Materials of which poles are made include polished stainless steel, chromed steel, brass, powder coating, and Titanium coating. Home versions are available which may be used for practice or aerobic exercise. The purpose of this pole is to create better momentum and higher rates of speed, in order to have a greater dramatic effect. In Asia, the diameter is usually slightly smaller at 4.5 cm or less.Īnother common pole is the spinning pole as its name suggests, it is similar to a standard dance pole but spins using ball bearings.
In the United States, the diameter is usually around 5 cm (2 inches), allowing it to be gripped comfortably with one hand. Affixing at the ceiling gives more stability, but is not always realized, especially at night clubs with higher ceilings or at transportable devices. The standard dance pole typically consists of a hollow steel or brass pole with circular cross section, running from floor to ceiling. Pole dancing gradually moved from tents to bars in the 1950s.
The relationship to Chinese poles is unclear, Chinese troupes performed in Barnum and Bailey's Circus from 1914 but they did not perform on poles. Pole dancing probably started in America in the 1920s, when traveling show dancers used a tent pole as a prop in their acts. Recognized schools and qualifications are now common. Pole dance is now regarded as a recognized form of exercise and can be used as both an aerobic and anaerobic workout. Upper body and core strength are required in order to attain proficiency, and rigorous training is necessary. Proper pole dance involves athletic moves such as climbs, spins, and body inversions. The pole dancer(s) may simply hold the pole or move around it without performing acrobatic tricks. In a strip club setting, pole dance is often performed less gymnastically and striptease, Go-Go, and/or lap dancing is a part of the performance. Pole dance requires significant strength, flexibility and endurance. Pole dance in competitions is increasingly performed in a non-erotic way and is combined with a range of dance styles or gymnastics. Pole dance has furthermore been influenced by Chinese pole, a form of acrobatics that is performed in cabaret/ circus and stage performances in a non-erotic environment.
Since then, promoters of pole dance fitness competitions have been trying to change peoples’ perception of pole dance and to promote it as a legitimate form of dance and acrobatics.
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A wide range of amateur and professional competitions are held in many countries around the world.īefore the mid 2000s, pole dance mainly took place in strip clubs. It involves dancing and performing acrobatic tricks with a vertical pole and is an increasingly popular form of fitness and dance, practised by many enthusiasts in gyms or dedicated dance studios. See her for help with competition and performance preparation.Pole dance is a form of performing art, a combination of dance and gymnastics. Strength and dynamic movement is her pole and performance style. She has a sound knowledge of safe progression style training for pole dance and fitness. She has competed and performed all over the world in competitions, world pole expo’s and showcases and undergone training with some of the worlds most knowledgable trainers. She holds a certificate 3 and 4 in fitness, has over 16 years experience teaching both dance and fitness classes in various styles, as well as experience in different platforms of the performance industry. She has used her experience as a performer, personal trainer and group dance and fitness instructor to develop her teaching style and classes. Carlie has been a pole dance instructor since 2005 and is the proud owner of The Pole Boutique.
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