House of West

**House of West** is a ballroom house created in 2018 by James West. He created the house when he was twenty-seven years old, and it took the scene by storm, influencing the creation of many of the houses after them, including the House of Gucci.

Many of the members that joined the House of West in its inception were previous members of the House of Khan. They left their previous house because they felt that ballroom had become to feel like too much a "job", and thus they wanted to join the House of West to learn how have fun again and provide themselves with a sense of community. The overall father of the House of West in 2020 is James West, and the overall mother is Asia West.

**House of West** appears in the first season of the HBO Max original reality-competition series "Legendary". The House of West is a newer house, and as a result, they look down upon the houses that came after them. Furthermore, House of West is a confident house, as they don't consider any of the other houses as competition. They feel as though the House of West is the "cure to ballroom cancer", and the members will have a lasting impact on the ballroom scene. Their motto is for everyone to be "un-apologetically you".

## Members

The House of West consists of:

* Father James West
* Destiny West
* Buffy West
* Maurice West
* Wilma West

## House Progress

 2 | Rapunzel Effect | ✖
 Three Fab Mice | ✖

**10s**: House of West earned 10s or was not chopped from this category.
**✖**: House of West was chopped from this category in the first round.
## Welcome to my House

In Welcome to My House, the House of West must make their first statement to their judges, which is typically called "The Grand March" in the ballroom. West must create and choreograph a performance that is true to their House.

In the performance, the House of West performs a vogue-oriented performance while wearing colorful London/Vivienne Westwood inspired fashion, as proclaimed by Law Roach. The judges give positive critiques for the choreography, fashion, and unique concept, and enjoy the modernistic presentation.

Group Performance LookBuffy WestMaurice West
## Once Upon a Time

In episode two Once Upon a Time, the House of West participates in three runway categories of a fairy-tale themed ball.

* **First Category**: *Rapunzel Effect*
	+ One member from each house must serve a freestyle hair performance. First, they perform alone, and if they earn tens across the board they must battle against other House members to win the category.
* **Second Category**: *Mirror Mirror*
	+ One House member must walk the runway in this *face* category, serving smooth skin, white teeth, and cut bone structure.
* **Third Category**: *Three Fab Mice*
	+ Three members from each House, who have not walked in the previous categories, must choreograph a runway walk in which they are in perfect unison. They must also design matching outfits.

### Rapunzel Effect

Destiny West chooses to walk this category.

In the first round, Destiny West is chopped and sent backstage because her ponytail falls off. Backstage, she expresses confusion as she made sure that her hair piece was not supposed to detach from her scalp.

### Mirror Mirror

Wilma West chooses to walk this category, and wears a gown inspired by the Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wizard of Oz".

In the first round, Wilma is chopped only by Law Roach and sent backstage. She can no longer participate in the category.

### Three Fab Mice

James West, Buffy West, and Maurice West choose to walk this category.

In the first round, the trio is chopped only by Law Roach and sent backstage.

### Outcome

The judges declare the House of West in the bottom two, along with the House of Balmain. Father James West chooses Wilma West to represent their House in the redemption battle, and Father Jamari Balmain nominates himself. After the battle, the judges choose Jamari as the better of the two performers, and the House of West is eliminated from the competition.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Meet the HBO Max 'Legendary' 8 Houses of Ballroom
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Episode One: Welcome to My House"