8/?) Similarly anyone who undertakes explicit action to make it happen, enhance the scope, or increase the cultural legacy of the Ice Ball is said to be on the Committee What Makes the Ice Ball (Ice Committee for short).

7/?) As such the Simulacrum of Yore Society is the (theoretical) society for/by whom the Ice Ball is held. Empirically, though, this is little more than a collective label for anyone who participates in any of the so-called guerrilla balls, of which the Ice Ball is the quintessence.

6/?) Society balls are so-called because they are held for or by a social group, often called a society; a preponderance of these are defined by ancestry, culture, or demographic.

5/?) As equal parts tribute and parody (tribody) of society balls, the happening uses the construct of a ball as a framework for organization, enhancement, and promotion.

4/?) The dress code of the Ice Ball is a custom protocol known as Impressionist Formal, or Imformal. It entails attire and accessories that project the impression of formality to the public eye, or incorporate exuberance derived from traditional formal dress; Western or otherwise.

3/?) The Ice Ball is a meta-event, in which there is no physical separation between people attending (dressed formally) and those not attending (out of dress code). Attendance is determined solely by ones self-identification and the wardrobe choices that communicate this outwardly.

2/?) It typically happens during so-called society ball season, which is the Winter in NYC, and at an ice rink, so ice skating is a usual--though not required--activity.

The #IxB_BPC is non-commercial and for purposes of distraction from confronting one's mediocrity only. Production costs and supplies are donated or crowd-funded, equipment and operations roles are volunteered. (6 of ?)

The #IxB_BPC roves. It is held in various places as they are proposed by members and potential hosts. Usually someone's home or non-public workspace. Propose a place and we'll try to make it happen. (5 of ?)

The #IxB_BPC generally adopts a bare-as-you-dare policy on nudity, and relies on the host's discretion to assemble a group with a shared comfort range. (4 of ?)

The #IxB_BPC emphasizes the immediate, experiential process of painting on another's body over the value and function of the end product. It doesn't matter that it looks weird, discordant, or amateurish, as long as it thrilled you to do it. (3 of ?)

The #IxB_BPC is geared towards beginners, amateurs, and hobbyists who want to try, practice, and experiment; leveraging the motivation-boost of a social occasion to clear some psychological hurdles. (2 of ?)

Current fronts underway and in development:
- UndarkWeds
- Skate Pageantry
- The Crowdsource Sound System (crowdSound)
- Skateflix

Inquire within to collab or for 'splanations.

3/ E.g. Zelda writes "Ask Xander about that time he found a back-hoe with the keys in it and knocked a cornerstone out of a 200-year-old building." Later, Anya is going through the pile and this piques her interest. She then finds Xander and solicits that story. Their human bond grows incrementally.

2/ Gameplay: Person Z writes an instruction on a card for someone (Person A) to ask of a friend of theirs (Person X) about some (personal) event or idea (Y), and adds it to a pile. Person A picks a card from the pile that interests them, finds Person X and asks about Y.

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13/13: Or at least the People's Ball is less alienating than the spectation-only, outside-looking-in experiences valorized by oligarch-owned media.