Thanks everyone for coming out and making Prance On A Boat such an amazing time! Especially thanks to all the volunteers. We couldn’t do it without you!!!

There are some great photos, check it out. As always, if you want us to take something down just send us a fbook message or email prance.prance.revolution@gmail.com. Also, email us if you lost anything at this party.

Prance is taking a break from throwing parties for the summer but we are cooking up some ideas for other types of fun times… we will update when we figure it out so stay tuned!

We made you a little video about it:

Prance: On a Boat (not actually on a boat) from short pants on Vimeo.

Summer’s almost here! Set sail with us on the gayest cruise ever, for the first nautical-themed Prance. Bring your swim trunks and your flippy floppies, sailor hats and mermaid tails. Practice your nautical rope-tying skills, because you may just find a sailor who needs their jib rigged. We’ll be busting 5 knots, we’re gonna fly this boat to the moon somehow!

We’ll serve ye some fine BC ales and grogs, by jove!

DJ Bromeo
DJ French Press

Want to be our ship’s cockswain, just for the night or for a little bit longer? Send us an email at prance.prance.revolution@gmail.com… crewmembers get to skip the lineup!

More DJs and bar tip donation recipient to be announced soon!

9:30pm – 2:00am at 1965 Main St. $5-10 sliding scale. 19+ Venue & bathroom are wheelchair accessible. Childcare funds and “Oops, too trashed to get home” funds available. Prance believes in maximum danceability. prance.prance.revolution@gmail.com and pranceparty.wordpress.com

We are thrilled to have this event at VIVO Media Arts Centre. Since 1973 they have supported artists with activist, feminist, first nations, & queer perspectives to produce and distribute new media work. Go check out their archive sometime!
VIVO accessibility info:

Please note: If information that you need is not here please email us at prance.prance.revolution@gmail.com and we’ll be happy to get you the information as soon as we can.
GENERAL:
There is a non slip, low glare floor throughout the venue which is black with white flecks. There are 2 black wooden posts within the main dance space, which are surrounded by black walls and the mostly black floors. There is minimal contrasting colour in the main dance space, though more in the entrance area with black floors and white walls.
ENTRANCE
The entrance has two open-able doors. With one of them open the clearance is 32”, with both open its 64”.
The entrance way has a gradual incline made of cement to get off the street. This incline is slightly slanted, increasing in height by 2” on one side, and 12” on the other. This is along 70” of width. The length of the cement “ramp” is 23”.
-There are a second set of doors to get from the entrance area where 2 bathrooms are located, to them main space. These doors have a 34” clearance with one door open, and 68” with both open.
BATHROOMS:
Bathroom #1:
Located in the entrance area. The door opens in with a door clearance width of 35”. The door handle is a large round knob with a small twist to lock mechanism on the inside. The toilet has a 42” clearance in front, and a 49” clearance to one side. Toilet is 19” from the floor. There are no grab bars in this bathroom, but there is a tank on the back of the toilet.
The paper towel dispenser is 42” from the floor. The soap dispenser is above the sink and is 40” above the floor.
The sink has a clearance of 27” below it, and the top of the sink is 34” from the floor. There is a clearance area of 50” in front of the sink. The water taps are lever handles. Hot water pipes below sink are not wrapped.
There are few contrasting colours in the bathroom.
Bathroom #2
Located in the entrance area. The door opens in with a door clearance width of 35”. The door handle is a large round knob with a small twist to lock mechanism on the inside. This bathroom is a much smaller and skinny area, with a clearance in front of the toilet of 23” by 16”.
The paper towel dispenser is 42” from the floor. The soap dispenser is 40” above the floor.
The sink has a clearance of 27” below it, and the top of the sink is 34” from the floor. The water taps are knobs.
There are few contrasting colours in the bathroom.
Bathroom #3
Located next to the bar in the back of the space. The door opens in with a door clearance width of 35”. The door only opens to about a 110⁰ angle because it hits the sink which is just behind it. The door handle is a large round knob with a push to lock mechanism on the inside. There is a clearance of 32” beside the toilet and 50” in front of it. The toilet seat is 19” from the floor. The grab bar beside the toilet is horizontal to the floor at 32” and then angles upwards.
The paper towel dispenser is 46” from the floor, the soap dispenser is 40” from the floor.
The sink has a clearance of 27” beneath it, and the top is 33” from the floor. The water taps are lever handles. There is a clearance of 50” in front of the sink. The hot water pipes are not wrapped.
There are few contrasting colours in the bathroom.
BAR:
The bar is on the opposite side of the main dance area to the entrance area. It is through a set of doors, with a clearance of 34” when one is open, and 68” when both are open. The bar counter is 3 feet an ½ inch high. There is lots of clearance in front of the bar.
For volunteers: The entrance to the behind the bar area has a 28” clearance area. The area behind the bar is really small, with a 38” by 26” floor space. The fridge door opens into this space.
GETTING THERE:
VIVO is situated between 3rd and 4th Ave on Main St. The #3, #19, and #8 all go by the Venue. The closest stop going north is the 5th ave stop, which lets people off half a block and across the road from VIVO. Southbound, the closest stop is the second Ave stop, from there it is a block up the hill on Main street.

