL TO DOORS OPENING AT 10PM INSTEAD OF 5AM...
1983 The House of Extravaganza "Carmen Extravaganza"
1983 The House of Mahogany "Morel"
1983 The House of Lauren "Dennis Ex St.Laurent Kim before Pendavis"
1983 "AVIS PENDAVIS " PRESENTS THE "AUTUMN IN THE FALL BALL..PART 1
1984 *******RICHARD EBONY AND DAVID EBONY PADILLA*********CREATED THE "BALLROOM HALL OF FAME AWARDS"...."COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES". PRESENTED TO: KEVIN OMNI 1984 HALL OF FAME AWARD...
1984 "PARIS IS BURNING BALL" NYC NY ELKS LODGE...HARLEM , NYC.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER: "LA DUCHESS WONG" ETHNIC EFFECT... BALL WAS MC'D BY "JUNIOR LABEIJA"
1984 "RR CHANEL" PRESENTS "EASTER BALL" IN BROOKLYN NYC ..BALL WAS MC'D BY "RR CHANEL"
1984 "First Legends Ball" Erskine Christian & Nephra Fran Dupree NYC NY
(Elks Lodge)
1984 HOUSE OF JOURDAN STARTED...NEWARK NJ...FATHER LARRY
1984 House Of Legend was born
1984 KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS 2ND DOWNTOWN MIDTOWN NYC HOUSE STRUCTURED BALL EAST 43RD STREET HOTEL DIPLOMAT/ CLUB SWEATZ... GRAND PRIZE WINNERS: DANNY EXTRAVAGANZA AND PARIS DUPREE.... BALL WAS MC'D BY "KEVIN OMNI" MUSIC BY R.I.P "DJ DR. BLOOD" (PARIS DUPREE CAME OUT IN THE BUBBLE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME)..
1984 "WILLIAM AND MICHAEL ANDREWS DUPREE'S BALL" "UPTOWN SOCIAL CLUB" 145TH ST. NYC NY....BALL WAS MC'D BY "WILLIAM DUPREE"
1984 "AVIS PENDAVIS" PRESENTS "AUTUMN IN THE FALL ..NOVEMBER 84' GOLDEN TERRACE BALLROOM , HARLEM NY...BALL WAS MC'D BY "JUNIOR LABEIJA"
1984 MICHAEL PRINCESS AND ANDRE CHRISTIAN'S BALL "UPTOWN SOCIAL CLUB" NYC NY PART 1 ..BALL WAS MC'D BY "MICHAEL PRINCESS"
1985 "GRANDFATHER OF THE BALLROOM 'PIONEER ICON MARCEL CHRISTIAN" PRESENTS: "THE IDLE SHEETS"
1985 ROBBIE AND KRYSTAL ST. LAURENT'S BALL "UPTOWN SOCIAL CLUB HARLEM, NYC.
1985 "WILLIAM AND MICHAEL ANDREWS DUPREE'S BALL" "UPTOWN SOCIAL CLUB" 145TH ST. NYC NY PART 2...BALL WAS MC'D BY "WILLIAM DUPREE"
1985 MICHAEL PRINCESS AND ANDRE CHRISTIAN'S BALL "UPTOWN SOCIAL CLUB" NYC NY PART 2....BALL WAS MC'D BY "MICHAEL PRINCESS"
**********(ADDED INFORMATION ON HISTORY BY KEVIN OMNI AND THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY) *************************************EDITING BY "KEVIN OMNI"...
1986 "FATHER POSITION OF THE LEGENDARY HOUSE OF LABEIJA "TOMMIE LA BEIJA", NYC NY......
1986 "PARIS IS BURNING BALL" PRESENTED BY "PARIS DUPREE" IN NEW JERSEY
1986 THE FIRST CHICAGO HOUSE STARTED "AVANT-GARDE" PIONEER ICON WARDEL AVANT GARDE
1986 FIRST HOUSE OF EXTRAVAGANZA BALL..."ELKS LODGE" PRESENTED BY "ANGIE EXTRAVA AND DAVID PADILLA ULTIMA
1986 FIRST BALL IN WASHINGTON DC...PRESENTED BY MOTHER ROBERTA..
DECEMBER 28TH, 1986 "HAROLD CHANEL PRESENTS: "A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS" @THE JACKIE ROBINSON CENTER 135TH ST, HARLEM NYC..THE VERY FIRST AWARDS BALL.....
1987 SECOND HOUSE OF EXTRAVAGANZA BALL "LATIN QUARTERS" (3RD DOWNTOWN MID-TOWN MANHATTAN BALL) BALL WAS MC'D BY "DAVID IAN EXTRAVAGANZA"..
State Of NJ 1987- Erika Diviachy Shade Presents "Shade Ball" @ Club Sensations , Elizabeth, New Jersey.
1988 "PARISIAN PHOTOGRAPHER "CHANTAL REGNAULT" FROM PARIS FRANCE STARTED PHOTOGRAPHING THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY...OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS: 'BRIAN LANTELEM"...#BrianLantelme....#ChantalReganault
1988 "LA ROSE HEYWARD OMNI PRESENTS "THE OMNI ROLLER SKATING PARTY PART 1" @ THE WORLD RENOWN EMPIRE ROLLER-SKATING RINK, BROOKLYN NYC....
1988 WASHINGTON DC....BALL PRESENTED BY MOTHER "MONICA ALLURE"..
5/1988 House of Revlon is born Created NYC NY
6/1988 House of Elite Formed "FATHER DEVIN OMNI PENDAVIS ELITE" NYC. NY
1988 ANDRE OVAHNESS JOINS THE BALLROOM SCENE
12/1988 ANDRE OVAHNESS LEAVES AND BECOMES ANDRE LABEIJA
1988 HOUSES OF FIELDS, MAGNIFIQUE AND DEL RIOS DEBUT...NYC NY
(HOUSE OF DEL RIOS) MOTHER LUCY DEL RIOS........"VANESSA DEL RIOS"..
(HOUSE OF FIELDS" MOTHER "PATRICIA FIELDS" DESIGNER OF "SEX IN THE CITY TV SHOW"...
1988- Erika Diviachy Shade Presents "Shade Ball" , Elks Lodge,, Elizabeth New Jersey.
1989 HOUSE OF OMNI DEBUT'S IN "GAIPEUD MAGAZINE" PARIS FRANCE.
1989 "LA ROSE HEYWARD" PRESENTS "HOUSE OF OMNI GOSPEL ON SKATES" AT THE RENOWN EMPIRE ROLLER SKATING RINK, BROOKLYN NYC....IN ASSOCIATION WITH "THE REVEREND HEZEKIAH WALKER AND THE LOVE FELLOWSHIP CHOIR"....ALSO PERFORMANCE BY R.I.P THE PIONEER ICON PARIS DUPREE WITH MINI BALL. *****ALSO "LAROSE OMNI" AND KEVIN OMNI MC'D AND HOSTED : THE ROLLER SKATE EVENTS"....LA ROSE THE FIRST WOMEN TO COMMENTATE AT A BALL..
1989 "DEEP IN VOGUE VIDEO" FEATURING "WILLI NINJA" BY "MCLARIN" NYC NY
1989 "PEPPA LABEIJA AND THE HOUSE OF LABEIJA" PRESENTS; "THE ROYAL HOUSE OF SUNSHINE BALLS"
1989 "ROGER OMNI AND TERRY OMNI" PRESENTS FIRST BUS RIDE NYC TO "GREAT ADVENTURES"..
1989 Fields and House Of Ninja merge and become The House Of Ninja -Fields.
1980 The House of Omni formulated
1980 The House of Ebony formulated Founder "Richard & Father Larry"
1980 The House of Chanel formulated "RR Chanel" "DEBUT"
(3 Brooklyn Houses 1980)
1980 CANDY AND RHONDA PLENTY'S FIRST BALL, BROOKLYN NY... "HOUSE OF PLENTY PART 1..
1981 The House of Cartier "Pamela"
1981 "HOUSE OF DIOR'S BALL" PRESENTED BY "JAY DIOR" NYC NY
1981 The House of Danka "Pam Danka & Murphy Danka
1981 "PARIS DUPREE'S " FAMOUS "PARIS IS BURNING BALLS" PART 1 THROUGH PART 14"...
1981 "PEPPA LABEIJA AND DORIAN COREY" PRESENTS THE FAMOUS "HARLEM FANTASY BALLS" PART 1 THROUGH PART 7. " "CRYSTAL BALLROOM" HARLEM NYC
1982 THE HOUSE OF EXTRAVAGANZA FORMULATED WITH THE ORIGINAL R.I.P "HECTOR EXTAVAGANZA"..
1982 RHONDA AND CANDY PLENTY'S BALL BROOKLYN NY PART 2.. HOUSE OF PLENTY
1982 "HOUSE OF DIORS BALL PART 2" NYC NY....ROLLER ROCK SKATING RINK HARLEM NYC
1982 "PEPPA LABEIJA AND DORIAN COREY" PRESENTS THE HARLEM FANATASY BALL PART 2..CRYSTAL BALLROOM, HARLEM NYC
1982 The 1st Mini Ball Brooklyn "Kevin Omni" "Back Street Bar" MC'D BY KEVIN OMNI AND MUSIC BY DJ DR. BLOOD R.I.P
1982 The 1st Mini Ball Uptown "Makuta Versace Chanel"
"Cat Video Gallery"
1982 THE FIRST HOUSE OF ESSENCE STARTED BY: MOTHER BARBARA ESSENCE IN EAST NEW YORK BROOKLYN, FIRST CHILDREN WERE...BRENDA PRINCESS CONTINENTAL MILAN, KIM PENDAVIS, DENNIS ST. LAURENT AND RONALD LAMAY.
1982 THE HOUSE OF EBONY PRESENTS: "THE EBONY SCANDAL PART 1) CAT VIDEO GALLERY, HARLEM U.SA (FATHER LARRY EBONY AND MOTHER RICHARD SEARS EBONY) THE BALL WAS MC'D BY "RICHARD EBONY"
1982 The House of St. Laurent "Robbie St. Laurent"
1982 The House of Voutique "Spanky & Ki Ki"
1982 The House of Ninja "Willi Ninja"
1982 "PARIS IS BURNING PART 2" "ROLLER ROCK SKATING RINK , IN HARLEM NEW YORK CITY..
1982 "GENE EBONY AND DUCHESS EBONY'S BALL" ROLLER ROCK SKATING RINK, HARLEM NEW YORK CITY.
1983 "PARIS IS BURNING" PRESENTED BY PARIS DUPREE " ROLLER ROCK SKATING RINK" HARLEM NYC BALL MC'D BY "PARIS DUPREE"
1983 "RR CHANEL" PRESENTS THE EASTER BALL...."ROLLER ROCK SKATING RINK, HARLEM NYC.. BALL WAS MC'D BY "RR CHANEL"
1983 FATHER LARRY AND MOTHER RICHARD EBONY HOUSE OF EBONY PRESENTS: EBONY SCANDAL PART 2..NYC BALL WAS MC'D BY RICHARD EBONY"
1983 KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS "BIRTHDAY BALL" FIRST MID-TOWN DOWNTOWN HOUSE STRUCTURED BALL NYC..EAST 86TH STREET.. GRAND PRIZE WINNERS: GENE EBONY PENDAVIS AND AVIS PENDAVIS.... THE HOUSE OF EXTRAVAGANZA "DEBUT" BALL WAS MC'D BY KEVIN OMNI....MUSIC BY R.I.P "DR BLOOD" ALSO THE VERY FIRST TIME CHANGE AT THE OMNI BALL TO DOORS OPENING AT 10PM INSTEAD OF 5AM...
1983 The House of Extravaganza "Carmen Extravaganza"
1983 The House of Mahogany "Morel"
1983 The House of Lauren "Dennis Ex St.Laurent Kim before Pendavis"
1983 "AVIS PENDAVIS " PRESENTS THE "AUTUMN IN THE FALL BALL..PART 1
1984 *******RICHARD EBONY AND DAVID EBONY PADILLA*********CREATED THE "BALLROOM HALL OF FAME AWARDS"...."COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES". PRESENTED TO: KEVIN OMNI 1984 HALL OF FAME AWARD...
1984 "PARIS IS BURNING BALL" NYC NY ELKS LODGE...HARLEM , NYC.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER: "LA DUCHESS WONG" ETHNIC EFFECT... BALL WAS MC'D BY "JUNIOR LABEIJA"
1984 "RR CHANEL" PRESENTS "EASTER BALL" IN BROOKLYN NYC ..BALL WAS MC'D BY "RR CHANEL"
1984 "First Legends Ball" Erskine Christian & Nephra Fran Dupree NYC NY
(Elks Lodge)
1984 HOUSE OF JOURDAN STARTED...NEWARK NJ...FATHER LARRY
1984 House Of Legend was born
1984 KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS 2ND DOWNTOWN MIDTOWN NYC HOUSE STRUCTURED BALL EAST 43RD STREET HOTEL DIPLOMAT/ CLUB SWEATZ... GRAND PRIZE WINNERS: DANNY EXTRAVAGANZA AND PARIS DUPREE.... BALL WAS MC'D BY "KEVIN OMNI" MUSIC BY R.I.P "DJ DR. BLOOD" (PARIS DUPREE CAME OUT IN THE BUBBLE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME)..
1984 "WILLIAM AND MICHAEL ANDREWS DUPREE'S BALL" "UPTOWN SOCIAL CLUB" 145TH ST. NYC NY....BALL WAS MC'D BY "WILLIAM DUPREE"
1984 "AVIS PENDAVIS" PRESENTS "AUTUMN IN THE FALL ..NOVEMBER 84' GOLDEN TERRACE BALLROOM , HARLEM NY...BALL WAS MC'D BY "JUNIOR LABEIJA"
1984 MICHAEL PRINCESS AND ANDRE CHRISTIAN'S BALL "UPTOWN SOCIAL CLUB" NYC NY PART 1 ..BALL WAS MC'D BY "MICHAEL PRINCESS"
1985 "GRANDFATHER OF THE BALLROOM 'PIONEER ICON MARCEL CHRISTIAN" PRESENTS: "THE IDLE SHEETS"
1985 ROBBIE AND KRYSTAL ST. LAURENT'S BALL "UPTOWN SOCIAL CLUB HARLEM, NYC.
1985 "WILLIAM AND MICHAEL ANDREWS DUPREE'S BALL" "UPTOWN SOCIAL CLUB" 145TH ST. NYC NY PART 2...BALL WAS MC'D BY "WILLIAM DUPREE"
1985 MICHAEL PRINCESS AND ANDRE CHRISTIAN'S BALL "UPTOWN SOCIAL CLUB" NYC NY PART 2....BALL WAS MC'D BY "MICHAEL PRINCESS"
**********(ADDED INFORMATION ON HISTORY BY KEVIN OMNI AND THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY) *************************************EDITING BY "KEVIN OMNI"...
1986 "FATHER POSITION OF THE LEGENDARY HOUSE OF LABEIJA "TOMMIE LA BEIJA", NYC NY......
1986 "PARIS IS BURNING BALL" PRESENTED BY "PARIS DUPREE" IN NEW JERSEY
1986 THE FIRST CHICAGO HOUSE STARTED "AVANT-GARDE" PIONEER ICON WARDEL AVANT GARDE
1986 FIRST HOUSE OF EXTRAVAGANZA BALL..."ELKS LODGE" PRESENTED BY "ANGIE EXTRAVA AND DAVID PADILLA ULTIMA
1986 FIRST BALL IN WASHINGTON DC...PRESENTED BY MOTHER ROBERTA..
DECEMBER 28TH, 1986 "HAROLD CHANEL PRESENTS: "A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS" @THE JACKIE ROBINSON CENTER 135TH ST, HARLEM NYC..THE VERY FIRST AWARDS BALL.....
1987 SECOND HOUSE OF EXTRAVAGANZA BALL "LATIN QUARTERS" (3RD DOWNTOWN MID-TOWN MANHATTAN BALL) BALL WAS MC'D BY "DAVID IAN EXTRAVAGANZA"..
State Of NJ 1987- Erika Diviachy Shade Presents "Shade Ball" @ Club Sensations , Elizabeth, New Jersey.
1988 "PARISIAN PHOTOGRAPHER "CHANTAL REGNAULT" FROM PARIS FRANCE STARTED PHOTOGRAPHING THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY...OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS: 'BRIAN LANTELEM"...#BrianLantelme....#ChantalReganault
1988 "LA ROSE HEYWARD OMNI PRESENTS "THE OMNI ROLLER SKATING PARTY PART 1" @ THE WORLD RENOWN EMPIRE ROLLER-SKATING RINK, BROOKLYN NYC....
1988 WASHINGTON DC....BALL PRESENTED BY MOTHER "MONICA ALLURE"..
5/1988 House of Revlon is born Created NYC NY
6/1988 House of Elite Formed "FATHER DEVIN OMNI PENDAVIS ELITE" NYC. NY
1988 ANDRE OVAHNESS JOINS THE BALLROOM SCENE
12/1988 ANDRE OVAHNESS LEAVES AND BECOMES ANDRE LABEIJA
1988 HOUSES OF FIELDS, MAGNIFIQUE AND DEL RIOS DEBUT...NYC NY
(HOUSE OF DEL RIOS) MOTHER LUCY DEL RIOS........"VANESSA DEL RIOS"..
(HOUSE OF FIELDS" MOTHER "PATRICIA FIELDS" DESIGNER OF "SEX IN THE CITY TV SHOW"...
1988- Erika Diviachy Shade Presents "Shade Ball" , Elks Lodge,, Elizabeth New Jersey.
1989 HOUSE OF OMNI DEBUT'S IN "GAIPEUD MAGAZINE" PARIS FRANCE.
1989 "LA ROSE HEYWARD" PRESENTS "HOUSE OF OMNI GOSPEL ON SKATES" AT THE RENOWN EMPIRE ROLLER SKATING RINK, BROOKLYN NYC....IN ASSOCIATION WITH "THE REVEREND HEZEKIAH WALKER AND THE LOVE FELLOWSHIP CHOIR"....ALSO PERFORMANCE BY R.I.P THE PIONEER ICON PARIS DUPREE WITH MINI BALL. *****ALSO "LAROSE OMNI" AND KEVIN OMNI MC'D AND HOSTED : THE ROLLER SKATE EVENTS"....LA ROSE THE FIRST WOMEN TO COMMENTATE AT A BALL..
1989 "DEEP IN VOGUE VIDEO" FEATURING "WILLI NINJA" BY "MCLARIN" NYC NY
1989 "PEPPA LABEIJA AND THE HOUSE OF LABEIJA" PRESENTS; "THE ROYAL HOUSE OF SUNSHINE BALLS"
1989 "ROGER OMNI AND TERRY OMNI" PRESENTS FIRST BUS RIDE NYC TO "GREAT ADVENTURES"..
1989 Fields and House Of Ninja merge and become The House Of Ninja -Fields.
1989- 1992 "KEVIN OMNI AND DENISE RENEE ULTRA OMNI" WORKED FOR NATIONAL HIP HOP ICON: "DJ RED-ALERT" DOING "PROMOS FOR THE RED-ALERT SHOW" ON WKISS FM RADIO 98.7 KISS...CONTINUOUS SUPPORT FROM "WENDY WILLIAMS" TO KEVIN OMNI AND THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY..
