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The Ayesha is an advanced pole dance position, [1] where the dancer suspends their body weight with two hands in an inverted position, and opens their legs in a V facing the pole. There are several grip variations for the Ayesha, including a split grip, [2] twisted grip, and elbow grip. [3]
Elena Gibson. Elena Gibson is a professional dance artist, pole dance movement director and creator, guest dance teacher, jury member, presenter and author who has played a leading role in the development of pole dancing as an art form and sport across the world.
Pole dancing as a sport differs from pole dancing as a recreation as recreational pole dancing is undertaken mainly for enjoyment rather than fitness. Whilst undertaking pole class, students will learn a variety of different ways to use the pole to execute spins, tricks, climbs, hangs, drops and flips.
Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman is explaining her viral twerking celebration after taking home the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. While speaking to CBC Sports on Friday ...
Heidi Hildersley Lyle, born Heidi Hildersley, is a professional Scottish pole athlete who was Champion at the Pole World Championships 2018 and "Miss Pole Dance UK" in 2020. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She has won awards in multiple national and international pole competitions.
The International Pole Dance Fitness Association (IPDFA) promotes pole dancing as a form of fitness exercise. [1] The organisation acts as a supervisory body for the sport and annually organizes the International Pole Championship (IPC). It has a database of pole dancing studios and instructors around the world and also trains/accredits ...
Pole dance has become pole sports; the International Pole Sports Federation was founded in 2008, [5] with national federations, competitive teams, formalized rules and a code of points. Poling tricks have multiplied as the pole community has developed and shared new techniques.
In addition to pole sports, the IPSF has created codes and standards for competitions in the disciplines of ultra pole, artistic pole, and para pole. [10] [41] Ultra pole involves rounds of trick battles between participants. Artistic pole puts more emphasis on artistic elements compared to pole sports.