Interests/Hobbies: Queers, volunteers, positivity, processing, prancing, puns, creating maximum danceability.

We are a super fun, easy-going group of people and we’re ultimately looking for people who have similar goals as us for queer party planning, and who can commit some time & energy to doing that.  Ideally, you would have some experience organizing parties or other events in a volunteer-run context.  Also, if you can drive and/or have access to a vehicle, that would be extra amazing!

Check out our man-date just so you know a little more about what our intentions/hopes are for the party.

If you’re interested in us, please let us know why, and what your schedule and/or availability is like.  Perhaps we can schedule a meeting date and decide where things go from there? If long-term relationships are not your thing, but you are still interested, we are open to having something more casual…We always need help in the days or weeks leading up to the party as well.

Can’t wait to hear from you!

xoxo

Prance

Your local, organic, cruelty-free queer dance party.

Come get self-referential with us at our East Van themed party! We will feed you a 100-mile diet of the hottest hard-partying queers. No preservatives, always fresh and locally caught! Served with all-natural, raw, biodynamic dance party action.

Wondering what to wear? Just put a bird on it! Or a patch! Or a patch with a bird on the patch! Have the bird wear a hanky and sitting on some powerlines! And screenprinting another bird onto a hoodie! The other bird could have antlers!

We will play songs with clapping and cowbell, maybe some spoken word. Well, maybe not.

Featuring 100-mile sourced Phillips beer!

DJ’s
DJ Extra Feeling
DJ Ruggedly Handsome (Back from retirement for one night only!)

More DJ’s and bar tip donation recipient to be announced soon.

9:30pm – 2:00am at 1965 Main St. $5-10 sliding scale. 19+ Venue & bathroom are wheelchair accessible. Childcare funds and “Oops, too trashed to get home” funds available. Prance believes in maximum danceability. prance.prance.revolution@gmail.com and pranceparty.wordpress.com

Accessibility info in the “read more” link.We are thrilled to have this event at VIVO Media Arts Centre. Since 1973 they have supported artists with activist, feminist, first nations, & queer perspectives to produce and distribute new media work. Go check out their archive sometime!

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VIVO accessibility info:

Please note: If information that you need is not here please email us at prance.prance.revolution@gmail.com and we’ll be happy to get you the information as soon as we can.

GENERAL:
There is a non slip, low glare floor throughout the venue which is black with white flecks. There are 2 black wooden posts within the main dance space, which are surrounded by black walls and the mostly black floors. There is minimal contrasting colour in the main dance space, though more in the entrance area with black floors and white walls.

ENTRANCE
The entrance has two open-able doors. With one of them open the clearance is 32”, with both open its 64”.
The entrance way has a gradual incline made of cement to get off the street. This incline is slightly slanted, increasing in height by 2” on one side, and 12” on the other. This is along 70” of width. The length of the cement “ramp” is 23”.
-There are a second set of doors to get from the entrance area where 2 bathrooms are located, to them main space. These doors have a 34” clearance with one door open, and 68” with both open.

BATHROOMS:
Bathroom #1:
Located in the entrance area. The door opens in with a door clearance width of 35”. The door handle is a large round knob with a small twist to lock mechanism on the inside. The toilet has a 42” clearance in front, and a 49” clearance to one side. Toilet is 19” from the floor. There are no grab bars in this bathroom, but there is a tank on the back of the toilet.
The paper towel dispenser is 42” from the floor. The soap dispenser is above the sink and is 40” above the floor.
The sink has a clearance of 27” below it, and the top of the sink is 34” from the floor. There is a clearance area of 50” in front of the sink. The water taps are lever handles. Hot water pipes below sink are not wrapped.
There are few contrasting colours in the bathroom.