1989 "PARIS IS BURNING" PRESENTED BY PARIS DUPREE @CLUB TRACKS NYC NY
1989 (CLUB TRACKS NY) KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS "LEGENDS , STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 1"..THERE SERIES LASTED TO PART 10 NYC, 2000 FIRST TIME THE THEME WAS IMPLEMENTED "LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS" WINNERS: GRAND PRIZE "PEPPA LABEIJA, DORIAN COREY AND AVIS PENDAVIS"..ALL SPLIT CASH MOTHER VS MOTHER.. BALL FILMED ON "VH1 NEWS AND MTV NEWS"....VILLAGE VOICE NEWSPAPER....THE MC'S OF THE NIGHT: KEVIN OMNI, LA ROSE OMNI AND THE R.I.P "WILLIAM DUPREE".....
1989 NYC'S FAMOUS "LOVE BALL PART 1" "ROSE-LAND BALLROOM"...AIDS FUNDRAISER: JUDGES: KEVIN OMNI, QUEEN LATIFAH, IMAN, BEVERLY JOHNSON, AVIS PENDAVIS, JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, KEITH HERRING TROPHIES, HOUSES INVOLVED: EXTRAVAGANZA, MAGNIFIQUE, FIELDS, LABEIAJ, OMNI , PENDAVIS, COREY....RAISED $500,000 FOR AIDS, HOUSING ETC;...ALSO: CARLA FENDI, PEE WEE HERMAN, MADONNA, CINDY CRAWFORD, CINDY LAUPER, MARC JACOBS, ALL OF THE NYC 5TH AVENUE DEPARTMENT STORES: BARNEY'S , LORD & TAYLOR'S, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, BLOOMINGDALE'S, BERGDORF GOODMAN ETC;... MC HOST : DAVID IAN...GRAND PRIZE "HOUSE OF EXTRAVAGANZA....
"LOVE BALL NYC PART 2....1991 "ROSE-LAND BALLROOM" MANY OF THE SAME CELEBRITIES...GRAND PRIZE "HOUSE OF ULTRA OMNI" BETWEEN NYC "LOVE BALLS 1 AND 2" $1.5 MILLION DOLLARS RAISED...APARTMENTS OPENED IN HARLEM NYC USA FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.....(DORIAN COREY, PEPPA LABEIJA, AVIS PENDAVIS, ANGIE EXTRAVAGANZA, KEVIN OMNI, ADRIENNE MAGNIFIQUE, DANNY AND DAVID IAN AND DAVID PADILLA ULTIMA, JOSE EXTRAVAGANZA, SEAN OMNI, ALDONA FIELDS, MUHAMMAD OMNI, UNCLE MIKE HAYNES OMNI EBONY, ) MUSIC BY: JOHNNY DYNELL......HOSTED BY: CHI CHI VALENTI AND GWEN VERDON.....MAGNIFIQUE, FIELDS, DEL RIOS, OMNI, LABEIJA, EXTRAVAGANZA, WILLI NINJA
1989 "KEVIN OMNI APPEARS ON MTV"..ALSO "KEVIN OMNI, AVIS PENDAVIS AND THE HOUSE OF OMNI APPEARS ON CHANNEL VH1"
1989 THE HOUSE OF MILAN STARTED NYC...FOUNDER ERIC BIZARR , MOTHER TERRY OMNI MILAN AND FATHER ROGER OMNI MILAN
1989, The House of Allure was created in Washington DC
August 17,1989, with the stench of burnt coffee, mixed with rain, thunder, temperament, and frustration, Julian Milan Chanel, Bobby Pendavis, Kenny Chanel, Raleigh Chapman and David Edmonds formed the name "The house of Miyake Mugler". HOUSE OF MUGLER ALSO WITH CONTRIBUTING FOUNDING MEMBER: ERIC OMNI GRAMZ MUGLER BOSON..
1989 HOUSE OF LABEJA BECOMES HOUSE OF REVLON
1989 House Of Richards was born
1989 Overall Mother Kristina "Infinity" ( I am one of the original founding members Of Infinity) Richards Tsunami changes FEMQUEEN performance winning @ The Late Icon Kim Pendavis Ball
1989 THE FIRST ONE TO WIN REALNESS WITH A TWIST WAS THE ONE AND ONLY HARLEM ELKSLODGE ICON 1980s JAMEL BEAT YOU DOWN PRINCESS I REPEAT REALNESS WITH A TWIST WAS STARTED IN THE LATE 80s THE FIRST ONE TO WIN THAT CATERGORY WAS 1980s HARLEM ELKSLODGE ICON JAMEL PRINCESS HISTORY THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN....NYC NY...
NOVEMBER 4TH, 1989 " A NIGHT AT THE J/P AWARDS, IRVINGTON NEW JERSEY @THE IRVINGTON MANOR ...PRESENTED BY: ..."HAIKEEM JOURDAN".AND "BOBBY PENDAVIS"....
1990 NJ. Michael Shade and Tyrone Prestige Present "Shade Ball" ,, Downtown Elizabeth, NJ . 1990 .
Erika Diviachy Shade and Michael Shade The "Shade Ball " Zanzibar, Newark New Jersey.
1990 "TOMMIE PRESENTS THE HOUSE OF LABEIJA BALL " @TRACKS, NYC NY
1990 KEVIN PRESENTS "LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 2) "CLUB RED ZONE NYC NY" GRAND PRIZE PRODUCTION..."AVIS PENDAVIS, GERALD DUPREE LABEIJA MARCEL CHRISTIAN " ) AND 1ST TERRY OMNI MILAN... SPECIAL # 1NATIONAL HIP HOP DJ : JUDGES "RED-ALERT" HOT 98.7 KISS FM RADIO..AND VICTOR SELTZER (TV GUIDE MAGAZINE), LISA MORRIS (A & R EXECUTIVE FROM WARNER BROTHERS..).. BALL WAS MC'D BY "KENNY FELDER EBONY AND KEVIN OMNI".. MUSIC BY : ICON DJ "ANDRE COLLINS".. BALL HOSTS AND SPONSORS: MICHAEL ULTRA OMNI, DANNILLO OMNI AND DEREK RISBROOK OMNI...
1990 "MAJOR AIDS FUNDRAISER @CLUB PALLADIUM NYC NY...WITH "DIRECTOR SPIKE LEE".."THE GRANDEST GRAND MARCH EVER!"...HOUSES : LABEIJA, CHRISTIAN, OMNI, PENDAVIS, DEL RIOS, MAGNIFIQUE, FIELDS (PATRICIA FIELDS DORIAN COREY)..
1990 "DYANSAN ART GALLERY" IN SOHO MANHATTAN, NYC NY...AIDS FUNDRAISER....(DESIGN INDUSTRY FOUNDATION FOR AIDS....D.I.F.F.A WHICH WERE THE PRODUCERS OF THE NYC LOVE BALLS....CHI CHI VALENTI , GWEN VERDON...BALLROOM COMMUNITY.....HOUSES CONTRIBUTED THEIR ART WORK FOR MONEY BIDS....FIRST "MASK PAINTING TO BE SOLD" THE HOUSE OF "OMNI" MASK CREATED BY ARTIST BRIAN BRANCH OMNI, KEVIN AND DEREK RISBROOK OMNI... CONTRIBUTING MASKS....HOUSES : CHRISTIAN, OMNI, PENDAVIS, LABEIJA, DEL RIOS.
1990 "VERBAL ABUSE MAGAZINE" BY CHI CHI VALENTI,,,CLUB "JACKIE 60" @NELLS 246 WEST 14TH NY NY...."SPECIAL THANKS TO KEVIN OMNI" AND THE "HISTORY " STORY BY KEVIN OMNI WAS PUBLISHED.....
1990 House of Prestige created
2/1990 House of Valentino created
1990 HOUSE OF ARMANI CREATED BY : CHARLES VOLITAIRE AND DEREK PRADA...A.K.A TOMMY MURPHY.. AND MOTHER ERICKA TATIANA ARMANI NYC NY...
1990 @ The House Of Xtravaganza's Ball Called "The Play Of The Phantom", Icon Legend Matriarch Liyah Richards Tsunami won Legends Vogue.
1990 (August 4, 1990) The House of Infiniti is founded by ICON Ross Infiniti
1990 HOUSE OF OMNI PRESENTED IN "THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWSPAPER" (FACES AND PLACES PAGE) AIDS FUNDRAISER BENEFIT @CLUB PALLADIUM, NY WITH DIRECTOR "SPIKE LEE" GRANDEST GRAND MARCH EVER
"STANLEY MILAN" : 1st ball Revlon ball 91/92 William Ninja was the 1st one to take me around the world vogueing, I was deemed Legendary by Eric Christian Bazaar, I've walked New way, runway american, european, foot and eye wear, labels, best dressed, sex siren, hands performance/arms control....even face at one point (STANLEY HAS TRAVELED TO EUROPE ON SEVERAL OF OCCASIONS REPRESENTING THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY .
1991 "LOVE BALL NYC PART 2 @ROSELAND BALLROOM, HOSTED BY: GWEN VERDON AND CHI-CHI VALENTI (DESIGN INDUSTRY FOUNDATION FOR AIDS)....MUSIC BY JOHNNY DYNELL AND MC'D BY DAVID IAN EXTRAVAGANZA....GRAND PRIZE FUTURISTIC WEDDING "HOUSES OF OMNI AND LABEIJA"... CELEBS IN ATTENDANCE: MADONNA, CARLA FENDI, QUEEN LATIFAH, MARC JACOBS, JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, CINDY CRAWFORD, PEE WEE HERMAN, HOUSES OF : MAGNIFIQUE, FIELDS, DEL RIOS, OMNI, LABEIJA, EXTRAVAGANZA, WILLI NINJA, CHRISTIAN-PRINCESS
1991 Jean Paul Fields and Gerard Stewart "Scarface" Ebony Present "NJ People's Choice Awards Ball" @ Charlie's West. West Orange, New Jersey.
1991 HOUSE OF OMNI DEBUT'S IN "VRIJNEDERLAND NEWSPAPER"
SWITZERLAND (EUROPE)
1991JENNIE LIVINGSTON'S DEBUT: FILM " PARIS IS BURNING" WHICH WAS SOLD TO "MIRAMAX FILMS"....
1991 "MABEL MILAN PRESENTS "MABLE MILAN MOAN" MARC BALLROOM NYC NY
1991 "PARIS IS BURNING" PRESENTED BY "PARIS DUPREE" "SALLY'S HIDE AWAY NYC NY. BALL WAS MC'D BY "PARIS DUPREE"
1991 FLORIDA "HOUSE OF XXCENTRIKA BRENDA AND GUSTAVO...FIRST FLORIDA BORN HOUSE..
1992- Ariel Labelle Exotique and Robert Porter Exotique form the House Of Exotique.
1992 Jean Paul Fields and Gerarde Ebony "The People's Choice Awards Ball " @ The Black Box , Newark New Jersey.
1992 'TERRENCE LEGEND INT'L" PRESENTS: THE HOUSE OF PRINCESS BALL @ LINCOLN SQUARE COMMUNITY CTR. NYC NY
1992 CHICAGO'S BALLROOM MAGAZINE: "CUT MAGAZINE" PRODUCED BY AARON BROWN A.K.A AARON ENIGMA......CONTRIBUTING EDITOR : 'KEVIN OMNI"....BRINGING EAST COAST TO MIDWEST.....
1992 "DAVID PADILLA" PRESENTS A NIGHT OF FASHION BALL , THE HOUSE OF "ULTIMA" LINCOLN COMM. CTR , NYC NY...
1992 "MABEL MILAN" PRESENTS "THIS IS MY NIGHT" @MARC BALLROOM NYC NY
1992 ANDRE OVAHNESS LABEIJA REVLON AND HEIDI ALLURE CREATES THE HOUSE OF MIZRAHI
1992 PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER OF "OMNI" HAD THEIR FIRST BALL"...2ND OMNI CHAPTER BALL IN PHILLY 1995.
2/1992 House of St. Clair established
1992 ICON JoJo Infiniti founds the Florida Ballroomscene and the Florida Chapter of the House of Infiniti, founding house
for the Florida ballroom scene
1992 KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS: "LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 3 @ LINCOLN SQUARE COMM CTR. NYC NY"
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS "THE HOUSE OF MILAN"... BALL WAS MC'D BY KEVIN OMNI AND "RICHARD EBONY" ;MUSIC BY DJ "DANNY WANG".....(MEMORABLE NIGHT) "DANIELLE, TENAY, TRACY AFRICA AND ONGENEE" WERE SO DROP DEAD GORGEOUS THEY ALL WON A FACE TROPHY....
1992 "ICON GENTRY ANDROMEDA" OPENS THE HOUSE OF ANDROMEDA IN CHICAGO, IL
1992 AFTER THE PHILADELPHIA HOUSE OF OMNI CLOSED, MANN OMNI OPENED THE HOUSE OF "UNGARO" .PHILLY
1992 "PARIS IS BURNING BALL" PRESENTED BY "PARIS DUPREE" MARC BALLROOM NYC NY
1993 "GERARD H. GASKIN" DEBUT: "BALLROOM PHOTOGRAPHER....
1993 "PARIS IS BURNING BALL" PRESENTED BY "PARIS DUPREE" PHILADELPHIA, PA.
1993 "THE ICON FUQUAN OMNI EBONY" RE-OPENS AND STARTS A NEW HOUSE OF "ESSENCE" NYC . NY.. FUQUAN A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF OMNI SINCE 1984..
1993 KENNY FELDER EBONY CALLS OUT THE FIRST "LSS,,,,,,LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS..NYC NY
1993 "MYSTERY VOGUE FEMME" "MACAELLA" "MYSTERIOUS DIOR"...
1993 "IRA APRHODITE'S BALL" NYC NY
1993 "RR CHANEL AND HECTOR XTRAVAGANZA" PRESENTS THE SHADEFEST BALL. MARC BALLROOM NYC NY. BALL WAS MC'D BY: "KENNY CHANEL" AND "ERIC BIZAAR"
1993 "FATHER DRAY EBONY" PRESENTS THE "BOUNCE THRU BALL" PART 1....MARC BALLROOM NYC NY..
1993 ARBERT SANTANA PRESENTS THE "LATEX BALL" AND THE HOUSE OF LATEX NYC NY SPONSORED BY THE "GMHC"...THESE WERE BALLS THAT WERE LARGELY ATTENDED, WHEN 1,000'S OF BALLROOM CHILDREN WOULD ATTEND. WHEN THE "LATEX BALLS" WERE FREE DURING THE TIME OF "ARBERT LATEX SANTANA EVISU"...THERE WAS NO SERVING OF ALCOHOL AND NO CHARGE, THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF THE GMHC...
1993 JACK AND ANDRE PRESENTS THE BEGINNING OF THE 2ND NYC AWARDS BALL WHICH CONTINUES TO PRESENT DAY 2015. 9THE 21ST ANNUAL)...
1993- Jean "The Queen" Fields and Danny Tiberius Ninja (Later Infiniti)
The People's Choice Awards Ball Club Culture Newark, New Jersey.
1994 "AURA ST. CLAIRE PRESENTS: THE ST. CLAIRE BALL, LINCOLN COMM. CTR . NYC . NY
1994 THE PARIS FRANCE CHAPTER OF ULTRA OMNI OPENS , LEADERS STEVEN AND LA FLOR (THE LA LOUVRE MUSEUM) EUROPE..
1994 "A NIGHT OF LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 4" PRESENTED BY "KEVIN OMNI" @MARC BALLROOM NYC NY... BALL MC'D BY "DORIAN STEWART EBONY".. MUSIC BY: R.I.P ICON DJ "TEE OMNI SCOTT"..HOSTS/SPONSORS: MIKE HAYNES OMNI EBONY, BRIAN OMNI..
1994 "FATHER DRAY EBONY" PRESENTS THE BOUNCE THRU BALL PART 2" NYC NY BALL WAS MC'D BY: DORIAN STEWART EBONY
1994 Ariel Exotique, Erin Andrea Bonner Exotique, Marco Hall Exotique and "The House Of Exotique Ball" At the Robert Treat Hotel, Newark, New Jersey.
1994- Erika Shade and Gerarde Ebony Present "The Shade Ball". Elks Lodge. Elizabeth,
1995 "HOUSE OF OMNI BALL" , PHILADELPHIA, PA...PRESENTED BY: R.I.P ANTOINE OMNI STUART.......
1995 "HOUSE OF OMNI BALL", CHICAGO, IL.....@ANN SATHERS.....MC KEVIN OMNI...PERFORMANCE BY: MIDWEST PIONEER ICON WARDEL AVANT GARDE....
1995 FIRST HOUSE OF DETROIT "THE HOUSE OF CHARLES"..... DETROIT , MI
JULY 16TH, 1995 "DANIELLE UNFORGETTABLE REVLON" @SALLY'S 2...NYC NY
1995 FLORIDA HOUSE OF LORDS ..FATHER ALEXIS AND MOTHER PEPI
OCTOBER 8TH 1995 KEVIN OMNI'S FIRST "HISTORY BALL" LINCOLN COMM. CENTER" NYC.. GRAND PRIZE WINNERS: ANDRE MIZRAHI (NEW WAY VOGUE) , DAVID ULTIMA HI FASHION EVENING WEAR WITH FACE.. "CHEYENNE" FOR HI FASHION EVENING WEAR WITH FACE FOR THE GIRLZ.. BALLROOM MC'D BY "RICHARD EBONY"... "A NIGHT OF LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 5".. KEVIN OMNI'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
1995 BALLROOM HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS: DAVID PADILLA ULTIMA, KEVIN OMNI AND RR CHANEL AT THE NYC AWARDS BALL.....JACK AND ANDRE MIZRAHI
1995 CLUB HOUSE OPENS NYC "PLANET 28" 28TH STREET. HOSTED BY ; DJ FRANKIE PARADISE.
MAY 1995 "FUNDRAISER BALL FOR "AVIS PENDAVIS" AT CLUB "SALLY'S NYC NY.. KEVIN OMNI RECEIVES "OUTSTANDING BALLROOM PARTICIPATION AWARD" PRESENTED BY: "MICHAEL PRINCESS AND PRESTON PRINCESS"..
1995 "AURA ST. CLAIRE" PRESENTS THE ST. CLAIR BALL IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.
1995- First Annual "Dorian Corey Awards"
NJ. 1996- Bernie Jourdan and William Jourdan Present House Of Jourdan
"The Black, Bold and The Beautiful Ball ", Symphony Hall, Newark New Jersey.
1996 "THE FIRST WOMEN'S BALL" PRESENTED BY: "STARR AND ST YVES PRODUCTION, YVONNE BLACKMAN CPA.." MC'D BY KEVIN OMNI AND LARITA ROCK" A.K.A MOTHER OF TV ACTOR "TAIMAIK FROM THE FILM "ENTER THE LAST DRAGON"..." NYC NY.....HEAD JUDGE: R.I.P MS AVIS PENDAVIS
@LES POULETTE ON 22ND STREET, NYC NY....
1996 "KEVIN OMNI AND THE HOUSE OF OMNI IN ASSOCIATION WITH "CHARLES JACKSON , DAVID DEPINO PRESENT THE OMNI'S SWEET 16TH ANNIVERSARY @CLUB SOUND FACTORY BAR, NYC NY...ALSO A TRIBUTE TO: R.I.P THE ICONIC DJ : "TEE OMNI SCOTT" OF CLUBS BETTER DAYS, ZANZIBAR'S NYC & NJ, BROOKLYN "EMPIRE ROLLER SKATING RINK" AND .DJ'S : DAVID DEPINO, DANNY KRIVITZ, TROY PARISH, ANDRE COLLINS.
