- Weekly Twerk from Home competitions lead to a $10,000 grand finale on October 4.
- Twerk from Home aims to legitimize exotic dance as a sport, with inspiration from the UFC model.
- Participants can receive payments in cryptocurrency due to frequent debanking issues in the industry.
- Winners are decided through audience voting and direct financial gifts, not judges.
- The platform plans to provide regular events and expert commentary to encourage professionalism and audience education.
Twerk from Home has launched its inaugural online exotic dance competition, which started this week and will culminate with a $10,000 final on October 4. Dancers from around the world compete head-to-head through livestreams, allowing audiences to vote by sending paid digital gifts.
Joe Mahavuthivanij, the co-founder and CEO, stated he plans to professionalize and legitimize exotic dancing as a sport, drawing comparisons to how the UFC shaped mixed martial arts. According to Mahavuthivanij, every cent spent on gifts goes directly to the dancers, and the competitor with the most gifts wins each round.
Participants can choose to be paid in cryptocurrency, a decision prompted by high levels of debanking and financial barriers faced by the exotic dancing community. Mahavuthivanij said this makes payments easier for performers who often have their bank accounts closed. Viewers may also bet on winners using the Bet105 sportsbook, and digital gifts can be purchased with crypto.
The event series runs weekly through October 4, streaming live via the TFH YouTube channel. While other twerk competitions exist, such as the International Twerk Champions, Mahavuthivanij said they are less frequent, offer lower prizes, and have limited audiences. He stated, “Seeing the UFC legitimize and professionalize combat sports… maybe there’s something that we can combine here and leverage from their learnings.”
Unlike established dance competitions that use qualified judges, Twerk from Home currently relies on audience voting. Mahavuthivanij acknowledged this may make the contest more of a popularity contest but suggested expert commentary would be added to help audiences identify performance quality. He said, “Once people start to understand what they should be looking for, then we can start to evolve it to that next level of objectivity versus strictly subjectivity.”
Mahavuthivanij noted that many exotic dancers face social stigma and practical hurdles, including restricted access to banking. He stated the platform aims to create new opportunities by offering regular, well-publicized events, and that eventually, the competition may expand to other types of performance.
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