Bathroom #2
Located in the entrance area. The door opens in with a door clearance width of 35”. The door handle is a large round knob with a small twist to lock mechanism on the inside. This bathroom is a much smaller and skinny area, with a clearance in front of the toilet of 23” by 16”.
The paper towel dispenser is 42” from the floor. The soap dispenser is 40” above the floor.
The sink has a clearance of 27” below it, and the top of the sink is 34” from the floor. The water taps are knobs.
There are few contrasting colours in the bathroom.

Bathroom #3
Located next to the bar in the back of the space. The door opens in with a door clearance width of 35”. The door only opens to about a 110⁰ angle because it hits the sink which is just behind it. The door handle is a large round knob with a push to lock mechanism on the inside. There is a clearance of 32” beside the toilet and 50” in front of it. The toilet seat is 19” from the floor. The grab bar beside the toilet is horizontal to the floor at 32” and then angles upwards.
The paper towel dispenser is 46” from the floor, the soap dispenser is 40” from the floor.
The sink has a clearance of 27” beneath it, and the top is 33” from the floor. The water taps are lever handles. There is a clearance of 50” in front of the sink. The hot water pipes are not wrapped.
There are few contrasting colours in the bathroom.

BAR:
The bar is on the opposite side of the main dance area to the entrance area. It is through a set of doors, with a clearance of 34” when one is open, and 68” when both are open. The bar counter is 3 feet an ½ inch high. There is lots of clearance in front of the bar.
For volunteers: The entrance to the behind the bar area has a 28” clearance area. The area behind the bar is really small, with a 38” by 26” floor space. The fridge door opens into this space.

GETTING THERE:
VIVO is situated between 3rd and 4th Ave on Main St. The #3, #19, and #8 all go by the Venue. The closest stop going north is the 5th ave stop, which lets people off half a block and across the road from VIVO. Southbound, the closest stop is the second Ave stop, from there it is a block up the hill on Main street.

Hey Prancers!

Thank you once again for yet another super fagtastic Prance!!! Unsurprisingly, there was a ridiculous amount of outstanding get-ups. It had to be the busiest Prance yet — and we just have so many “thank you’s” to dish out. Where do we begin? Major thanks to all the amazing volunteers that made this party happen, our DJs who played the best music (special thanks to Blow Pony’s DJ Jodi Bon Jodi who came up all the way from Portland to play for us), thanks to all of you who waited patiently in the line-up for almost an hour outside VIVO when we had reached capacity, and everyone of you who busted several amazing moves in those thrift-store spats, gowns, suspenders and other full-on fancy gear! Not to mention the $300 we raised for Raincity Housing!!! We could not have pulled it off without each and everyone of you, so thank you so much for supporting your local, volunteer-run, not-for-profit east van queer dance party!

On a not-so-fancy note, we did hear about a couple incidents of people having their wallets stolen. That is a terrible thing to have happen! Gaywads shalt not steal from other gaywads at a volunteer-run queer dance party, organized for all gaywads and friends alike! We will be looking into setting up a coat check for our parties in the future to prevent these types of scenarios. This will definitely require a lot more coordination and volunteer help during and after the party, so please let us know if you can help in any capacity.

We also did clean up quite a few booze bottles at the end of the night that we do not sell at the bar. Just a gentle reminder — bringing in your own alcohol violates our liquor licence and could get us into big trouble! We try to keep our alcohol prices low and affordable, so please refrain from bringing your own alcohol and continue supporting us so we can keep this party going!

We’ve uploaded some photos (at flickr) thanks to a fantastic volunteer that captured moments and outfits at the party. Check our facebook for a list of lost things we found. To all volunteers and DJs that have helped us out since the beginning of Prance: we will be announcing a special volunteer appreciation event fairly shortly, so stay tuned! In the meantime, stay safe, keep well, be nice to one another, and see you again at the next Prance in March!

In solidarity,
Prance

We encrusted it with diamonds, for real.

Do you feel stressed out when your private jet is late picking you up? Self-conscious because all your other clothes were dirty and you had to wear last season’s Prada? Sad when you drop your diamond-encrusted iphone in a puddle? The new poolboy not interested in helping out with your summer schedule of gay orgies?

Us neither! Let’s have a party to celebrate all the things we are too broke to worry about. Bust out those spats an…d DIY tuxes, dollar-store pearls and that amazing thrift store cocktail gown you’ve never had a reason to wear. Let’s get fancy, East Van style!