1996 THE BLACK, BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL BALL ....NEW JERSEY (SYMPHONY HALL)
1996 THE HOUSE OF JOURDAN BALL,,,,NEWARK , NEW JERSEY
1996 FIRE BALL 1996 , NEWARK , NEW JERSEY
1996 A NEW HOUSE WAS FORMED THE HOUSE WAS NAME MISSONI THE MOTHER WAS THE ELKS LODGE PIONEER RONALD LAMAY and the father was ELKS LODGE PIONEER RICHARD ADONIS THIS WAS A SMALL HOUSE BUT AFFECTED THEY MOSTLY APPEARED AT ERIC BAZZAR MINI BALLS THIS HOUSE LASTED FOR 3 YEARS
1996 "FOUNDER MOTHER RICHARD EBONY PRESENTS: THE EBONY BALL,, MAY 1996 (LINCOLN SQUARE COMM CTR) NYC NY BALL MC'D BY "KEVIN OMNI".
1996 NYC NIGHTLIFE "CLIQUE MAGAZINE" "KEVIN OMNI BALLROOM COLUMN CALLED: "THE CHILDREN ARE TALKING"...
7/1996 A new dipping style (pioneered by Ashley ST Claire & Mysterious Mizrahi Dior) is offically named the Macaella and changes vogue fem Forever
8/1996 House of Valentino closed
1996 House of Escada won Face As A House back to back defeating
the Mugler's and Mizrahis in Atlanta and defeating the Infinities
in New York
1996 Angel Richards Hosts The Fireball, Newark, New Jersey.
1996 Theresa Jourdan Givenchy throws multiple mini balls at Sensations, Newark New Jersey.
IN 1996 NEW SCHOOL LEGENDARY MYSTERY DIORE GIVES OUT BALLROOM ACHEIVEMENT AWARDS RECIPIENTS LEGENDARY 1990s ASHLEY ST.CLAIR 1990s DJ AL MYSTERIOUS DIORE LATE 1980s LEGENDARY DAMEYUN HENRY PRINCESS THIS WAS A FABOULOUS NIGHT R I P LEGENDARY 1990s MYSTERY MIZRAHI DIORE and DJ AL MYSTERIOUS DIORE YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN...NYC NY
1997 WASHINGTON DC'S POPULAR MAGAZINE SERIES :"THE MALEBOX" PRESIDENT: RAYMOND CARTER AND RICK IRICK PUBLISHER..
1997 THE HOUSE OF CASH MONEY ESTABLISHED , AND STARTED WALKING IN 1999 WASHINGTON DC, CHICAGO
1997 HOUSE OF BVLGARI OPENS JULY 1997
1997 ERIC BIZARR PRESENTS THE 2ND NYC LEGENDS BALL.....@THE MARC BALLROOM "GRAND PRIZE LEGENDARY FACE FOREVER" KEVIN OMNI FOR THE OLD SCHOOL AND "WHITNEY MUGLER GARCON" FOR THE NEW SCHOOL.......
1997 "ANDRE MIZRAHI AND DANIELLE REVLON" PRESENTS THE "TWISTED COME F*** U UP BALL"....BROOKLYN , NYC..
SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1997 KEVIN OMNI AND MICHAEL ULTRA OMNI PRESENTS A FUND RAISER BALL FOR "ICON FOUNDER RICHARD EBONY SEARS" , @THE FLATBUSH HALL BROOKLYN NY. BALL MC'D BY "KEVIN OMNI"..."A NIGHT OF LEGENDS , STATEMENTS AND STARS (PART 8) 18TH OMNI BALL........MARCEL CHRISTIAN PRESENTS THE 8TH ANNUAL "LEGENDS AWARDS"...
SEPTEMBER 1997 "KEVIN OMNI'S BALLROOM INTERVIEW" IN "NEXT MAGAZINE".... REPRESENTING BALLROOM...
1997 AT PIONEER KEVIN BURRUS OMNI BALL IN BROOKLYN THE BALLROOM HISTORIAN AND PIONEER MARCEL CHRISTIAN GIVES OUT HIS MARCEL CHRISTIAN LEGENDS AWARDS RECIPIENTS FOR THIS AWARD EARLY 1980s ELKSLODGE HARLEM WILLIE NINJA RONALD LAMAY and MID 1980s LEGENDARY DAMEYUN HENRY PRINCESS ALSO PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE FACE ICON 1980s ELKSLODGE HARLEM THE ORIGINAL MICHAEL PRETTYBOY EBONY THIS OMNI BALL WAS SUCH AN HISTORIC EVENT..NYC NY
1997 HOUSE OF MOSHOOD....
1997. Selvin Labeija Mizrahi Hosts "NJ Ball Awards" , Symphony Hall, Newark, New Jersey.
Eric Christian Bazaar Hosts Consecutive Mini Balls thrown by Theresa Jourdan Givenchy, Bernie Jourdan and William Bell Jourdan at The Globe In Newark, New Jersey.
1997 Fireball, Newark New Jersey at the Robert Treat Hotel.
1998, Selvin Mizrahi hosts" Ball Awards", Symphony Hall, Newark New Jersey.
1998 NYC BLACK PRIDE BEGAN, JAMES SAUNDERS....
1998 FATHER "TOMMIE LABEIJA" PRESENTS THE LABEIJA BALL IN NEWARK , NEW JERSEY..."HONORING PEPPA LABEIJA".......
APRIL 26TH, 1998 "MONET EBONY" A.K.A MONIQUE ROBINSON, A.K.A MONET MYSTERIOUS-DIORE (MOTHER) , MONET MUGLER. FIRST WOMEN "COMMENTATOR" ACTUALLY WAS: "GRANDMOTHER AND BEST DRESSED WINNER OF 1987 "LA ROSE HEYWARD OMNI" @ THE NYC OMNI TRACKS BALL, APRIL 15TH, 1989 " A NIGHT OF LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 1". HER FIRST TIME @MOSHOOD BALL IN 1999. MONET GAVE THE FIRST WOMEN'S BALL WITH ALL WOMEN CATEGORIES. SHE ALSO PRODUCED MANY BALLS AT CLUBS: FAREHEIT, NYC THE LAB, BROOKLYN NYC, AND B52'S. SHE CONTINUE TO COMMENTATE AND HOST BALLS TODAY. A MODEL AND A DANCER. HERE IS SOME OF HER RESUME:Performances
1. Runway 1997 The Jourdan Ball
2. Runway 1998 Matrix Ball
3. Runway 1998 Breakfast At Tiffany’s Runway
4. Runway 2001 Lovergirl New Year’s Eve with Melba Moore
5. Runway 2000 Pink & White Boat Ride Exclusive Entertainment
6. Germany 2000 Frankfort Germany THE VOGUING BALLROOM
7. Dancer 1999 Summer Stage Central Park (Podium Dancer)
8. Vogue 1999 Prodigy Ball (Women.vs.BQ.vs.FQ Performance
9. Vogue 1997-2001 Latex Balls Performances
10. Vogue 1999-2003 P.O.C.C Balls Performances
11. Vogue 1999 $1000 Ball @ Elmorrco (Team Performance)
12. Vogue 1998 Fire Ball NJ (Team Performance)
13. Vogue 1998 Boston Ball (Team Performance)
BALLS Hosted and Commentated By Monét
1. First All Women’s Ball 1998, 2. Fahrenheit 1998, 3. B52’s 1999
4. The Lab 2001-2003, 5. Halloween Ball, 2001
07/1998 House of Escada threw first ball in Detroit during Gay Pride Weekend
1998 "KEVIN OMNI'S 40TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION @CLUB OCTAGON NYC NY , FEATURING: R N B SINGER "LOLITA HOLLOWAY"..LOVE SENSATION.. JAMES SAUNDERS AND FRED PIERCE..
OCTOBER 7TH, 1998 "KEVIN OMNI AND MICHAEL ULTRA OMNI PRESENTS: "FOREVER LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS BALL , PART 9 ", SPECIAL 40TH BIRTHDAY BALL EVENT FOR KEVIN OMNI..., CLUBHOUSE 28TH ST, NYC NY : FRANKIE PARADISE AND TONY CORTEZ...
11/1998 Fem Queen Jr.Sex Siren was created by Renee OMNI Karan at the
Karan ball
1999 "THE HOUSE OF MOSHOOD BALL" ..ALL FEMALE HOUSE..., RAISING MONEY FOR "HIV/ AIDS" AND WOMEN'S SERVICES... "MISERY DANE"...GRAND APPEARANCE : "MS ALYSSA"...SOME FOOTAGE IN DOCUMENTARY/ FILM "HOW DO I LOOK".. MC "SELVYN"..AND "MONET MYSTERIOUS DIOR EBONY...FATHER "SANDY MOSHOOD"..
APRIL 3RD, 1999 "THE TRUE LEGENDS BALL" PRESENTED BY "TERRY CHANEL AND MAKUTA CHANEL VERSACE ,@THE YMCA BROOKLYN NY : 'TROPHIES WERE ALL GENUINE CRYSTAL"....
1999 CHICAGO'S " Legends Statements and Stars Magazine was first published in 1999-2006. The idea came from Aaron Enigma's AG Newsletter, Cut Magazine and the late Grandfather Marcel Christian Idle sheets. PUBLISHED AND PRODUCED BY "PHIL ESTEEM" , ALSO ESTEEM FEEDBACKS... SOME ART WORK INCLUDED BY :BRIAN OMNI BRANCH..
1999 "KEVIN OMNI APPEARS ON THE :'BBC TV OF LONDON ENGLAND"..
2/1999 Brian Infiniti wins first ever $1,000 OTA face at the 1999 Awards ball
1999 House Of Viscaya is born With Icon Mother Angel Richards Viscaya
1999 The Passing of Legend Danielle OMNI Princess Revlon (Black Barbie)
1999 the passing of the legendary Alphy Karan and Otis Gigli
1999 THE VERY FIRST NYC BLACK PRIDE BALL HOSTED BY KEVIN OMNI AND JAMES SAUNDERS
1999 The house of Ovahness was formed in Chicago by Milan Christopher
1999 THE HOUSE OF "ICON" OPENED AND STARTED :FATHER JAMES ICON AND MOTHER ASHLEY ICON.
1999 Angel RIchards forms The House Of Viscaya
1999 Barbara Herr hosts "Halloween Costume Ball" Colosseum Nightclub, Sayreville, New Jersey.
1999 Eric Christian Bazaar MC's" NJ People's Choice Ball " at Feathers Nightclub, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
2000 "JAIMEE PAIGE ROBINSON" BECAME MOTHER OF THE HOUSE OF JOURDAN UNTIL 2001..AFTER BEING MOTHER OF "JOURDAN" ""JAIMEE" BECAME MOTHER OF THE NJ CHAPTER OF THE HOUSE OF "BALENCIAGA"..SHE WAS ALSO DEEMED LEGENDARY BY R.I.P ERIC BAZZAR
2000 THE HOUSE OF "ICON" DEBUTS , FATHER James Icon.. NYC..
2000 "LGBT RECORDS" FOUNDED AND LAUNCHED BY IZZI RODRIGUEZ AND WAS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC IN 2013....
JANUARY 5TH 2000 . KEVIN OMNI'S "HOUSE OF OMNI 20TH ANNIVERSARY BALL)...THE VERY FIRST MINI BALL DELUXE BALL OF THE MILLENNIUM ...CLUB HOUSE NYC NY....MC'D BY KEVIN OMNI "A NIGHT OF LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS , PART 10....
2000 MANN OMNI UNGARO EBONY BECAME OVERALL FATHER OF THE HOUSE OF EBONY.
2000 FIRST WESTCOAST AWARDS BALL....IN LOS ANGELES....FIRST HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE'S :MOTHER JJ RODEO AND KEVIN OMNI
2/2000 First ever $1,000 fem performance category/ Desja jumps off balcony
2000 "PEPPA LABEIJA, PORTIA LABEIJA MC QUEEN AND JOHN MOSCHINO MC QUEEN" BALL ..AT THE YMCA, BROOKLYN , NEW YORK..
2000 The passing of pretty boy realness himself....PJ Karan
5/2000 House of Manolo Blahnik opened/debuted
NOVEMBER 18TH, 2000 "THE LEGENDARY HOUSE OF ULTRA OMNI PRESENT " HELLRAISER BALL #2"....@HOLLYWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB....HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.....MC'S: THE HELLRAISER :KEVIN OMNI , TAZ OMNI AND ERIC BAZAAR
DECEMBER 16TH, 2000 "DRAY EBONY AND MANN EBONY" PRESENTS THE "BOUNCE THRU BALL" @ YMCA , BROOKLYN NY. GRAND PRIZE "WEDDING" HOUSE OF PRESTIGE"...
2001 MOTHER JAIMEE JOURDAN BECAME NJ MOTHER OF THE HOUSE OF " BALENCIAGA
2001 THE FIRST BALLROOM INTERNET RADIO SHOW "THE IAN SHOW" PRODUCED BY PROMOTER "IAN" OF PHILADELPHIA.....CO-HOST: "KEVIN OMNI"...SEGMENTS CALLED: 'THE CHILDREN ARE TALKING"...
FEBRUARY 2001 "DORIAN COREY AWARDS BALL" BY ALVERNIAN PRESTIGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA.........KEVIN OMNI RECEIVES " THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD"..
MAY 19TH, 2001 "HARLEM UNITED COMMUNITY AIDS CENTER 5TH ANNUAL GOSPEL CONCERT, IN ASSOCIATION WITH "CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH" WITH "REVEREND DR. WYATT T. WALKER-SENIOR PASTOR. ..MASTER OF CEREMONY: "J.E MILES"..."ONE VOICE, MANY FACES...UNITED FOR LIFE"...VOLUNTEERS: KEVIN ULTRA OMNI AND DAVID PADILLA ULTIMA...THIS EVENT SPARKED A UNITED FORCE OF ALL THE HARLEM AND BROOKLYN CHURCHES TO FINALLY COME TOGETHER IN SPIRIT AND HARMONY TO ACCEPT AND ASSIST THOSE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.... HARLEM , NYC ....(BEFORE THIS EVENT THERE WAS MUCH IGNORANCE) *****CHURCHES AND FUNERAL PARLORS IN NYC DIDN'T WANT TO TOUCH ANYONE OR BURY ANYONE WHO PASSED FROM AIDS....THIS WAS A MONUMENTAL MOMENT TO UNITE THE CHURCHES...ALSO INCLUDED "ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST " HARLEM NY...THANK YOU "HARLEM UNITED"...OTHERS INCLUDE: MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH, BILL PERKINGS COUNCILMAN, CITY COUNCILMAN PHILLIP REDD, VOICES OF DISCOVERY,BISHOP ZACHARY JONES, WILBERT MAXWELL.
MAY 20TH, 2001 "ICON LEGEND MAKUTA CHANEL VERSACE" PRESENTS: THE NORTH VS SOUTH BALL 3... @CELEBRATION HALL, ATLANTA , GEORGIA...MC'S NORTH: JACK MIZRAHI, SELVIN GIVENCHY, SOUTH ARMANI MILAN, STEWART LAIEJA
2001 THE SECOND NYC BLACK PRIDE BALL HOSTED BY KEVIN OMNI AND JAMES SAUNDERS. MC'D BY "KEVIN OMNI", DECORATIONS BY: JOSEPH EBONY..
2001 IN LOS ANGEL ES CALIFORNIA "KEVIN OMNI AND JJ RODEO" FIRST TO BE INDUCTED INTO "THE WEST COAST HALL OF FAME"...
***SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2001 "SUPERSTAR WEST COAST FATHER TAZ ULTRA OMNI AND MIDWEST RUNWAY RULER YUMMIE CHANEL" PRESENTS: "CHICAGO'S FIRST ANNUAL MIDWEST AWARDS BALL"******
@ "UNION HALL.....HELL ON EARTH 2001 TOTAL ANNIHILATION....ASHLAND AND MONROE, CHI-TOWN MC'D BY : THE LEGENDARY ARMANI MILAN
NOVEMBER 3RD, 2001 "A BIG BOY TRIPLE THREAT: "SHANNON JOURDAN, TAZ CHRISTIAN BAZZAR AND KOOLAID GIVENCHY ...A.K.A "SELVYN"
"SHOW TIME AT THE APOLLO BALL".. @P.S 3 NYC NY.
2001 The passing of Philadelphia's supreme fem queen....mother Renee OMNI Karan
APRIL 14TH, 2002 "THE WEST COAST ADONIS SUPER-STATEMENT FATHER TAZ OPULENT OMNI PRESENTS "THE REVELATION BALL" @B'S SUNDAYS @ THE CRASH BAR, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA... DJ ABC ON THE WHEELS.
2002 1st chapter of the House of Chanel was opened in Chicago by Milan Christopher
2002 "JAIMEE BALENCIAGA" BROKE RECORDS AT THE NYC AWARDS BALL BY WINNING FACE OF THE YEAR FOR THE 7TH YEAR IN THE ROW.."WOMEN'S FACE" ALSO FEATURED IN THE FILM: HOW DO I LOOK. HISTORY: "JAIMEE AGA" WAS THE FIRST WOMEN TO WIN FACE OVER A FEM QUEEN IN PHILADELPHIA IN 1999...SOME OF THE BALLS PRESENTED BY "JAIMEE" : UNITY BALL, MLK BALL AND SWEETHEART BALL IN MIAMI WHERE SHE CREATED THE CATEGORY BUTCH UP IN PUMPS..
2002 "CLUB HOUSE UPTOWN @THE KARATE CLUB , HARLEM NYC, NY, MINI BALLS PRESENTED BY: FRANKIE PARADISE, KEVIN OMNI, MIKE HAYNES, JOSEPH EBONY
2002 NATALIE DAESJA COLEMAN WINS THE SECOND $1,000 OPEN TO ALL PERFORMANCE.
2002 THE HOUSE OF OMNI CELEBRATES ITS 22ND ANNIVERSARY IN DETROIT MICHIGAN "FATHERS ANDRE OMNI AND TAZ OMNI"..
2002 "KEVIN OMNI" PRESENTED IN THE AWARD WINNING BOOK" AWARD WINNING MEN...BY ED KORVASKI JR.
2002 FATHER MANN OMNI UNGARO EBONY OPENS THE HOUSE OF PHILADELPHIA PRODIGY WITH MOTHER MEEKA PRODIGY
Mini Deluxe Balls IN CHI-TOWN
2002 route 66 ball
2007 mwab final battle ball me and icon jack miza BY MILAN CHRISTOPHER , CHICAGO
2/2002 Shade Board is Born
3/8/2002 House Of Balenciaga created
APRIL 6TH, 2002 "CHARLES JACKSON & MIKE STONE" PROUDLY PRESENT IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE LEGENDARY ICONS: RONNIE MOSCHINO AND ERIC CHRISTIAN BAZAAR...HOSTED BY: KEVIN OMNI @THE WAREHOUSE, NYC
8/4/ 2002 P.O.C.C. PRIDE IN THE ESSENCE OF BLACKNESS, YESTERDAY, TODAY AND FOREVER" PRESENTED BY: MICHAEL MONOLO BLAHNIK @THE WORLD , NYC NY.. Michael Roberson...
2002 JOSEPH EBONY'S BALL IN HARLEMNYC NY @"WILLIES SPORTS BAR
2002 MIDWEST HOUSE OF PRODIGY OPENS ....ICON KAGE PRODIGY BVLGARI 007
2002 A TRIBUTE BALL FOR R.I.P "ERIC CHRISTIAN BAZAAR" HELD @CLUB ESCUELITA'S NYC HOSTED BY: BBC TV OF LONDON, KEVIN OMNI AND HARMONICA SUNBEAM...SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY: WILLI NINJA
2003 CHICAGO'S PRIDEINDEX.COM (ONLINE NEWSPAPER) BY PHILIP ESTEEM.... ALSO PRODUCER OF "LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS MAGAZINE".. www.PrideIndex.com
2003 House of Ferre was opened by Milan Christopher
House Of Ferre ball 2003 definition of a diva
5/2003 The Passing of the Mother of the Ballroom...Pepper La'Beija
9/2003 The FIRST RAGS TO RICHES BALL by Frank Revlon, David Allure and Marco Givenchy
OCTOBER 11TH, 2003 THE LEGENDARY SELVYN INFINITI, FATHER SHEWN EMINENCE AND DJ CARLTON "FIRE AND ICE BALL..." @THE BROOKLYN CAFE, BROOKLYN , NYC.
