VAN VOGUE JAM is a vancouver-based community organization that offers weekly pay-what-you-can/by-donation vogue classes. VVJ was founded by Ralph Escamillan who is a queer Canadian-Fillipinx movement and performance artist and part of the International House of Amazon lead by the Legendary Leiomy Maldonado. Through the facilitation of his weekly classes, Ralph strives to share his knowledge and experience of vogue and the culture behind it, creating a new safe accessible spaces for LGBTQIA2+ POC in Vancouver.In addition to offering weekly classes, VVJ has recently started to organize bi-annual Balls with one recurring at the launch of Vancouver Pride Week, and another occurring at different time earlier in the year.These balls draw on both international talent to judge and participate in the scene including Leiomy Maldonado (Mother of the House of Amazon/NYC), Brandon Harrison (Father of the Kiki House of Flora/PDX), Daniel Giron (House of Mizrahi, Father of the Kiki House of Ada/PDX), Carlos Lanvin (LAX), Packrat Lanvin (LAX), Twysted Miyaki-Mugler (YYZ); and local talent and notable community figures like Jalene Tyme, Raye Sunshine, Kendall Gender, Rose Butch (The Darlings), and Shay Dior (Mother of the House of Rice),Notable sponsors of Van Vogue Jam have included Lululemon Lab, Absolut Vodka, CurliQue, ArtStarts in Schools, Little Sisters, and Karma Teachers.