Bar tips from this party will be donated to Raincity Housing. Dignity and respect for those in search of housing!

Featuring Phillips beer!

DJ’s
Guero Bandolero
BROMEO
Jodi Bon Jodi (From Blowpony in PDX!)

More TBA!

9:30pm – 2:00am. $5-10 sliding scale. 19+ Venue & bathroom are wheelchair accessible. Childcare funds and “Oops, too trashed to get home” funds available. Prance believes in maximum danceability. prance.prance.revolution@gmail.com and pranceparty.wordpress.com

We are thrilled to have this event at VIVO Media Arts Centre. Since 1973 they have supported artists with activist, feminist, first nations, & queer perspectives to produce and distribute new media work. Go check out their archive sometime!

Accessibility info below:

Please note: If information that you need is not here please email us at prance.prance.revolution@gmail.com and we’ll be happy to get you the information as soon as we can.

GENERAL:
There is a non slip, low glare floor throughout the venue which is black with white flecks. There are 2 black wooden posts within the main dance space, which are surrounded by black walls and the mostly black floors. There is minimal contrasting colour in the main dance space, though more in the entrance area with black floors and white walls.

ENTRANCE
The entrance has two open-able doors. With one of them open the clearance is 32”, with both open its 64”.
The entrance way has a gradual incline made of cement to get off the street. This incline is slightly slanted, increasing in height by 2” on one side, and 12” on the other. This is along 70” of width. The length of the cement “ramp” is 23”.
-There are a second set of doors to get from the entrance area where 2 bathrooms are located, to them main space. These doors have a 34” clearance with one door open, and 68” with both open.

BATHROOMS:
Bathroom #1:
Located in the entrance area. The door opens in with a door clearance width of 35”. The door handle is a large round knob with a small twist to lock mechanism on the inside. The toilet has a 42” clearance in front, and a 49” clearance to one side. Toilet is 19” from the floor. There are no grab bars in this bathroom, but there is a tank on the back of the toilet.
The paper towel dispenser is 42” from the floor. The soap dispenser is above the sink and is 40” above the floor.
The sink has a clearance of 27” below it, and the top of the sink is 34” from the floor. There is a clearance area of 50” in front of the sink. The water taps are lever handles. Hot water pipes below sink are not wrapped.
There are few contrasting colours in the bathroom.

Bathroom #2
Located in the entrance area. The door opens in with a door clearance width of 35”. The door handle is a large round knob with a small twist to lock mechanism on the inside. This bathroom is a much smaller and skinny area, with a clearance in front of the toilet of 23” by 16”.
The paper towel dispenser is 42” from the floor. The soap dispenser is 40” above the floor.
The sink has a clearance of 27” below it, and the top of the sink is 34” from the floor. The water taps are knobs.
There are few contrasting colours in the bathroom.

Bathroom #3
Located next to the bar in the back of the space. The door opens in with a door clearance width of 35”. The door only opens to about a 110⁰ angle because it hits the sink which is just behind it. The door handle is a large round knob with a push to lock mechanism on the inside. There is a clearance of 32” beside the toilet and 50” in front of it. The toilet seat is 19” from the floor. The grab bar beside the toilet is horizontal to the floor at 32” and then angles upwards.
The paper towel dispenser is 46” from the floor, the soap dispenser is 40” from the floor.
The sink has a clearance of 27” beneath it, and the top is 33” from the floor. The water taps are lever handles. There is a clearance of 50” in front of the sink. The hot water pipes are not wrapped.
There are few contrasting colours in the bathroom.

BAR:
The bar is on the opposite side of the main dance area to the entrance area. It is through a set of doors, with a clearance of 34” when one is open, and 68” when both are open. The bar counter is 3 feet an ½ inch high. There is lots of clearance in front of the bar.
For volunteers: The entrance to the behind the bar area has a 28” clearance area. The area behind the bar is really small, with a 38” by 26” floor space. The fridge door opens into this space.

GETTING THERE:
VIVO is situated between 3rd and 4th Ave on Main St. The #3, #19, and #8 all go by the Venue. The closest stop going north is the 5th ave stop, which lets people off half a block and across the road from VIVO. Southbound, the closest stop is the second Ave stop, from there it is a block up the hill on Main street.

See you soon!

Prance Income Stmt 10-11-30