2003 KEVIN OMNI'S FIRST "LIFETIME ACHIEVERS, ICONS, LEGENDS STATEMENTS AND STARS STATUS BALL, (CLUB WAREHOUSE, BRONX NYC.......
NOVEMBER 30TH, 2003 THE LEGENDARY HOUSE OF PRESTIGE PRESENTS: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT PART 10..@THE WAREHOUSE, BRONX, NYC ....
2004 "KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS "MINI BALL DELUXE", KARATE CLUB, HARLEM NYC NY.....
Midwest Awards BALLS , CHICAGO From 2004 to 2007 BY MILAN CHRISTOPHER....
2004 Milan Christopher wins 1st $1000 vf in the midwest at the rise of the Phoenix ball in Chicago
2/ 2004..."THE HOUSE OF EBONY'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY BALL" PRESENTED BY: DRAY EBONY...."MINI-SINK" TOWNHOUSE HARLEM, NYC NY....
2004 "LOVE BALL" MIAMI
2004 POP BALL 1, MIAMI FLORIDA....GLAM SLAM BALL,,,MIAMI FLORIDA
2004 HOUSE OF "LA PERLA" STARTED BY "FATHER JUAN LA PERLA", JERSEY CITY , NJ..........FATHER "JUAN LA PERLA" ALSO THE CREATOR OF THE FAMOUS WEBSITE: "WALK 4 ME WEDNESDAYS"WALK4MEWEDNESDAYS.COM
1/2004 House of Valentino reborn
1/2004 After 10 years of existence, Chicago, Detroit & Atlanta merges
to become the Legendary House of Escada
3/2004 Whitney Mugler & Ruben Blahnik Mizrahi Win $2,000 legendary face with an understudy Evisu ball
2004 The First PRODIGY house ball in Philly.
04/2004 Berlin Ebony wins the 1st $ 1000 ever for BQ VF @ the AWARDS BALL
7/2004 Mother Aja Cavalli is introduced as OVERALL Mother Cavalli at
the Cavalli Ball ATL
8/2004 P.O.C.C. Throws first outdoor free ball in public park
8/2004 Stanley Angel , Mark Angel, and Kenya then angel now Balenciaga wins $1000 best dress spectator at P.O.C.C.
8/2004 Stanley Angel wins $1000 at P.O.C.C. New way vs. old way
8/2004 Meeka Prodigy Wins $1000 Female Figure performance at P.O.C.C.
9/2004 Raquel Lord-Balenciaga won $5k for FQ Face at Making of a
Legends ball
7/2004 House Of Lacroix debuted
JULY 2ND, 2004 "HOW DO I LOOK SCREENING AT "DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY CHICAGO, IL ..SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY JOSE XTRAVA AND WILLI NINJA, APPEARANCES BY LUNA LUIS, OCTAVIA MANOLO-BLAHNIK, KEVIN OMNI AND WOLFGANG....TOMMY AVANT GARDE, AARON ENIGMA AND MADMAN PRODUCTIONS "JOHN"
9/2004 The House of Prestige "INFERNO BALL" places KENTUCKY on the map in the ball scene!
2004 JOSEPH EBONY AND TAZ OMNI'S BALL @THE KARATE CLUB NYC NY.
2005 HOUSE OF GOTTI STARTED, ANDRE ICON GOTTI IS OVERALL FATHER.
2005 PREMIER ISSUES OF "BALLROOM ROCKSTAR MAGAZINE" PUBLISHER, DARRYL BROWN.. INTERVIEW ARTICLES INCLUDED: "PATRICIA FIELDS, HAROLD BALENCIAGA AND MORE"...EDITORIAL "IN THE BEGINNING" BY KEVIN OMNI..
2005 ALLIANCE BALL, MIAMI FLORIDA JANUARY 2005....POP BALL 2, MIAMI.... EROTIC EXOTIQUE BALL , MIAMI
1/ 2005 House Of Tsunami Debuted with Naming Overall Mother Kristina Richards Tsunami @ Icon Ball
1/2005 Daeshawn Evisu won $5K for performance OTA at ATL Awards Ball
2005 BUDDAH BALENCIAGA NAMED 1ST LEGENDARY BQ SEX SIREN
4/2005 House of Givenchy closed...
2005 The departure of the Great Icon Mother Angel Richards Viscaya
4/2005 House of Mizrahi reborn
4/2005 Cat Eye Mizrahi wins $5K for Clubkid Cara at NY Awards Ball
4/2005 Tony Milan, Andre Mizrahi & Raquel (Boom Boom) Blahnik inducted in the Ballroom hall of fame
5/2005 Ayanna Khan won $5K for OTA Sex Siren at Balenciaga Ball
2005 ICON KEVIN OMNI AND LEGENDARY TAZ OMNI PRESENTS "THE HOUSE OF OMNI'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY BALL" IN HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA.....ARTICLE WRITTEN "NEW YORK TIMES NEWSPAPER"...MC'D BY SELVYN...
9/2005 Vivika & Tyra Mugler win $5K for OTA Runway @ Legends Ball
11/2005 Pooh Blahnik wins the 1st $1000 for BQ Realness with a Twist
2005 PIONEER ICONS KEVIN OMNI AND WILLI NINJA "LIFETIME ACHIEVERS. ICONS, LEGENDS AND STATUS BALL PART 2 ..NYC "KARATE CLUB"
2005 "KEVIN OMNI, DEREK LABEIJA, WILLI NINJA, WOLFGANG BUSCH" PROMOS FOR "FILM/ DOCUMENTARY HOW DO I LOOK" AND "KEVIN OMNI AND WILLI NINJ'S LIFETIME ACHIEVERS, ICONS, LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 2, HARLEM NYC. PROMOTIONS: ON "THE STAR AND BUC WILD RADIO SHOW"....
JANUARY 1ST, 2005 "BALLROOM SCENE RADIO STARTED......AND WAS RECOGNIZED IN 2013"....BALLROOMRADIO.COM IZZI RODRIGUEZ....FLORIDA
AUGUST 2006 "THE NOSTALGIA BALL" PRESENTED BY KAI AGA, TWAIN MIYAKE MUGLER, LEGENDARY DERRICK ALLURE GARCON, ..WASHINGTON DC
2006 Milan Christopher is made legendary by Icons RR Chanel Icons Stewart Ebony and icon Andre Mizrahi at the Atlanta Legends ball
2006 THE HOUSE OF BLAHMNIK SCHOLARSHIP FUND CREATED..
2006 PROVOCATEUR BALL, MIAMI...INFINITI BALL,,MIAMI MAY 2006...POP BALL 3, MIAMI
JUNE 2006 DIRECTORS: "WOLFGANG OMNI BUSCH" AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER "KEVIN OMNI " *HAS RECEIVED MANY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, INCLUDING "AFRICA GAY PRIDE SCREENING AS WELL AS EUROPE, LONDON, PARIS, GERMANY ETC;....How Do I Look World Premiere update: Sat, Jun 3, 2006 - AMC Loews Theater on 34th street in Manhattan - World Premiere - Newfest Film Festival.......www.HowdoILooknyc.org (www.IconKevinOmni.com)
**JULY 22ND, 2006 CHICAGO , IL..."HOW DO I LOOK BALL" HOSTED BY: COMEDIAN "MO'NIQUE" (THE PARKERS, PHAT GIRLZ)** MADMAN PRODUCTIONS: "TOMMY AVANT GARDE"...
2006 THE ICONIC HOUSE OF INFINITY STARTED IN PITTSBURGH PA....BY THE LEGENDARY CHRIS INFINITY BALENCIAGA.
2006 "IN THE MEANTIME MAGAZINE/ AGENCY", LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA PUBLISHER "JEFFREY KING",,, SCREENING OF FILM/ DOCUMENTARY "HOW DO I LOOK" ..HOSTED BY KEVIN OMNI...ALSO INTERVIEWED IN THE MEANTIME MAGAZINE...
2006 "OUT IN NEW JERSEY MAGAZINE" PRIDE 2006 ISSUE: PUBLISHED BY: PRIDE NJ, ASBURY PARK NJ....ARTICLE ABOUT FILM/ DOCUMENTARY "HOW DO I LOOK" AND THE POLITICS INTERVIEW OF "KEVIN OMNI" IN REGARDS TO THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY VS THE AIDS ORGANIZATIONS..
2007 POP BALL 4, MIAMI
2007 PIONEER ICONS WARDEL AVANT GARDE AND KEVIN OMNI PRESENT LIFETIME ACHIEVERS, ICONS , LEGENDS, AND STATUS BALL .....CHICAGO ILLINOIS PART 3.
APRIL 2007 "THE SHOWCASE BALL" PRESENTED BY KAI AGA AND SAVION MILAN, WASHINGTON DC....
MAY/JUNE 2007 "CLIK MAGAZINE" PUBLISHER: DWIGHT POWELL,,,FLORIDA... "INTERVIEW KEVIN OMNI 30 YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY " "BALLROOM SCENE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT"..
2008 BLOGTALKRADIO "TOM BLUMENTHAL SHOW"..........HOSTED BY: TOM BLUMENTHAL...
2008 BLOGTALKRADIO "TENS OR CHOPS" FOUNDED BY:#JASMINECOUTURE'S HOSTED BY: ANDRE MIZRAHI, NICHOLE AND JASMINE COUTURE....7+ YEARS TO PRESENT DAY..
JUNE 2008 "THE PARTY MONSTER BALL" PRESENTED BY: KAI AGA EPIC, TWAIN MUGLER AND DERRICK ALLURE GARCON......WASHINGTON DC..
2008 POP BALL 5, MIAMI FLORIDA
2008 "KEVIN OMNI CELEBRATES 50TH BIRTHDAY @CLUB "SHELTER" NYC NY FEATURING "ROCHELLE FLEMMING" IN ASSOCIATION WITH JAMES SAUNDERS AND CHARLES JACKSON...."ITS NOT OVER!"...LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER...
AUGUST 2008 "THE GREATEST BALL ON EARTH " PRESENTED BY: "TERRENCE PRINCESS LEGEND INTERNATIONAL......HARLEM, NYC NY...
2009 http://www.destinationtomorrow.org/ "DESTINATION TOMORROW" LGBQT COMMUNITY SERVICES....EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR "SEAN COLEMAN"..A.K.A "SEAN EBONY"....#SeanColeman
2009 "MINI BALL MADNESS" PRESENTED BY MIKE HAYNES AND JOSEPH EBONY.....NYC NY "CHAMBERS STREET"...(MEMORIES OF R.I.P "GINA GOSPEL"...
2009 PIONEER ICONS WARDEL AVANT GARDE AND KEVIN OMNI PRESENT LIFETIME ACHIEVERS, ICONS, LEGENDS AND STATUS BALL IN CHICAGO PART 4
2009 "The 1st Annual Carolina Awards Ball" bridging both North & South Carolina together as one took place in Charlotte, North Carolina in January 2009.. Hosted by Econ Revlon, Tim Tim Chanel & Marcus Escada...
2010 Milan Christopher wins the 1st $1000 sex siren in Chicago at the Midwest Awards ball
2010 ....CLUB HOUSE MINI BALLS @CLUB "HONEY'S" 14TH ST. NYC NY, PRODUCED BY FRANKIE PARADISE, HOSTED BY KEVIN OMNI, MUSIC BY DJ TONY CORTEZ AND DJ MIKE Q.
2010 HOUSE OF BLAHNIK RECIEVES PROCLAMATION IN PHILADELPHIA
2010 POP BALL 6, MIAMI, FLORIDA
2010 Flow Affair, flagging, fanning and floguing dance documentary, featuring Javier Ninja. Fundraiser at the LGBT community center in NYC, april 23rd, 2010 with live performances by Tony award winner "Melba Moore and Meli'sa Morgen", also featured on the soundtrack. HOSTED BY: KEVIN OMNI
2/12/2010 The House of Epic was formed by the Legendary Kai Milan Balenciaga Epic.
DECEMBER 2010 BLOGTALKRADIOSHOW "THE RED CARPET" CREATED BY: KAI JAI LOVE AGA EPIC.....RADIO SHOW HOSTS: KEVIN OMNI, LESA, AND ERICK...AND LEGENDARY FATHER OPEY EBONY.. *****IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SOME OF THE OLD BLOGTALK "RED CARPET RADIO SHOWS" PLEASE GOOGLE: REDCARPETBLOGTALKRADIO SOME OF MY SERIES PART 1 TO PART 5 "MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY"...
2011 HOUSE OF OMNI INDUCTED INTO THE BALLROOM HOUSE HALL OF FAME...JACK AND ANDRE'S AWARDS BALL NYC.
2011 "THE DORIAN COREY AWARDS BALL" PRESENTED BY "ALVERNIAN PRESTIGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
OCTOBER 2011 "KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS A MINI BALL DELUXE BIRTHDAY BALL" @THE GLOBE, NEWARK , NEW JERSEY...GRAND PRIZE: BRITINEY EBONY... SPONSORED BY: UNCLE MIKE HAYNES ....
2011 Flow Affair, Historic LGBT Art Documentary USA 2011, Director Wolfgang Busch. World Premiere in San Francisco on Friday July 29th 2011. About the Flagging, Fanning and Floguing dance. Featuring Aaron Enigma, Javier Ninja, Kevin Omni, Selvin Mizrahi, Juan LaPerla, Prince Milan and Ross Infiniti. Music soundtrack by Melba Moore, Meli'sa Morgan, Jerico of the Angels, Man Parrish, Harmonica Sunbeam, DJ Chip Chop Ninja and Mykel. www.FlowAffair.org
In 2012 Milan Christopher wins the 1st $1000 sex siren in Atlanta at the unity ball
Jan 13 2012 INTERNATIONAL FATHER "KING AUS OMNI" BECOMES OVERALL EUROPEAN FATHER OF THE HOUSE OF ULTRA OMNI , EUROPEAN CHAPTERS: SWEDEN, FINLAND, DENMARK, FRANCE, RUSSIA, GERMANY.. FB: KingAus Full
2012 THE BOOK VOGUING BALLS NEW YORK CITY FROM 1989 TO 1992" ARTWORK BY "CHANTAL REGNAULT (SOUL JAZZ RECORDS).. PURCHASE ON www.Amazon.Com also FB : "CHANTAL REGNAULT"..
2012 HOUSE OF "OMNI" INDUCTED INTO THE BALLROOM HOUSE HALL OF FAME "DORIAN COREY AWARDS" PHILADELPHIA BY ALVERNIAN PRESTIGE LANVIN
*****2012 KEVIN "OMNI" PRESENTS "THE KEVIN OMNI BURRUS FUNERAL / BURIAL FUND" DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED......PAYPAL WOLFGANGBUSCH@EARTHLINK.NET ...
2012 THE "KEVIN OMNI BURRUS FUNERAL/ BURIAL FUND CREATED: THUS FAR CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT (6) PEOPLE IN THEIR TIME OF NEED. DONATIONS CAN BE SENT TO : VIA "PAYPAL" : WOLFGANGBUSCH@EARTHLINK.NET OR (718) 623 - 2926. THANK YOU EVERYONE , WE ARE ALWAYS IN NEED OF DONATIONS DUE TO THE NEVER ENDING LOSSES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY................................www.IconKevinOmni.com
2012 KAMARO BLAHNIK BECOMES OVERALL FATHER..
2013 "JAIMEE PAGE ROBINSON BALENCIAGA" WAS HANDPICKED TO REPRESENT THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY IN EUROPE "AUSTRIA" AT THE ANNUAL LOVE BALL, WAS SELECTED BY "PONY AND FERGIE" FROM THE BLACK EYE PEAS....
2013 The Clubhouse the Next Generation at CLUB "SECRETS" :FRANKIE PARADISE, CHAUNCEY EBONY AND KIM MC ADAMS AND JOSEPH EBONY...NYC NY
2013 Milan Christopher wins the 1st $1500 in ballroom history for Foot & Eyewear in Atlanta at THE WORLD DOMINATION BALL PRESENTED BY "BRANDON OMNI KHAN LANVIN"
In 2013 Milan Christopher wins the 1st $1000 sex siren in Los Angeles at LA Legends ball
2013 "THE DORIAN COREY AWARDS BALL" PRESENTED BY "ALVERNIAN PRESTIGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
2013 THE LEADERS OF THE HOUSES OF LACROIX AND EVISU, JOINED FORCES AND DEBUTED THE HOUSE OF "XCLUSIVE LANVIN"
JANUARY 1ST. 2013 "LGBT RECORDS" RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC BY IZZI RODRIGUEZ..
2013 "HOUSE OF BALENCIAGA BALL", WASHINGTON DC..
NOVEMBER 2013 "GERARD H. GASKIN'S" BOOK: "LEGENDARY: INSIDE THE HOUSE BALLROOM SCENE" FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS...YOU CAN PURCHASE IT : www.amazon.com .........http://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Ballroom-Docum…/…/0822355825......
2013 "TYANNA EBONY AND AYANA BALCENICAGA" PRESENTS THE MIDWEST AWARDS BALL CHICAGO, IL
2014 "SWERV MAGAZINE", PUBLISHER : JAMIL FLETCHER, WASHINGTON DC.. "HOUSE OF ULTRA OMNI'S 35TH ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE" MARCH/APRIL 2014 ISSUE....FEATURING: OMNI 35TH, "TOMMIE ROSS", "MONTE ST.JAMES" SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO :" RAYCEEN PENDAVIS"
2014 "THE DORIAN COREY AWARDS BALL" PRESENTED BY "ALVERNIAN PRESTIGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
JANUARY 1ST, 2014 "BALLROOM SCENE MAGAZINE" LAUNCHED BY IZZI RODRIGUEZ.... FLORIDA
2014 THE HOUSE OF LANVIN BECAME THE FIRST HOUSE TO WIN $12K AT THE PANDEMONIUM BALL IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MARCH 2014 "OMNI CONVENTION WEEK" WORKSHOPS, DANCE, HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION" "ACTIVISM WORK"..
2014 KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS "THE HOUSE OF OMNI'S 35TH ANNIVERSARY BALL" NYC NY... BALL MC'D BY "KEVIN JZ PRODIGY"..DECORATIONS BY JOSEPH EBONY.......MUSIC BY: DJ CARLTON AND MIKE Q..
2014 THE HOUSE OF MUGLER BALL, QUEENS, NYC "PORCELAIN FACE"
$5,000 GRAND AND $1,000 1ST PLACE..
2014 "TYANNA EBONY AND AYANA BALCENICAGA" PRESENTS THE MIDWEST AWARDS BALL CHICAGO, IL
NOVEMBER 29TH, 2014 "OUR YOUTH'S 9TH ANNUAL WORLD AIDS DAY GALA" @THE OUR YOUTH CENTER, JERSEY CITY, NJ..."AIDS IS A DRAG WRAPIT UP..HONOREES AWARDED: NEO HALL RICHARDS,,,EGYPT THOMPSON, KEVIN OMNI AND MORE...HOSTED BY: HARMONICA SUNBEAM, LARITZA DUMONT..PERFORMANCES AND CROWNING OF MS LIBERTY NY CONTINENTAL : LADY JASMIN VAN WALES....AND MORE...THANK YOU TO "ROB DE ANTHONY" FOR GIVING THE YOUTH'S MUCH LOVE...ALSO PERFORMANCE BY THE ICONIC "KEVIN AVIANCE"...
2015 "WOLF OMNI BUSCH" A.K.A "WOLFGANG" RECEIVES ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE LGBT COMMUNITY AND BALLROOM.... HERE IS A LIST OF CONSISTENT AWARDS FROM THE HETEROSEXUAL COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE GAY COMMUNITY:::::
HOW DO I LOOK AWARDS AND UPDATES"
Wolf Omni Busch 2015 "Keep The Dream Alive" Martin Luther King Jr. Huamnitarian Award
2014 The Omni Icon Award
2009 Icon Award, OUR YOUTH
2008 Marcel Christian Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters
2008 Best film/video on matters relating to the Black Experience Marginalized People, Humanitarian Award, Berlin Germany
2007 PILL AWARD Best Documentary
2005 Lifetime Achievement and Service Award from Kevin Omni & Willi Ninja
2005 GayLifeUK Gold Award, England
2004 UNITED STATES Web Award
2004 KARA ART SILVER Award
2004 COWGOMOO Website Award
2004 POWER IN PRIDE Award
2004 GAY-DAYS Award for HDIL website design & content
2004 5-Star Goodwill Gold Award - Bi Men Network
2004 Stonewall Society PRIDE IN THE ARTS Award - Director
2004 Stonewall Society PRIDE IN THE ARTS Award - Performance Literature
2004 Avis Pendavis Creativity & Community Award from the House of Khan
2003 Hetrick Martin Institute, Certificate of Appreciation Award
2003 The KEVIN OMNI LIfetime Acheivement Award
2003 Outstanding Contribution from New York University "Shades"
2003Achievement Award, Joseph Ebony - Taz Omni
2003 Example of Excellence from the House of Omni and House of Ebony
2002 Certificate for the Support and Dedication, CINNAFEST 2002 Award, Cleveland, Ohio
2000 Appreciation Award from the House of Omni, 20th Anniversary
JANUARY 21ST, 2015 "HAPPY 36TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE HOUSE OF ULTRA OMNI"...
2015 JACK AND ANDRE MIZA'S 21ST NYC AWARDS BALL.....(KEVIN OMNI AND BRIAN OMNI WINS "ICON FACE" 30+ YEARS OR MORE..
2015 "THE ATLANTA AWARDS BALL" BRANDON UNBOTHERED, CLINT LANVIN..
2015 "DORIAN STEWART EBONY" PRESENTS MLK WEEKEND IN ATLANTA "THE I AM BALL"...I AM WHO I SAY I AM...
2015 "THE DORIAN COREY AWARDS BALL" PRESENTED BY "ALVERNIAN PRESTIGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
2015 "TYANNA EBONY AND AYANA BALCENICAGA" PRESENTS THE MIDWEST AWARDS BALL CHICAGO, IL
2015 "TONY REVLON" PRESENTS "THE SCANDAL BALL" IN MARYLAND...
1989 "PARIS IS BURNING" PRESENTED BY PARIS DUPREE @CLUB TRACKS NYC NY
1989 (CLUB TRACKS NY) KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS "LEGENDS , STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 1"..THERE SERIES LASTED TO PART 10 NYC, 2000 FIRST TIME THE THEME WAS IMPLEMENTED "LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS" WINNERS: GRAND PRIZE "PEPPA LABEIJA, DORIAN COREY AND AVIS PENDAVIS"..ALL SPLIT CASH MOTHER VS MOTHER.. BALL FILMED ON "VH1 NEWS AND MTV NEWS"....VILLAGE VOICE NEWSPAPER....THE MC'S OF THE NIGHT: KEVIN OMNI, LA ROSE OMNI AND THE R.I.P "WILLIAM DUPREE".....
1989 NYC'S FAMOUS "LOVE BALL PART 1" "ROSE-LAND BALLROOM"...AIDS FUNDRAISER: JUDGES: KEVIN OMNI, QUEEN LATIFAH, IMAN, BEVERLY JOHNSON, AVIS PENDAVIS, JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, KEITH HERRING TROPHIES, HOUSES INVOLVED: EXTRAVAGANZA, MAGNIFIQUE, FIELDS, LABEIAJ, OMNI , PENDAVIS, COREY....RAISED $500,000 FOR AIDS, HOUSING ETC;...ALSO: CARLA FENDI, PEE WEE HERMAN, MADONNA, CINDY CRAWFORD, CINDY LAUPER, MARC JACOBS, ALL OF THE NYC 5TH AVENUE DEPARTMENT STORES: BARNEY'S , LORD & TAYLOR'S, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, BLOOMINGDALE'S, BERGDORF GOODMAN ETC;... MC HOST : DAVID IAN...GRAND PRIZE "HOUSE OF EXTRAVAGANZA....
"LOVE BALL NYC PART 2....1991 "ROSE-LAND BALLROOM" MANY OF THE SAME CELEBRITIES...GRAND PRIZE "HOUSE OF ULTRA OMNI" BETWEEN NYC "LOVE BALLS 1 AND 2" $1.5 MILLION DOLLARS RAISED...APARTMENTS OPENED IN HARLEM NYC USA FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.....(DORIAN COREY, PEPPA LABEIJA, AVIS PENDAVIS, ANGIE EXTRAVAGANZA, KEVIN OMNI, ADRIENNE MAGNIFIQUE, DANNY AND DAVID IAN AND DAVID PADILLA ULTIMA, JOSE EXTRAVAGANZA, SEAN OMNI, ALDONA FIELDS, MUHAMMAD OMNI, UNCLE MIKE HAYNES OMNI EBONY, ) MUSIC BY: JOHNNY DYNELL......HOSTED BY: CHI CHI VALENTI AND GWEN VERDON.....MAGNIFIQUE, FIELDS, DEL RIOS, OMNI, LABEIJA, EXTRAVAGANZA, WILLI NINJA
1989 "KEVIN OMNI APPEARS ON MTV"..ALSO "KEVIN OMNI, AVIS PENDAVIS AND THE HOUSE OF OMNI APPEARS ON CHANNEL VH1"
1989 THE HOUSE OF MILAN STARTED NYC...FOUNDER ERIC BIZARR , MOTHER TERRY OMNI MILAN AND FATHER ROGER OMNI MILAN
1989, The House of Allure was created in Washington DC
August 17,1989, with the stench of burnt coffee, mixed with rain, thunder, temperament, and frustration, Julian Milan Chanel, Bobby Pendavis, Kenny Chanel, Raleigh Chapman and David Edmonds formed the name "The house of Miyake Mugler". HOUSE OF MUGLER ALSO WITH CONTRIBUTING FOUNDING MEMBER: ERIC OMNI GRAMZ MUGLER BOSON..
1989 HOUSE OF LABEJA BECOMES HOUSE OF REVLON
1989 House Of Richards was born
1989 Overall Mother Kristina "Infinity" ( I am one of the original founding members Of Infinity) Richards Tsunami changes FEMQUEEN performance winning @ The Late Icon Kim Pendavis Ball
1989 THE FIRST ONE TO WIN REALNESS WITH A TWIST WAS THE ONE AND ONLY HARLEM ELKSLODGE ICON 1980s JAMEL BEAT YOU DOWN PRINCESS I REPEAT REALNESS WITH A TWIST WAS STARTED IN THE LATE 80s THE FIRST ONE TO WIN THAT CATERGORY WAS 1980s HARLEM ELKSLODGE ICON JAMEL PRINCESS HISTORY THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN....NYC NY...
NOVEMBER 4TH, 1989 " A NIGHT AT THE J/P AWARDS, IRVINGTON NEW JERSEY @THE IRVINGTON MANOR ...PRESENTED BY: ..."HAIKEEM JOURDAN".AND "BOBBY PENDAVIS"....
1990 NJ. Michael Shade and Tyrone Prestige Present "Shade Ball" ,, Downtown Elizabeth, NJ . 1990 .
Erika Diviachy Shade and Michael Shade The "Shade Ball " Zanzibar, Newark New Jersey.
1990 "TOMMIE PRESENTS THE HOUSE OF LABEIJA BALL " @TRACKS, NYC NY
1990 KEVIN PRESENTS "LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 2) "CLUB RED ZONE NYC NY" GRAND PRIZE PRODUCTION..."AVIS PENDAVIS, GERALD DUPREE LABEIJA MARCEL CHRISTIAN " ) AND 1ST TERRY OMNI MILAN... SPECIAL # 1NATIONAL HIP HOP DJ : JUDGES "RED-ALERT" HOT 98.7 KISS FM RADIO..AND VICTOR SELTZER (TV GUIDE MAGAZINE), LISA MORRIS (A & R EXECUTIVE FROM WARNER BROTHERS..).. BALL WAS MC'D BY "KENNY FELDER EBONY AND KEVIN OMNI".. MUSIC BY : ICON DJ "ANDRE COLLINS".. BALL HOSTS AND SPONSORS: MICHAEL ULTRA OMNI, DANNILLO OMNI AND DEREK RISBROOK OMNI...
1990 "MAJOR AIDS FUNDRAISER @CLUB PALLADIUM NYC NY...WITH "DIRECTOR SPIKE LEE".."THE GRANDEST GRAND MARCH EVER!"...HOUSES : LABEIJA, CHRISTIAN, OMNI, PENDAVIS, DEL RIOS, MAGNIFIQUE, FIELDS (PATRICIA FIELDS DORIAN COREY)..
1990 "DYANSAN ART GALLERY" IN SOHO MANHATTAN, NYC NY...AIDS FUNDRAISER....(DESIGN INDUSTRY FOUNDATION FOR AIDS....D.I.F.F.A WHICH WERE THE PRODUCERS OF THE NYC LOVE BALLS....CHI CHI VALENTI , GWEN VERDON...BALLROOM COMMUNITY.....HOUSES CONTRIBUTED THEIR ART WORK FOR MONEY BIDS....FIRST "MASK PAINTING TO BE SOLD" THE HOUSE OF "OMNI" MASK CREATED BY ARTIST BRIAN BRANCH OMNI, KEVIN AND DEREK RISBROOK OMNI... CONTRIBUTING MASKS....HOUSES : CHRISTIAN, OMNI, PENDAVIS, LABEIJA, DEL RIOS.
1990 "VERBAL ABUSE MAGAZINE" BY CHI CHI VALENTI,,,CLUB "JACKIE 60" @NELLS 246 WEST 14TH NY NY...."SPECIAL THANKS TO KEVIN OMNI" AND THE "HISTORY " STORY BY KEVIN OMNI WAS PUBLISHED.....
1990 House of Prestige created
2/1990 House of Valentino created
1990 HOUSE OF ARMANI CREATED BY : CHARLES VOLITAIRE AND DEREK PRADA...A.K.A TOMMY MURPHY.. AND MOTHER ERICKA TATIANA ARMANI NYC NY...
1990 @ The House Of Xtravaganza's Ball Called "The Play Of The Phantom", Icon Legend Matriarch Liyah Richards Tsunami won Legends Vogue.
1990 (August 4, 1990) The House of Infiniti is founded by ICON Ross Infiniti
1990 HOUSE OF OMNI PRESENTED IN "THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWSPAPER" (FACES AND PLACES PAGE) AIDS FUNDRAISER BENEFIT @CLUB PALLADIUM, NY WITH DIRECTOR "SPIKE LEE" GRANDEST GRAND MARCH EVER
"STANLEY MILAN" : 1st ball Revlon ball 91/92 William Ninja was the 1st one to take me around the world vogueing, I was deemed Legendary by Eric Christian Bazaar, I've walked New way, runway american, european, foot and eye wear, labels, best dressed, sex siren, hands performance/arms control....even face at one point (STANLEY HAS TRAVELED TO EUROPE ON SEVERAL OF OCCASIONS REPRESENTING THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY .
1991 "LOVE BALL NYC PART 2 @ROSELAND BALLROOM, HOSTED BY: GWEN VERDON AND CHI-CHI VALENTI (DESIGN INDUSTRY FOUNDATION FOR AIDS)....MUSIC BY JOHNNY DYNELL AND MC'D BY DAVID IAN EXTRAVAGANZA....GRAND PRIZE FUTURISTIC WEDDING "HOUSES OF OMNI AND LABEIJA"... CELEBS IN ATTENDANCE: MADONNA, CARLA FENDI, QUEEN LATIFAH, MARC JACOBS, JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, CINDY CRAWFORD, PEE WEE HERMAN, HOUSES OF : MAGNIFIQUE, FIELDS, DEL RIOS, OMNI, LABEIJA, EXTRAVAGANZA, WILLI NINJA, CHRISTIAN-PRINCESS
1991 Jean Paul Fields and Gerard Stewart "Scarface" Ebony Present "NJ People's Choice Awards Ball" @ Charlie's West. West Orange, New Jersey.
1991 HOUSE OF OMNI DEBUT'S IN "VRIJNEDERLAND NEWSPAPER"
SWITZERLAND (EUROPE)
1991JENNIE LIVINGSTON'S DEBUT: FILM " PARIS IS BURNING" WHICH WAS SOLD TO "MIRAMAX FILMS"....
1991 "MABEL MILAN PRESENTS "MABLE MILAN MOAN" MARC BALLROOM NYC NY
1991 "PARIS IS BURNING" PRESENTED BY "PARIS DUPREE" "SALLY'S HIDE AWAY NYC NY. BALL WAS MC'D BY "PARIS DUPREE"
1991 FLORIDA "HOUSE OF XXCENTRIKA BRENDA AND GUSTAVO...FIRST FLORIDA BORN HOUSE..
1992- Ariel Labelle Exotique and Robert Porter Exotique form the House Of Exotique.
1992 Jean Paul Fields and Gerarde Ebony "The People's Choice Awards Ball " @ The Black Box , Newark New Jersey.
1992 'TERRENCE LEGEND INT'L" PRESENTS: THE HOUSE OF PRINCESS BALL @ LINCOLN SQUARE COMMUNITY CTR. NYC NY
1992 CHICAGO'S BALLROOM MAGAZINE: "CUT MAGAZINE" PRODUCED BY AARON BROWN A.K.A AARON ENIGMA......CONTRIBUTING EDITOR : 'KEVIN OMNI"....BRINGING EAST COAST TO MIDWEST.....
1992 "DAVID PADILLA" PRESENTS A NIGHT OF FASHION BALL , THE HOUSE OF "ULTIMA" LINCOLN COMM. CTR , NYC NY...
1992 "MABEL MILAN" PRESENTS "THIS IS MY NIGHT" @MARC BALLROOM NYC NY
1992 ANDRE OVAHNESS LABEIJA REVLON AND HEIDI ALLURE CREATES THE HOUSE OF MIZRAHI
1992 PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER OF "OMNI" HAD THEIR FIRST BALL"...2ND OMNI CHAPTER BALL IN PHILLY 1995.
2/1992 House of St. Clair established
1992 ICON JoJo Infiniti founds the Florida Ballroomscene and the Florida Chapter of the House of Infiniti, founding house
for the Florida ballroom scene
1992 KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS: "LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 3 @ LINCOLN SQUARE COMM CTR. NYC NY"
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS "THE HOUSE OF MILAN"... BALL WAS MC'D BY KEVIN OMNI AND "RICHARD EBONY" ;MUSIC BY DJ "DANNY WANG".....(MEMORABLE NIGHT) "DANIELLE, TENAY, TRACY AFRICA AND ONGENEE" WERE SO DROP DEAD GORGEOUS THEY ALL WON A FACE TROPHY....
1992 "ICON GENTRY ANDROMEDA" OPENS THE HOUSE OF ANDROMEDA IN CHICAGO, IL
1992 AFTER THE PHILADELPHIA HOUSE OF OMNI CLOSED, MANN OMNI OPENED THE HOUSE OF "UNGARO" .PHILLY
1992 "PARIS IS BURNING BALL" PRESENTED BY "PARIS DUPREE" MARC BALLROOM NYC NY
1993 "GERARD H. GASKIN" DEBUT: "BALLROOM PHOTOGRAPHER....
1993 "PARIS IS BURNING BALL" PRESENTED BY "PARIS DUPREE" PHILADELPHIA, PA.
1993 "THE ICON FUQUAN OMNI EBONY" RE-OPENS AND STARTS A NEW HOUSE OF "ESSENCE" NYC . NY.. FUQUAN A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF OMNI SINCE 1984..
1993 KENNY FELDER EBONY CALLS OUT THE FIRST "LSS,,,,,,LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS..NYC NY
1993 "MYSTERY VOGUE FEMME" "MACAELLA" "MYSTERIOUS DIOR"...
1993 "IRA APRHODITE'S BALL" NYC NY
1993 "RR CHANEL AND HECTOR XTRAVAGANZA" PRESENTS THE SHADEFEST BALL. MARC BALLROOM NYC NY. BALL WAS MC'D BY: "KENNY CHANEL" AND "ERIC BIZAAR"
1993 "FATHER DRAY EBONY" PRESENTS THE "BOUNCE THRU BALL" PART 1....MARC BALLROOM NYC NY..
1993 ARBERT SANTANA PRESENTS THE "LATEX BALL" AND THE HOUSE OF LATEX NYC NY SPONSORED BY THE "GMHC"...THESE WERE BALLS THAT WERE LARGELY ATTENDED, WHEN 1,000'S OF BALLROOM CHILDREN WOULD ATTEND. WHEN THE "LATEX BALLS" WERE FREE DURING THE TIME OF "ARBERT LATEX SANTANA EVISU"...THERE WAS NO SERVING OF ALCOHOL AND NO CHARGE, THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF THE GMHC...
1993 JACK AND ANDRE PRESENTS THE BEGINNING OF THE 2ND NYC AWARDS BALL WHICH CONTINUES TO PRESENT DAY 2015. 9THE 21ST ANNUAL)...
1993- Jean "The Queen" Fields and Danny Tiberius Ninja (Later Infiniti)
The People's Choice Awards Ball Club Culture Newark, New Jersey.
1994 "AURA ST. CLAIRE PRESENTS: THE ST. CLAIRE BALL, LINCOLN COMM. CTR . NYC . NY
1994 THE PARIS FRANCE CHAPTER OF ULTRA OMNI OPENS , LEADERS STEVEN AND LA FLOR (THE LA LOUVRE MUSEUM) EUROPE..
1994 "A NIGHT OF LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 4" PRESENTED BY "KEVIN OMNI" @MARC BALLROOM NYC NY... BALL MC'D BY "DORIAN STEWART EBONY".. MUSIC BY: R.I.P ICON DJ "TEE OMNI SCOTT"..HOSTS/SPONSORS: MIKE HAYNES OMNI EBONY, BRIAN OMNI..
1994 "FATHER DRAY EBONY" PRESENTS THE BOUNCE THRU BALL PART 2" NYC NY BALL WAS MC'D BY: DORIAN STEWART EBONY
1994 Ariel Exotique, Erin Andrea Bonner Exotique, Marco Hall Exotique and "The House Of Exotique Ball" At the Robert Treat Hotel, Newark, New Jersey.
1994- Erika Shade and Gerarde Ebony Present "The Shade Ball". Elks Lodge. Elizabeth,
1995 "HOUSE OF OMNI BALL" , PHILADELPHIA, PA...PRESENTED BY: R.I.P ANTOINE OMNI STUART.......
1995 "HOUSE OF OMNI BALL", CHICAGO, IL.....@ANN SATHERS.....MC KEVIN OMNI...PERFORMANCE BY: MIDWEST PIONEER ICON WARDEL AVANT GARDE....
1995 FIRST HOUSE OF DETROIT "THE HOUSE OF CHARLES"..... DETROIT , MI
JULY 16TH, 1995 "DANIELLE UNFORGETTABLE REVLON" @SALLY'S 2...NYC NY
1995 FLORIDA HOUSE OF LORDS ..FATHER ALEXIS AND MOTHER PEPI
OCTOBER 8TH 1995 KEVIN OMNI'S FIRST "HISTORY BALL" LINCOLN COMM. CENTER" NYC.. GRAND PRIZE WINNERS: ANDRE MIZRAHI (NEW WAY VOGUE) , DAVID ULTIMA HI FASHION EVENING WEAR WITH FACE.. "CHEYENNE" FOR HI FASHION EVENING WEAR WITH FACE FOR THE GIRLZ.. BALLROOM MC'D BY "RICHARD EBONY"... "A NIGHT OF LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 5".. KEVIN OMNI'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
1995 BALLROOM HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS: DAVID PADILLA ULTIMA, KEVIN OMNI AND RR CHANEL AT THE NYC AWARDS BALL.....JACK AND ANDRE MIZRAHI
1995 CLUB HOUSE OPENS NYC "PLANET 28" 28TH STREET. HOSTED BY ; DJ FRANKIE PARADISE.
MAY 1995 "FUNDRAISER BALL FOR "AVIS PENDAVIS" AT CLUB "SALLY'S NYC NY.. KEVIN OMNI RECEIVES "OUTSTANDING BALLROOM PARTICIPATION AWARD" PRESENTED BY: "MICHAEL PRINCESS AND PRESTON PRINCESS"..
1995 "AURA ST. CLAIRE" PRESENTS THE ST. CLAIR BALL IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.
1995- First Annual "Dorian Corey Awards"
NJ. 1996- Bernie Jourdan and William Jourdan Present House Of Jourdan
"The Black, Bold and The Beautiful Ball ", Symphony Hall, Newark New Jersey.
1996 "THE FIRST WOMEN'S BALL" PRESENTED BY: "STARR AND ST YVES PRODUCTION, YVONNE BLACKMAN CPA.." MC'D BY KEVIN OMNI AND LARITA ROCK" A.K.A MOTHER OF TV ACTOR "TAIMAIK FROM THE FILM "ENTER THE LAST DRAGON"..." NYC NY.....HEAD JUDGE: R.I.P MS AVIS PENDAVIS
@LES POULETTE ON 22ND STREET, NYC NY....
1996 "KEVIN OMNI AND THE HOUSE OF OMNI IN ASSOCIATION WITH "CHARLES JACKSON , DAVID DEPINO PRESENT THE OMNI'S SWEET 16TH ANNIVERSARY @CLUB SOUND FACTORY BAR, NYC NY...ALSO A TRIBUTE TO: R.I.P THE ICONIC DJ : "TEE OMNI SCOTT" OF CLUBS BETTER DAYS, ZANZIBAR'S NYC & NJ, BROOKLYN "EMPIRE ROLLER SKATING RINK" AND .DJ'S : DAVID DEPINO, DANNY KRIVITZ, TROY PARISH, ANDRE COLLINS.
1996 THE BLACK, BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL BALL ....NEW JERSEY (SYMPHONY HALL)
1996 THE HOUSE OF JOURDAN BALL,,,,NEWARK , NEW JERSEY
1996 FIRE BALL 1996 , NEWARK , NEW JERSEY
1996 A NEW HOUSE WAS FORMED THE HOUSE WAS NAME MISSONI THE MOTHER WAS THE ELKS LODGE PIONEER RONALD LAMAY and the father was ELKS LODGE PIONEER RICHARD ADONIS THIS WAS A SMALL HOUSE BUT AFFECTED THEY MOSTLY APPEARED AT ERIC BAZZAR MINI BALLS THIS HOUSE LASTED FOR 3 YEARS
1996 "FOUNDER MOTHER RICHARD EBONY PRESENTS: THE EBONY BALL,, MAY 1996 (LINCOLN SQUARE COMM CTR) NYC NY BALL MC'D BY "KEVIN OMNI".
1996 NYC NIGHTLIFE "CLIQUE MAGAZINE" "KEVIN OMNI BALLROOM COLUMN CALLED: "THE CHILDREN ARE TALKING"...
7/1996 A new dipping style (pioneered by Ashley ST Claire & Mysterious Mizrahi Dior) is offically named the Macaella and changes vogue fem Forever
8/1996 House of Valentino closed
1996 House of Escada won Face As A House back to back defeating
the Mugler's and Mizrahis in Atlanta and defeating the Infinities
in New York
1996 Angel Richards Hosts The Fireball, Newark, New Jersey.
1996 Theresa Jourdan Givenchy throws multiple mini balls at Sensations, Newark New Jersey.
IN 1996 NEW SCHOOL LEGENDARY MYSTERY DIORE GIVES OUT BALLROOM ACHEIVEMENT AWARDS RECIPIENTS LEGENDARY 1990s ASHLEY ST.CLAIR 1990s DJ AL MYSTERIOUS DIORE LATE 1980s LEGENDARY DAMEYUN HENRY PRINCESS THIS WAS A FABOULOUS NIGHT R I P LEGENDARY 1990s MYSTERY MIZRAHI DIORE and DJ AL MYSTERIOUS DIORE YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN...NYC NY
1997 WASHINGTON DC'S POPULAR MAGAZINE SERIES :"THE MALEBOX" PRESIDENT: RAYMOND CARTER AND RICK IRICK PUBLISHER..
1997 THE HOUSE OF CASH MONEY ESTABLISHED , AND STARTED WALKING IN 1999 WASHINGTON DC, CHICAGO
1997 HOUSE OF BVLGARI OPENS JULY 1997
1997 ERIC BIZARR PRESENTS THE 2ND NYC LEGENDS BALL.....@THE MARC BALLROOM "GRAND PRIZE LEGENDARY FACE FOREVER" KEVIN OMNI FOR THE OLD SCHOOL AND "WHITNEY MUGLER GARCON" FOR THE NEW SCHOOL.......
1997 "ANDRE MIZRAHI AND DANIELLE REVLON" PRESENTS THE "TWISTED COME F*** U UP BALL"....BROOKLYN , NYC..
SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1997 KEVIN OMNI AND MICHAEL ULTRA OMNI PRESENTS A FUND RAISER BALL FOR "ICON FOUNDER RICHARD EBONY SEARS" , @THE FLATBUSH HALL BROOKLYN NY. BALL MC'D BY "KEVIN OMNI"..."A NIGHT OF LEGENDS , STATEMENTS AND STARS (PART 8) 18TH OMNI BALL........MARCEL CHRISTIAN PRESENTS THE 8TH ANNUAL "LEGENDS AWARDS"...
SEPTEMBER 1997 "KEVIN OMNI'S BALLROOM INTERVIEW" IN "NEXT MAGAZINE".... REPRESENTING BALLROOM...
1997 AT PIONEER KEVIN BURRUS OMNI BALL IN BROOKLYN THE BALLROOM HISTORIAN AND PIONEER MARCEL CHRISTIAN GIVES OUT HIS MARCEL CHRISTIAN LEGENDS AWARDS RECIPIENTS FOR THIS AWARD EARLY 1980s ELKSLODGE HARLEM WILLIE NINJA RONALD LAMAY and MID 1980s LEGENDARY DAMEYUN HENRY PRINCESS ALSO PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE FACE ICON 1980s ELKSLODGE HARLEM THE ORIGINAL MICHAEL PRETTYBOY EBONY THIS OMNI BALL WAS SUCH AN HISTORIC EVENT..NYC NY
1997 HOUSE OF MOSHOOD....
1997. Selvin Labeija Mizrahi Hosts "NJ Ball Awards" , Symphony Hall, Newark, New Jersey.
Eric Christian Bazaar Hosts Consecutive Mini Balls thrown by Theresa Jourdan Givenchy, Bernie Jourdan and William Bell Jourdan at The Globe In Newark, New Jersey.
1997 Fireball, Newark New Jersey at the Robert Treat Hotel.
1998, Selvin Mizrahi hosts" Ball Awards", Symphony Hall, Newark New Jersey.
1998 NYC BLACK PRIDE BEGAN, JAMES SAUNDERS....
1998 FATHER "TOMMIE LABEIJA" PRESENTS THE LABEIJA BALL IN NEWARK , NEW JERSEY..."HONORING PEPPA LABEIJA".......
APRIL 26TH, 1998 "MONET EBONY" A.K.A MONIQUE ROBINSON, A.K.A MONET MYSTERIOUS-DIORE (MOTHER) , MONET MUGLER. FIRST WOMEN "COMMENTATOR" ACTUALLY WAS: "GRANDMOTHER AND BEST DRESSED WINNER OF 1987 "LA ROSE HEYWARD OMNI" @ THE NYC OMNI TRACKS BALL, APRIL 15TH, 1989 " A NIGHT OF LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 1". HER FIRST TIME @MOSHOOD BALL IN 1999. MONET GAVE THE FIRST WOMEN'S BALL WITH ALL WOMEN CATEGORIES. SHE ALSO PRODUCED MANY BALLS AT CLUBS: FAREHEIT, NYC THE LAB, BROOKLYN NYC, AND B52'S. SHE CONTINUE TO COMMENTATE AND HOST BALLS TODAY. A MODEL AND A DANCER. HERE IS SOME OF HER RESUME:Performances
1. Runway 1997 The Jourdan Ball
2. Runway 1998 Matrix Ball
3. Runway 1998 Breakfast At Tiffany’s Runway
4. Runway 2001 Lovergirl New Year’s Eve with Melba Moore
5. Runway 2000 Pink & White Boat Ride Exclusive Entertainment
6. Germany 2000 Frankfort Germany THE VOGUING BALLROOM
7. Dancer 1999 Summer Stage Central Park (Podium Dancer)
8. Vogue 1999 Prodigy Ball (Women.vs.BQ.vs.FQ Performance
9. Vogue 1997-2001 Latex Balls Performances
10. Vogue 1999-2003 P.O.C.C Balls Performances
11. Vogue 1999 $1000 Ball @ Elmorrco (Team Performance)
12. Vogue 1998 Fire Ball NJ (Team Performance)
13. Vogue 1998 Boston Ball (Team Performance)
BALLS Hosted and Commentated By Monét
1. First All Women’s Ball 1998, 2. Fahrenheit 1998, 3. B52’s 1999
4. The Lab 2001-2003, 5. Halloween Ball, 2001
07/1998 House of Escada threw first ball in Detroit during Gay Pride Weekend
1998 "KEVIN OMNI'S 40TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION @CLUB OCTAGON NYC NY , FEATURING: R N B SINGER "LOLITA HOLLOWAY"..LOVE SENSATION.. JAMES SAUNDERS AND FRED PIERCE..
OCTOBER 7TH, 1998 "KEVIN OMNI AND MICHAEL ULTRA OMNI PRESENTS: "FOREVER LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS BALL , PART 9 ", SPECIAL 40TH BIRTHDAY BALL EVENT FOR KEVIN OMNI..., CLUBHOUSE 28TH ST, NYC NY : FRANKIE PARADISE AND TONY CORTEZ...
11/1998 Fem Queen Jr.Sex Siren was created by Renee OMNI Karan at the
Karan ball
1999 "THE HOUSE OF MOSHOOD BALL" ..ALL FEMALE HOUSE..., RAISING MONEY FOR "HIV/ AIDS" AND WOMEN'S SERVICES... "MISERY DANE"...GRAND APPEARANCE : "MS ALYSSA"...SOME FOOTAGE IN DOCUMENTARY/ FILM "HOW DO I LOOK".. MC "SELVYN"..AND "MONET MYSTERIOUS DIOR EBONY...FATHER "SANDY MOSHOOD"..
APRIL 3RD, 1999 "THE TRUE LEGENDS BALL" PRESENTED BY "TERRY CHANEL AND MAKUTA CHANEL VERSACE ,@THE YMCA BROOKLYN NY : 'TROPHIES WERE ALL GENUINE CRYSTAL"....
1999 CHICAGO'S " Legends Statements and Stars Magazine was first published in 1999-2006. The idea came from Aaron Enigma's AG Newsletter, Cut Magazine and the late Grandfather Marcel Christian Idle sheets. PUBLISHED AND PRODUCED BY "PHIL ESTEEM" , ALSO ESTEEM FEEDBACKS... SOME ART WORK INCLUDED BY :BRIAN OMNI BRANCH..
1999 "KEVIN OMNI APPEARS ON THE :'BBC TV OF LONDON ENGLAND"..
2/1999 Brian Infiniti wins first ever $1,000 OTA face at the 1999 Awards ball
1999 House Of Viscaya is born With Icon Mother Angel Richards Viscaya
1999 The Passing of Legend Danielle OMNI Princess Revlon (Black Barbie)
1999 the passing of the legendary Alphy Karan and Otis Gigli
1999 THE VERY FIRST NYC BLACK PRIDE BALL HOSTED BY KEVIN OMNI AND JAMES SAUNDERS
1999 The house of Ovahness was formed in Chicago by Milan Christopher
1999 THE HOUSE OF "ICON" OPENED AND STARTED :FATHER JAMES ICON AND MOTHER ASHLEY ICON.
1999 Angel RIchards forms The House Of Viscaya
1999 Barbara Herr hosts "Halloween Costume Ball" Colosseum Nightclub, Sayreville, New Jersey.
1999 Eric Christian Bazaar MC's" NJ People's Choice Ball " at Feathers Nightclub, Atlantic City, New Jersey.
2000 "JAIMEE PAIGE ROBINSON" BECAME MOTHER OF THE HOUSE OF JOURDAN UNTIL 2001..AFTER BEING MOTHER OF "JOURDAN" ""JAIMEE" BECAME MOTHER OF THE NJ CHAPTER OF THE HOUSE OF "BALENCIAGA"..SHE WAS ALSO DEEMED LEGENDARY BY R.I.P ERIC BAZZAR
2000 THE HOUSE OF "ICON" DEBUTS , FATHER James Icon.. NYC..
2000 "LGBT RECORDS" FOUNDED AND LAUNCHED BY IZZI RODRIGUEZ AND WAS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC IN 2013....
JANUARY 5TH 2000 . KEVIN OMNI'S "HOUSE OF OMNI 20TH ANNIVERSARY BALL)...THE VERY FIRST MINI BALL DELUXE BALL OF THE MILLENNIUM ...CLUB HOUSE NYC NY....MC'D BY KEVIN OMNI "A NIGHT OF LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS , PART 10....
2000 MANN OMNI UNGARO EBONY BECAME OVERALL FATHER OF THE HOUSE OF EBONY.
2000 FIRST WESTCOAST AWARDS BALL....IN LOS ANGELES....FIRST HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE'S :MOTHER JJ RODEO AND KEVIN OMNI
2/2000 First ever $1,000 fem performance category/ Desja jumps off balcony
2000 "PEPPA LABEIJA, PORTIA LABEIJA MC QUEEN AND JOHN MOSCHINO MC QUEEN" BALL ..AT THE YMCA, BROOKLYN , NEW YORK..
2000 The passing of pretty boy realness himself....PJ Karan
5/2000 House of Manolo Blahnik opened/debuted
NOVEMBER 18TH, 2000 "THE LEGENDARY HOUSE OF ULTRA OMNI PRESENT " HELLRAISER BALL #2"....@HOLLYWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB....HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.....MC'S: THE HELLRAISER :KEVIN OMNI , TAZ OMNI AND ERIC BAZAAR
DECEMBER 16TH, 2000 "DRAY EBONY AND MANN EBONY" PRESENTS THE "BOUNCE THRU BALL" @ YMCA , BROOKLYN NY. GRAND PRIZE "WEDDING" HOUSE OF PRESTIGE"...
2001 MOTHER JAIMEE JOURDAN BECAME NJ MOTHER OF THE HOUSE OF " BALENCIAGA
2001 THE FIRST BALLROOM INTERNET RADIO SHOW "THE IAN SHOW" PRODUCED BY PROMOTER "IAN" OF PHILADELPHIA.....CO-HOST: "KEVIN OMNI"...SEGMENTS CALLED: 'THE CHILDREN ARE TALKING"...
FEBRUARY 2001 "DORIAN COREY AWARDS BALL" BY ALVERNIAN PRESTIGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA.........KEVIN OMNI RECEIVES " THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD"..
MAY 19TH, 2001 "HARLEM UNITED COMMUNITY AIDS CENTER 5TH ANNUAL GOSPEL CONCERT, IN ASSOCIATION WITH "CANAAN BAPTIST CHURCH" WITH "REVEREND DR. WYATT T. WALKER-SENIOR PASTOR. ..MASTER OF CEREMONY: "J.E MILES"..."ONE VOICE, MANY FACES...UNITED FOR LIFE"...VOLUNTEERS: KEVIN ULTRA OMNI AND DAVID PADILLA ULTIMA...THIS EVENT SPARKED A UNITED FORCE OF ALL THE HARLEM AND BROOKLYN CHURCHES TO FINALLY COME TOGETHER IN SPIRIT AND HARMONY TO ACCEPT AND ASSIST THOSE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.... HARLEM , NYC ....(BEFORE THIS EVENT THERE WAS MUCH IGNORANCE) *****CHURCHES AND FUNERAL PARLORS IN NYC DIDN'T WANT TO TOUCH ANYONE OR BURY ANYONE WHO PASSED FROM AIDS....THIS WAS A MONUMENTAL MOMENT TO UNITE THE CHURCHES...ALSO INCLUDED "ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST " HARLEM NY...THANK YOU "HARLEM UNITED"...OTHERS INCLUDE: MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH, BILL PERKINGS COUNCILMAN, CITY COUNCILMAN PHILLIP REDD, VOICES OF DISCOVERY,BISHOP ZACHARY JONES, WILBERT MAXWELL.
MAY 20TH, 2001 "ICON LEGEND MAKUTA CHANEL VERSACE" PRESENTS: THE NORTH VS SOUTH BALL 3... @CELEBRATION HALL, ATLANTA , GEORGIA...MC'S NORTH: JACK MIZRAHI, SELVIN GIVENCHY, SOUTH ARMANI MILAN, STEWART LAIEJA
2001 THE SECOND NYC BLACK PRIDE BALL HOSTED BY KEVIN OMNI AND JAMES SAUNDERS. MC'D BY "KEVIN OMNI", DECORATIONS BY: JOSEPH EBONY..
2001 IN LOS ANGEL ES CALIFORNIA "KEVIN OMNI AND JJ RODEO" FIRST TO BE INDUCTED INTO "THE WEST COAST HALL OF FAME"...
***SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2001 "SUPERSTAR WEST COAST FATHER TAZ ULTRA OMNI AND MIDWEST RUNWAY RULER YUMMIE CHANEL" PRESENTS: "CHICAGO'S FIRST ANNUAL MIDWEST AWARDS BALL"******
@ "UNION HALL.....HELL ON EARTH 2001 TOTAL ANNIHILATION....ASHLAND AND MONROE, CHI-TOWN MC'D BY : THE LEGENDARY ARMANI MILAN
NOVEMBER 3RD, 2001 "A BIG BOY TRIPLE THREAT: "SHANNON JOURDAN, TAZ CHRISTIAN BAZZAR AND KOOLAID GIVENCHY ...A.K.A "SELVYN"
"SHOW TIME AT THE APOLLO BALL".. @P.S 3 NYC NY.
2001 The passing of Philadelphia's supreme fem queen....mother Renee OMNI Karan
APRIL 14TH, 2002 "THE WEST COAST ADONIS SUPER-STATEMENT FATHER TAZ OPULENT OMNI PRESENTS "THE REVELATION BALL" @B'S SUNDAYS @ THE CRASH BAR, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA... DJ ABC ON THE WHEELS.
2002 1st chapter of the House of Chanel was opened in Chicago by Milan Christopher
2002 "JAIMEE BALENCIAGA" BROKE RECORDS AT THE NYC AWARDS BALL BY WINNING FACE OF THE YEAR FOR THE 7TH YEAR IN THE ROW.."WOMEN'S FACE" ALSO FEATURED IN THE FILM: HOW DO I LOOK. HISTORY: "JAIMEE AGA" WAS THE FIRST WOMEN TO WIN FACE OVER A FEM QUEEN IN PHILADELPHIA IN 1999...SOME OF THE BALLS PRESENTED BY "JAIMEE" : UNITY BALL, MLK BALL AND SWEETHEART BALL IN MIAMI WHERE SHE CREATED THE CATEGORY BUTCH UP IN PUMPS..
2002 "CLUB HOUSE UPTOWN @THE KARATE CLUB , HARLEM NYC, NY, MINI BALLS PRESENTED BY: FRANKIE PARADISE, KEVIN OMNI, MIKE HAYNES, JOSEPH EBONY
2002 NATALIE DAESJA COLEMAN WINS THE SECOND $1,000 OPEN TO ALL PERFORMANCE.
2002 THE HOUSE OF OMNI CELEBRATES ITS 22ND ANNIVERSARY IN DETROIT MICHIGAN "FATHERS ANDRE OMNI AND TAZ OMNI"..
2002 "KEVIN OMNI" PRESENTED IN THE AWARD WINNING BOOK" AWARD WINNING MEN...BY ED KORVASKI JR.
2002 FATHER MANN OMNI UNGARO EBONY OPENS THE HOUSE OF PHILADELPHIA PRODIGY WITH MOTHER MEEKA PRODIGY
Mini Deluxe Balls IN CHI-TOWN
2002 route 66 ball
2007 mwab final battle ball me and icon jack miza BY MILAN CHRISTOPHER , CHICAGO
2/2002 Shade Board is Born
3/8/2002 House Of Balenciaga created
APRIL 6TH, 2002 "CHARLES JACKSON & MIKE STONE" PROUDLY PRESENT IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE LEGENDARY ICONS: RONNIE MOSCHINO AND ERIC CHRISTIAN BAZAAR...HOSTED BY: KEVIN OMNI @THE WAREHOUSE, NYC
8/4/ 2002 P.O.C.C. PRIDE IN THE ESSENCE OF BLACKNESS, YESTERDAY, TODAY AND FOREVER" PRESENTED BY: MICHAEL MONOLO BLAHNIK @THE WORLD , NYC NY.. Michael Roberson...
2002 JOSEPH EBONY'S BALL IN HARLEMNYC NY @"WILLIES SPORTS BAR
2002 MIDWEST HOUSE OF PRODIGY OPENS ....ICON KAGE PRODIGY BVLGARI 007
2002 A TRIBUTE BALL FOR R.I.P "ERIC CHRISTIAN BAZAAR" HELD @CLUB ESCUELITA'S NYC HOSTED BY: BBC TV OF LONDON, KEVIN OMNI AND HARMONICA SUNBEAM...SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY: WILLI NINJA
2003 CHICAGO'S PRIDEINDEX.COM (ONLINE NEWSPAPER) BY PHILIP ESTEEM.... ALSO PRODUCER OF "LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS MAGAZINE".. www.PrideIndex.com
2003 House of Ferre was opened by Milan Christopher
House Of Ferre ball 2003 definition of a diva
5/2003 The Passing of the Mother of the Ballroom...Pepper La'Beija
9/2003 The FIRST RAGS TO RICHES BALL by Frank Revlon, David Allure and Marco Givenchy
OCTOBER 11TH, 2003 THE LEGENDARY SELVYN INFINITI, FATHER SHEWN EMINENCE AND DJ CARLTON "FIRE AND ICE BALL..." @THE BROOKLYN CAFE, BROOKLYN , NYC.
2003 KEVIN OMNI'S FIRST "LIFETIME ACHIEVERS, ICONS, LEGENDS STATEMENTS AND STARS STATUS BALL, (CLUB WAREHOUSE, BRONX NYC.......
NOVEMBER 30TH, 2003 THE LEGENDARY HOUSE OF PRESTIGE PRESENTS: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT PART 10..@THE WAREHOUSE, BRONX, NYC ....
2004 "KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS "MINI BALL DELUXE", KARATE CLUB, HARLEM NYC NY.....
Midwest Awards BALLS , CHICAGO From 2004 to 2007 BY MILAN CHRISTOPHER....
2004 Milan Christopher wins 1st $1000 vf in the midwest at the rise of the Phoenix ball in Chicago
2/ 2004..."THE HOUSE OF EBONY'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY BALL" PRESENTED BY: DRAY EBONY...."MINI-SINK" TOWNHOUSE HARLEM, NYC NY....
2004 "LOVE BALL" MIAMI
2004 POP BALL 1, MIAMI FLORIDA....GLAM SLAM BALL,,,MIAMI FLORIDA
2004 HOUSE OF "LA PERLA" STARTED BY "FATHER JUAN LA PERLA", JERSEY CITY , NJ..........FATHER "JUAN LA PERLA" ALSO THE CREATOR OF THE FAMOUS WEBSITE: "WALK 4 ME WEDNESDAYS"WALK4MEWEDNESDAYS.COM
1/2004 House of Valentino reborn
1/2004 After 10 years of existence, Chicago, Detroit & Atlanta merges
to become the Legendary House of Escada
3/2004 Whitney Mugler & Ruben Blahnik Mizrahi Win $2,000 legendary face with an understudy Evisu ball
2004 The First PRODIGY house ball in Philly.
04/2004 Berlin Ebony wins the 1st $ 1000 ever for BQ VF @ the AWARDS BALL
7/2004 Mother Aja Cavalli is introduced as OVERALL Mother Cavalli at
the Cavalli Ball ATL
8/2004 P.O.C.C. Throws first outdoor free ball in public park
8/2004 Stanley Angel , Mark Angel, and Kenya then angel now Balenciaga wins $1000 best dress spectator at P.O.C.C.
8/2004 Stanley Angel wins $1000 at P.O.C.C. New way vs. old way
8/2004 Meeka Prodigy Wins $1000 Female Figure performance at P.O.C.C.
9/2004 Raquel Lord-Balenciaga won $5k for FQ Face at Making of a
Legends ball
7/2004 House Of Lacroix debuted
JULY 2ND, 2004 "HOW DO I LOOK SCREENING AT "DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY CHICAGO, IL ..SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BY JOSE XTRAVA AND WILLI NINJA, APPEARANCES BY LUNA LUIS, OCTAVIA MANOLO-BLAHNIK, KEVIN OMNI AND WOLFGANG....TOMMY AVANT GARDE, AARON ENIGMA AND MADMAN PRODUCTIONS "JOHN"
9/2004 The House of Prestige "INFERNO BALL" places KENTUCKY on the map in the ball scene!
2004 JOSEPH EBONY AND TAZ OMNI'S BALL @THE KARATE CLUB NYC NY.
2005 HOUSE OF GOTTI STARTED, ANDRE ICON GOTTI IS OVERALL FATHER.
2005 PREMIER ISSUES OF "BALLROOM ROCKSTAR MAGAZINE" PUBLISHER, DARRYL BROWN.. INTERVIEW ARTICLES INCLUDED: "PATRICIA FIELDS, HAROLD BALENCIAGA AND MORE"...EDITORIAL "IN THE BEGINNING" BY KEVIN OMNI..
2005 ALLIANCE BALL, MIAMI FLORIDA JANUARY 2005....POP BALL 2, MIAMI.... EROTIC EXOTIQUE BALL , MIAMI
1/ 2005 House Of Tsunami Debuted with Naming Overall Mother Kristina Richards Tsunami @ Icon Ball
1/2005 Daeshawn Evisu won $5K for performance OTA at ATL Awards Ball
2005 BUDDAH BALENCIAGA NAMED 1ST LEGENDARY BQ SEX SIREN
4/2005 House of Givenchy closed...
2005 The departure of the Great Icon Mother Angel Richards Viscaya
4/2005 House of Mizrahi reborn
4/2005 Cat Eye Mizrahi wins $5K for Clubkid Cara at NY Awards Ball
4/2005 Tony Milan, Andre Mizrahi & Raquel (Boom Boom) Blahnik inducted in the Ballroom hall of fame
5/2005 Ayanna Khan won $5K for OTA Sex Siren at Balenciaga Ball
2005 ICON KEVIN OMNI AND LEGENDARY TAZ OMNI PRESENTS "THE HOUSE OF OMNI'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY BALL" IN HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA.....ARTICLE WRITTEN "NEW YORK TIMES NEWSPAPER"...MC'D BY SELVYN...
9/2005 Vivika & Tyra Mugler win $5K for OTA Runway @ Legends Ball
11/2005 Pooh Blahnik wins the 1st $1000 for BQ Realness with a Twist
2005 PIONEER ICONS KEVIN OMNI AND WILLI NINJA "LIFETIME ACHIEVERS. ICONS, LEGENDS AND STATUS BALL PART 2 ..NYC "KARATE CLUB"
2005 "KEVIN OMNI, DEREK LABEIJA, WILLI NINJA, WOLFGANG BUSCH" PROMOS FOR "FILM/ DOCUMENTARY HOW DO I LOOK" AND "KEVIN OMNI AND WILLI NINJ'S LIFETIME ACHIEVERS, ICONS, LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 2, HARLEM NYC. PROMOTIONS: ON "THE STAR AND BUC WILD RADIO SHOW"....
JANUARY 1ST, 2005 "BALLROOM SCENE RADIO STARTED......AND WAS RECOGNIZED IN 2013"....BALLROOMRADIO.COM IZZI RODRIGUEZ....FLORIDA
AUGUST 2006 "THE NOSTALGIA BALL" PRESENTED BY KAI AGA, TWAIN MIYAKE MUGLER, LEGENDARY DERRICK ALLURE GARCON, ..WASHINGTON DC
2006 Milan Christopher is made legendary by Icons RR Chanel Icons Stewart Ebony and icon Andre Mizrahi at the Atlanta Legends ball
2006 THE HOUSE OF BLAHMNIK SCHOLARSHIP FUND CREATED..
2006 PROVOCATEUR BALL, MIAMI...INFINITI BALL,,MIAMI MAY 2006...POP BALL 3, MIAMI
JUNE 2006 DIRECTORS: "WOLFGANG OMNI BUSCH" AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER "KEVIN OMNI " *HAS RECEIVED MANY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, INCLUDING "AFRICA GAY PRIDE SCREENING AS WELL AS EUROPE, LONDON, PARIS, GERMANY ETC;....How Do I Look World Premiere update: Sat, Jun 3, 2006 - AMC Loews Theater on 34th street in Manhattan - World Premiere - Newfest Film Festival.......www.HowdoILooknyc.org (www.IconKevinOmni.com)
**JULY 22ND, 2006 CHICAGO , IL..."HOW DO I LOOK BALL" HOSTED BY: COMEDIAN "MO'NIQUE" (THE PARKERS, PHAT GIRLZ)** MADMAN PRODUCTIONS: "TOMMY AVANT GARDE"...
2006 THE ICONIC HOUSE OF INFINITY STARTED IN PITTSBURGH PA....BY THE LEGENDARY CHRIS INFINITY BALENCIAGA.
2006 "IN THE MEANTIME MAGAZINE/ AGENCY", LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA PUBLISHER "JEFFREY KING",,, SCREENING OF FILM/ DOCUMENTARY "HOW DO I LOOK" ..HOSTED BY KEVIN OMNI...ALSO INTERVIEWED IN THE MEANTIME MAGAZINE...
2006 "OUT IN NEW JERSEY MAGAZINE" PRIDE 2006 ISSUE: PUBLISHED BY: PRIDE NJ, ASBURY PARK NJ....ARTICLE ABOUT FILM/ DOCUMENTARY "HOW DO I LOOK" AND THE POLITICS INTERVIEW OF "KEVIN OMNI" IN REGARDS TO THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY VS THE AIDS ORGANIZATIONS..
2007 POP BALL 4, MIAMI
2007 PIONEER ICONS WARDEL AVANT GARDE AND KEVIN OMNI PRESENT LIFETIME ACHIEVERS, ICONS , LEGENDS, AND STATUS BALL .....CHICAGO ILLINOIS PART 3.
APRIL 2007 "THE SHOWCASE BALL" PRESENTED BY KAI AGA AND SAVION MILAN, WASHINGTON DC....
MAY/JUNE 2007 "CLIK MAGAZINE" PUBLISHER: DWIGHT POWELL,,,FLORIDA... "INTERVIEW KEVIN OMNI 30 YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY " "BALLROOM SCENE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT"..
2008 BLOGTALKRADIO "TOM BLUMENTHAL SHOW"..........HOSTED BY: TOM BLUMENTHAL...
2008 BLOGTALKRADIO "TENS OR CHOPS" FOUNDED BY:#JASMINECOUTURE'S HOSTED BY: ANDRE MIZRAHI, NICHOLE AND JASMINE COUTURE....7+ YEARS TO PRESENT DAY..
JUNE 2008 "THE PARTY MONSTER BALL" PRESENTED BY: KAI AGA EPIC, TWAIN MUGLER AND DERRICK ALLURE GARCON......WASHINGTON DC..
2008 POP BALL 5, MIAMI FLORIDA
2008 "KEVIN OMNI CELEBRATES 50TH BIRTHDAY @CLUB "SHELTER" NYC NY FEATURING "ROCHELLE FLEMMING" IN ASSOCIATION WITH JAMES SAUNDERS AND CHARLES JACKSON...."ITS NOT OVER!"...LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER...
AUGUST 2008 "THE GREATEST BALL ON EARTH " PRESENTED BY: "TERRENCE PRINCESS LEGEND INTERNATIONAL......HARLEM, NYC NY...
2009 http://www.destinationtomorrow.org/ "DESTINATION TOMORROW" LGBQT COMMUNITY SERVICES....EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR "SEAN COLEMAN"..A.K.A "SEAN EBONY"....#SeanColeman
2009 "MINI BALL MADNESS" PRESENTED BY MIKE HAYNES AND JOSEPH EBONY.....NYC NY "CHAMBERS STREET"...(MEMORIES OF R.I.P "GINA GOSPEL"...
2009 PIONEER ICONS WARDEL AVANT GARDE AND KEVIN OMNI PRESENT LIFETIME ACHIEVERS, ICONS, LEGENDS AND STATUS BALL IN CHICAGO PART 4
2009 "The 1st Annual Carolina Awards Ball" bridging both North & South Carolina together as one took place in Charlotte, North Carolina in January 2009.. Hosted by Econ Revlon, Tim Tim Chanel & Marcus Escada...
2010 Milan Christopher wins the 1st $1000 sex siren in Chicago at the Midwest Awards ball
2010 ....CLUB HOUSE MINI BALLS @CLUB "HONEY'S" 14TH ST. NYC NY, PRODUCED BY FRANKIE PARADISE, HOSTED BY KEVIN OMNI, MUSIC BY DJ TONY CORTEZ AND DJ MIKE Q.
2010 HOUSE OF BLAHNIK RECIEVES PROCLAMATION IN PHILADELPHIA
2010 POP BALL 6, MIAMI, FLORIDA
2010 Flow Affair, flagging, fanning and floguing dance documentary, featuring Javier Ninja. Fundraiser at the LGBT community center in NYC, april 23rd, 2010 with live performances by Tony award winner "Melba Moore and Meli'sa Morgen", also featured on the soundtrack. HOSTED BY: KEVIN OMNI
2/12/2010 The House of Epic was formed by the Legendary Kai Milan Balenciaga Epic.
DECEMBER 2010 BLOGTALKRADIOSHOW "THE RED CARPET" CREATED BY: KAI JAI LOVE AGA EPIC.....RADIO SHOW HOSTS: KEVIN OMNI, LESA, AND ERICK...AND LEGENDARY FATHER OPEY EBONY.. *****IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SOME OF THE OLD BLOGTALK "RED CARPET RADIO SHOWS" PLEASE GOOGLE: REDCARPETBLOGTALKRADIO SOME OF MY SERIES PART 1 TO PART 5 "MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY"...
2011 HOUSE OF OMNI INDUCTED INTO THE BALLROOM HOUSE HALL OF FAME...JACK AND ANDRE'S AWARDS BALL NYC.
2011 "THE DORIAN COREY AWARDS BALL" PRESENTED BY "ALVERNIAN PRESTIGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
OCTOBER 2011 "KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS A MINI BALL DELUXE BIRTHDAY BALL" @THE GLOBE, NEWARK , NEW JERSEY...GRAND PRIZE: BRITINEY EBONY... SPONSORED BY: UNCLE MIKE HAYNES ....
2011 Flow Affair, Historic LGBT Art Documentary USA 2011, Director Wolfgang Busch. World Premiere in San Francisco on Friday July 29th 2011. About the Flagging, Fanning and Floguing dance. Featuring Aaron Enigma, Javier Ninja, Kevin Omni, Selvin Mizrahi, Juan LaPerla, Prince Milan and Ross Infiniti. Music soundtrack by Melba Moore, Meli'sa Morgan, Jerico of the Angels, Man Parrish, Harmonica Sunbeam, DJ Chip Chop Ninja and Mykel. www.FlowAffair.org
In 2012 Milan Christopher wins the 1st $1000 sex siren in Atlanta at the unity ball
Jan 13 2012 INTERNATIONAL FATHER "KING AUS OMNI" BECOMES OVERALL EUROPEAN FATHER OF THE HOUSE OF ULTRA OMNI , EUROPEAN CHAPTERS: SWEDEN, FINLAND, DENMARK, FRANCE, RUSSIA, GERMANY.. FB: KingAus Full
2012 THE BOOK VOGUING BALLS NEW YORK CITY FROM 1989 TO 1992" ARTWORK BY "CHANTAL REGNAULT (SOUL JAZZ RECORDS).. PURCHASE ON www.Amazon.Com also FB : "CHANTAL REGNAULT"..
2012 HOUSE OF "OMNI" INDUCTED INTO THE BALLROOM HOUSE HALL OF FAME "DORIAN COREY AWARDS" PHILADELPHIA BY ALVERNIAN PRESTIGE LANVIN
*****2012 KEVIN "OMNI" PRESENTS "THE KEVIN OMNI BURRUS FUNERAL / BURIAL FUND" DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED......PAYPAL WOLFGANGBUSCH@EARTHLINK.NET ...
2012 THE "KEVIN OMNI BURRUS FUNERAL/ BURIAL FUND CREATED: THUS FAR CONTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT (6) PEOPLE IN THEIR TIME OF NEED. DONATIONS CAN BE SENT TO : VIA "PAYPAL" : WOLFGANGBUSCH@EARTHLINK.NET OR (718) 623 - 2926. THANK YOU EVERYONE , WE ARE ALWAYS IN NEED OF DONATIONS DUE TO THE NEVER ENDING LOSSES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY................................www.IconKevinOmni.com
2012 KAMARO BLAHNIK BECOMES OVERALL FATHER..
2013 "JAIMEE PAGE ROBINSON BALENCIAGA" WAS HANDPICKED TO REPRESENT THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY IN EUROPE "AUSTRIA" AT THE ANNUAL LOVE BALL, WAS SELECTED BY "PONY AND FERGIE" FROM THE BLACK EYE PEAS....
2013 The Clubhouse the Next Generation at CLUB "SECRETS" :FRANKIE PARADISE, CHAUNCEY EBONY AND KIM MC ADAMS AND JOSEPH EBONY...NYC NY
2013 Milan Christopher wins the 1st $1500 in ballroom history for Foot & Eyewear in Atlanta at THE WORLD DOMINATION BALL PRESENTED BY "BRANDON OMNI KHAN LANVIN"
In 2013 Milan Christopher wins the 1st $1000 sex siren in Los Angeles at LA Legends ball
2013 "THE DORIAN COREY AWARDS BALL" PRESENTED BY "ALVERNIAN PRESTIGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
2013 THE LEADERS OF THE HOUSES OF LACROIX AND EVISU, JOINED FORCES AND DEBUTED THE HOUSE OF "XCLUSIVE LANVIN"
JANUARY 1ST. 2013 "LGBT RECORDS" RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC BY IZZI RODRIGUEZ..
2013 "HOUSE OF BALENCIAGA BALL", WASHINGTON DC..
NOVEMBER 2013 "GERARD H. GASKIN'S" BOOK: "LEGENDARY: INSIDE THE HOUSE BALLROOM SCENE" FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS...YOU CAN PURCHASE IT : www.amazon.com .........http://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Ballroom-Docum…/…/0822355825......
2013 "TYANNA EBONY AND AYANA BALCENICAGA" PRESENTS THE MIDWEST AWARDS BALL CHICAGO, IL
2014 "SWERV MAGAZINE", PUBLISHER : JAMIL FLETCHER, WASHINGTON DC.. "HOUSE OF ULTRA OMNI'S 35TH ANNIVERSARY ARTICLE" MARCH/APRIL 2014 ISSUE....FEATURING: OMNI 35TH, "TOMMIE ROSS", "MONTE ST.JAMES" SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO :" RAYCEEN PENDAVIS"
2014 "THE DORIAN COREY AWARDS BALL" PRESENTED BY "ALVERNIAN PRESTIGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
JANUARY 1ST, 2014 "BALLROOM SCENE MAGAZINE" LAUNCHED BY IZZI RODRIGUEZ.... FLORIDA
2014 THE HOUSE OF LANVIN BECAME THE FIRST HOUSE TO WIN $12K AT THE PANDEMONIUM BALL IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MARCH 2014 "OMNI CONVENTION WEEK" WORKSHOPS, DANCE, HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION" "ACTIVISM WORK"..
2014 KEVIN OMNI PRESENTS "THE HOUSE OF OMNI'S 35TH ANNIVERSARY BALL" NYC NY... BALL MC'D BY "KEVIN JZ PRODIGY"..DECORATIONS BY JOSEPH EBONY.......MUSIC BY: DJ CARLTON AND MIKE Q..
2014 THE HOUSE OF MUGLER BALL, QUEENS, NYC "PORCELAIN FACE"
$5,000 GRAND AND $1,000 1ST PLACE..
2014 "TYANNA EBONY AND AYANA BALCENICAGA" PRESENTS THE MIDWEST AWARDS BALL CHICAGO, IL
NOVEMBER 29TH, 2014 "OUR YOUTH'S 9TH ANNUAL WORLD AIDS DAY GALA" @THE OUR YOUTH CENTER, JERSEY CITY, NJ..."AIDS IS A DRAG WRAPIT UP..HONOREES AWARDED: NEO HALL RICHARDS,,,EGYPT THOMPSON, KEVIN OMNI AND MORE...HOSTED BY: HARMONICA SUNBEAM, LARITZA DUMONT..PERFORMANCES AND CROWNING OF MS LIBERTY NY CONTINENTAL : LADY JASMIN VAN WALES....AND MORE...THANK YOU TO "ROB DE ANTHONY" FOR GIVING THE YOUTH'S MUCH LOVE...ALSO PERFORMANCE BY THE ICONIC "KEVIN AVIANCE"...
2015 "WOLF OMNI BUSCH" A.K.A "WOLFGANG" RECEIVES ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE LGBT COMMUNITY AND BALLROOM.... HERE IS A LIST OF CONSISTENT AWARDS FROM THE HETEROSEXUAL COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE GAY COMMUNITY:::::
HOW DO I LOOK AWARDS AND UPDATES"
Wolf Omni Busch 2015 "Keep The Dream Alive" Martin Luther King Jr. Huamnitarian Award
2014 The Omni Icon Award
2009 Icon Award, OUR YOUTH
2008 Marcel Christian Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters
2008 Best film/video on matters relating to the Black Experience Marginalized People, Humanitarian Award, Berlin Germany
2007 PILL AWARD Best Documentary
2005 Lifetime Achievement and Service Award from Kevin Omni & Willi Ninja
2005 GayLifeUK Gold Award, England
2004 UNITED STATES Web Award
2004 KARA ART SILVER Award
2004 COWGOMOO Website Award
2004 POWER IN PRIDE Award
2004 GAY-DAYS Award for HDIL website design & content
2004 5-Star Goodwill Gold Award - Bi Men Network
2004 Stonewall Society PRIDE IN THE ARTS Award - Director
2004 Stonewall Society PRIDE IN THE ARTS Award - Performance Literature
2004 Avis Pendavis Creativity & Community Award from the House of Khan
2003 Hetrick Martin Institute, Certificate of Appreciation Award
2003 The KEVIN OMNI LIfetime Acheivement Award
2003 Outstanding Contribution from New York University "Shades"
2003Achievement Award, Joseph Ebony - Taz Omni
2003 Example of Excellence from the House of Omni and House of Ebony
2002 Certificate for the Support and Dedication, CINNAFEST 2002 Award, Cleveland, Ohio
2000 Appreciation Award from the House of Omni, 20th Anniversary
JANUARY 21ST, 2015 "HAPPY 36TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE HOUSE OF ULTRA OMNI"...
2015 JACK AND ANDRE MIZA'S 21ST NYC AWARDS BALL.....(KEVIN OMNI AND BRIAN OMNI WINS "ICON FACE" 30+ YEARS OR MORE..
2015 "THE ATLANTA AWARDS BALL" BRANDON UNBOTHERED, CLINT LANVIN..
2015 "DORIAN STEWART EBONY" PRESENTS MLK WEEKEND IN ATLANTA "THE I AM BALL"...I AM WHO I SAY I AM...
2015 "THE DORIAN COREY AWARDS BALL" PRESENTED BY "ALVERNIAN PRESTIGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA
2015 "TYANNA EBONY AND AYANA BALCENICAGA" PRESENTS THE MIDWEST AWARDS BALL CHICAGO, IL
2015 "TONY REVLON" PRESENTS "THE SCANDAL BALL" IN MARYLAND...
APRIL 26TH, 2015 http://momaps1.org/calendar/view/561/
JULY 19TH , 2015 "MIDWEST UNITY BALL" FREE....PRESENTED BY FATHER LEGENDARY OPEY EBONY..
JULY 2015 FLORIDA "THE HOUSE OF MIZRAHI BALL"...
NOVEMBER 2015 "UP-COMING EUROPEAN LSS AWARDS BALL, IN SWITZERLAND, HOSTED BY: FATHER AUS ULTRA OMNI...
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******SOME ICONIC LEGENDARY HISTORICAL MOMENTS*****
THE HOUSE OF LABEIJA IS THE FIRST HOUSE AND THE OLDEST HOUSE IN THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY...
THE ONLY PERSON TO WIN FACE IN BALLROOM HISTORY AS A MAN AND A WOMAN: "ANTHONY REID....A.K.A TENNEILLE REID DUPREE".
THE ONLY WOMAN TO WIN FACE OVER A FEM QUEEN "JAIMEE PAGE ROBINSON BALENCIAGA"
OMNI BALL APRIL 15TH, 1989 @TRACKS NYC..."LEGENDS STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 1"......MOTHER VS MOTHER GRAND PRIZE WENT TO : AVIS PENDAVIS, DORIAN COREY AND PEPPA LABEIJA...(THIS IS THE ONLY TIME IN HISTORY THAT THEY ALL (3) BATTLED AT THE SAME TIME..
OMNI BALL "A NIGHT OF LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 3" @LINCOLN SQUARE COMM. CTR.... "FEM QUEEN FACE" (4) TROPHIES WERE SHARED: "ONGENEE, DANIELLE, TENAY AND TRACY AFRIKA" ALL WERE SO DROP DEAD GORGEOUS AND EACH SERVED OVERTIME...JUDGES COULD NOT DECIDE SO I GAVE THEM ALL...
"PIONEER ICONS: KEVIN OMNI AND BRIAN OMNI THE ONY ONE'S TO WIN "FACE TROPHIES 50 AND OVER......2008, 2009, 2010 AND 2015.
PHOTOGRAPHERS : CHANTAL REGNAULT BOOK " ' NEW YORK CITY VOGUING BALLS FROM 1989 TO 1992" ARTWORK BY "CHANTAL REGNAULT (SOUL JAZZ RECORDS).. PURCHASE ON www.Amazon.Com(2012). AND PHOTOGRAPHER:"GERARD H GASKIN" BOOK:
"LEGENDARY: INSIDE THE HOUSE BALLROOM SCENE" FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS...YOU CAN PURCHASE IT : www.amazon.com .........http://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Ballroom-Docum…/…/0822355825...... 2013..
"PARIS IS BURNING" RELEASED: 1991 .."HOW DO I LOOK" RELEASED: 2006. www.HowdoIlooknyc.org
R.I.P "MARK DUPREE" DROVE A MOTORCYCLE DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR REALNESS @THE CRYSTAL BALLROOM @HARLEM FANTASY PART 3, 1983
THE VERY FIRST HOUSE BALL EVER VIDEOTAPED: "HARLEM FANTASY" HARLEM, NYC..........1982 PRODUCED BY R.I.P ( "DORIAN COREY AND PEPPA LABEIJA") @THE CRYSTAL BALLROOM 125TH STREET.....FEATURING: MS SUGAR......
FIRST NYC'S "LEGENDS BALL" 1984 "ERSKINE CHRISTIAN AND NEPHRA FRAN DUPREE
FIRST NYC'S "AWARDS BALL" 1986 "HAROLD CHANEL"....
FIRST CHICAGO'S AWARDS BALL 2001 "YUMMY CHANEL AND TAZ OMNI"
FIRST NYC'S "HALL OF FAME" 1984" RICHARD EBONY AND DAVID PADILLA EBONY ULTIMA
FIRST WESTCOAST "HALL OF FAME" 2001 FIRST INDUCTEES: "JJ RODEO AND KEVIN OMNI"...
ICON ANDRE MIZRAHI RODE A HORSE #AndreClarkMizrahi.......FOR AN ENTRANCE INTO THE BALL....
2008 "BLOGTALK RADIO " TENS OR CHOPS " 7+ YEARS TO DATE FOUNDER: #JASMINECOUTURE'S ...HOSTED BY: ANDRE MIZRAHI, NICHOLE , KELLY MIZRAHI AND JASMINE COUTURE,
2010 "BLOGTALK RADIO " THE RED CARPET" HOSTED BY: KAI EPIC AGA, LEGENDARY FATHER OPEY EBONY FERRE, LESA, ERIC AND KEVIN OMNI..
******THE RED CARPET RETURNS MAY 26TH 2015***************#KaiJaiLoveDO-HOS T "KEVIN OMNI" A SHOW ADDRESSING BALLROOM ISSUES, RE-CAPS OF BALLS AND PRIDES, INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION, GETTING IT OFF YOUR CHEST AND MORE...."BLACK LIVES MATTER"'....UP-COMING PARTY EVENTS AND BALLS ETC;..******************************************
2014 "IZZI RODRIGUEZ" INTRODUCES : "BALLROOM MAGAZINE,BALLROOMRADIOSCENE.COM AND LGBT RECORDS"#IzziStarzRodriguez other magazines: "SWERVE MAGAZINE: "
How Do I Look feedback from Universities and Colleges.
Harvard University
Rachel Boldon-Kramer & James D. Woods
We are very interested in including How Do I Look in our thesis.
Yale University
Uri McMillan
We got intimate access to a view of Ballroom culture that was more balanced and extravagant.
New York University
Frank Roberts
We recognize Wolfgang Busch for his outstanding contribution with How Do I Look
New York University
Francis White, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs.
It’s wonderful!
Hostos College
Edwin Gonzalez
Thanks for showing these talents as Icons. This is what the outside world should see.
Rutgers University
Pedro Angel Serrano, WRSU radio host
It is in the spirit of promoting a positive gay culture.
Oberlin College
A great resource for colleges, highly educational.
Sarah Lawrence College
Ken Schneck, Assistant Dean of Students Affairs
The feedback from students has been overwhelmingly positive.
http://www.howdoilooknyc.org/
JULY 2015 FLORIDA "THE HOUSE OF MIZRAHI BALL"...
NOVEMBER 2015 "UP-COMING EUROPEAN LSS AWARDS BALL, IN SWITZERLAND, HOSTED BY: FATHER AUS ULTRA OMNI...
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******SOME ICONIC LEGENDARY HISTORICAL MOMENTS*****
THE HOUSE OF LABEIJA IS THE FIRST HOUSE AND THE OLDEST HOUSE IN THE BALLROOM COMMUNITY...
THE ONLY PERSON TO WIN FACE IN BALLROOM HISTORY AS A MAN AND A WOMAN: "ANTHONY REID....A.K.A TENNEILLE REID DUPREE".
THE ONLY WOMAN TO WIN FACE OVER A FEM QUEEN "JAIMEE PAGE ROBINSON BALENCIAGA"
OMNI BALL APRIL 15TH, 1989 @TRACKS NYC..."LEGENDS STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 1"......MOTHER VS MOTHER GRAND PRIZE WENT TO : AVIS PENDAVIS, DORIAN COREY AND PEPPA LABEIJA...(THIS IS THE ONLY TIME IN HISTORY THAT THEY ALL (3) BATTLED AT THE SAME TIME..
OMNI BALL "A NIGHT OF LEGENDS, STATEMENTS AND STARS PART 3" @LINCOLN SQUARE COMM. CTR.... "FEM QUEEN FACE" (4) TROPHIES WERE SHARED: "ONGENEE, DANIELLE, TENAY AND TRACY AFRIKA" ALL WERE SO DROP DEAD GORGEOUS AND EACH SERVED OVERTIME...JUDGES COULD NOT DECIDE SO I GAVE THEM ALL...
"PIONEER ICONS: KEVIN OMNI AND BRIAN OMNI THE ONY ONE'S TO WIN "FACE TROPHIES 50 AND OVER......2008, 2009, 2010 AND 2015.
PHOTOGRAPHERS : CHANTAL REGNAULT BOOK " ' NEW YORK CITY VOGUING BALLS FROM 1989 TO 1992" ARTWORK BY "CHANTAL REGNAULT (SOUL JAZZ RECORDS).. PURCHASE ON www.Amazon.Com(2012). AND PHOTOGRAPHER:"GERARD H GASKIN" BOOK:
"LEGENDARY: INSIDE THE HOUSE BALLROOM SCENE" FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS...YOU CAN PURCHASE IT : www.amazon.com .........http://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Ballroom-Docum…/…/0822355825...... 2013..
"PARIS IS BURNING" RELEASED: 1991 .."HOW DO I LOOK" RELEASED: 2006. www.HowdoIlooknyc.org
R.I.P "MARK DUPREE" DROVE A MOTORCYCLE DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR REALNESS @THE CRYSTAL BALLROOM @HARLEM FANTASY PART 3, 1983
THE VERY FIRST HOUSE BALL EVER VIDEOTAPED: "HARLEM FANTASY" HARLEM, NYC..........1982 PRODUCED BY R.I.P ( "DORIAN COREY AND PEPPA LABEIJA") @THE CRYSTAL BALLROOM 125TH STREET.....FEATURING: MS SUGAR......
FIRST NYC'S "LEGENDS BALL" 1984 "ERSKINE CHRISTIAN AND NEPHRA FRAN DUPREE
FIRST NYC'S "AWARDS BALL" 1986 "HAROLD CHANEL"....
FIRST CHICAGO'S AWARDS BALL 2001 "YUMMY CHANEL AND TAZ OMNI"
FIRST NYC'S "HALL OF FAME" 1984" RICHARD EBONY AND DAVID PADILLA EBONY ULTIMA
FIRST WESTCOAST "HALL OF FAME" 2001 FIRST INDUCTEES: "JJ RODEO AND KEVIN OMNI"...
ICON ANDRE MIZRAHI RODE A HORSE #AndreClarkMizrahi.......FOR AN ENTRANCE INTO THE BALL....
2008 "BLOGTALK RADIO " TENS OR CHOPS " 7+ YEARS TO DATE FOUNDER: #JASMINECOUTURE'S ...HOSTED BY: ANDRE MIZRAHI, NICHOLE , KELLY MIZRAHI AND JASMINE COUTURE,
2010 "BLOGTALK RADIO " THE RED CARPET" HOSTED BY: KAI EPIC AGA, LEGENDARY FATHER OPEY EBONY FERRE, LESA, ERIC AND KEVIN OMNI..
******THE RED CARPET RETURNS MAY 26TH 2015***************#KaiJaiLoveDO-HOS T "KEVIN OMNI" A SHOW ADDRESSING BALLROOM ISSUES, RE-CAPS OF BALLS AND PRIDES, INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION, GETTING IT OFF YOUR CHEST AND MORE...."BLACK LIVES MATTER"'....UP-COMING PARTY EVENTS AND BALLS ETC;..******************************************
2014 "IZZI RODRIGUEZ" INTRODUCES : "BALLROOM MAGAZINE,BALLROOMRADIOSCENE.COM AND LGBT RECORDS"#IzziStarzRodriguez other magazines: "SWERVE MAGAZINE: "
How Do I Look feedback from Universities and Colleges.
Harvard University
Rachel Boldon-Kramer & James D. Woods
We are very interested in including How Do I Look in our thesis.
Yale University
Uri McMillan
We got intimate access to a view of Ballroom culture that was more balanced and extravagant.
New York University
Frank Roberts
We recognize Wolfgang Busch for his outstanding contribution with How Do I Look
New York University
Francis White, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs.
It’s wonderful!
Hostos College
Edwin Gonzalez
Thanks for showing these talents as Icons. This is what the outside world should see.
Rutgers University
Pedro Angel Serrano, WRSU radio host
It is in the spirit of promoting a positive gay culture.
Oberlin College
A great resource for colleges, highly educational.
Sarah Lawrence College
Ken Schneck, Assistant Dean of Students Affairs
The feedback from students has been overwhelmingly positive.
http://www.howdoilooknyc.org/
APRIL 26TH, 2015..... http://momaps1.org/calendar/view/561/ (INSPIRING EDUCATIONAL , INFORMATIVE CONVERSATIONS AND TOPICS: "BLACK LIVE'S MATTER, BLACK MOVEMENTS HELD AT THE ELKS LODGE AS WELL AS BALLROOM MOVEMENT..ON 129TH AND LENOX AVES..IN QUEENS, LONG ISLAND CITY, "MOMA PS1, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PS1".
SHOUT OUT TO #JACKMIZRAHI FOR THE OUTSTANDING AND FAMOUS "RUMBLE BALLS IN NYC, NY....THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY MANY "RUMBLE BALLS" , JACK HAS REVITALIZED THE BALL SCENE IN NEW YORK CITY WITH THESE FAMOUS BALLS.. I FORGOT THE YEAR THEY STARTED, BUT NYC OWES A GREAT DEAL OF "THANKS" TO "JACK MIZRAHI", MC AND BALL PRODUCER FOR MANY YEARS.. ALSO "THANKS" TO CLUB "ESCUELITA'S AND ESCO'S..NYC NY.. SALUTATIONS TO "MC DEBRA, MC SELVYN"
#Youdon'tKnowAnythingAboutme
#Youdon'tKnowAnythingAboutme
ALSO "VOGUE KNIGHT MONDAYS"...PRODUCED BY: #JACKMIZRAHI, AND #LUNALUIS , LUNA KHAN..
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