Miss Pole Dance UK Amateur competition 2009

Miss Pole Dance UK Amateur competition 2009
Inspiring talent ~ promoting ambition

Due to the huge popularity of Miss Pole Dance Competitions and it’s professionalism, Pole Passion is pleased to present this years Miss Pole Dance UK Amateur Competition. This competition is designed for all students of all nationalities, not only from Pole Passion Fitness lessons and instructor apprentices,  but that of other pole schools and communities and those individuals who are self taught, still with the belief of offering those individuals, new to the art of pole dance and fitness, the opportunity to show case their art of pole to all, in a none judgmental and unbiased environment. 

Application forms will be available from Pole Passion email theteam@passion-fitness.com along with the Amateur Rules and Regulations. There will be two categories:

A:  Fitness/Dance category £10 each participant
B:  Synchronised Doubles £5 each participant   (introduced by Pole Passion in 2007) 

To pre register – You must be of minimum age 16 on the date of the competition. A completed application form, a signed copy of the Rules and Regulations and a copy of your passport are to be returned to us by the 1st of October 2009.  With the application and registration fee of £10 for the singles category and £5 each for the synchronised doubles category. 

Email or post, with cheques made payable to:   Pole Passion Ltd  P.O. Box 1054, West Sussex RH10 7BA.  Debit and credit cards are also most welcome by phoning 0871 318 3838 during office hours.

The Miss Pole Dance UK Amateur Competition
will be held on Sunday 4th October 2009 From 2.30pm until 4.30pm
At: Olympos Gym
Main Pole Studio

Costumes and props are encouraged, although no removal of clothing or costume changes are permitted during each performance.  No inverting (upside down moves, whereby the head falls below the hips) or boots above the ankle or heeled shoes allowed.  See rules and regulations for a comprehensive outline of the competition.  

There will be two static, 3 metre, 2inch (50mm) diameter poles.

Open to all students and instructor apprentices – no instructors and those who have been poling for less than one year, of all pole school students are very welcome.  Please do not forget to let us know which school you may like to represent.

Prizes will be awarded to the three finalists, along with the knowledge of holding the prestigious International title of Miss Pole Dance Amateur UK Winner 2009.

First Prize for the singles category: A Professional Pole Dance Portfolio Shoot worth £495

Sponsors

We would like to continue to thank our current sponsors for supporting Pole Fitness in its entirety, enabling the standards and professionalism of Miss Pole Dance to continue. For more details on sponsoring please contact us on Tel: 0871 318 3838

Special thanks go to our judges this year.

Kay Penney Pole Passion Ltd Founder and organiser

Kay Penney – head judge and organiser, Founder and Managing Director of Pole Passion Ltd established in January 2005 has been instructing pole techniques since 2001 soon after the birth of her third child for fun and an alternative way to keep fit.

As a highly qualified health, fitness and beauty expert, now working towards her A1 level 3 Assessors qualification, in her continual quest to make pole technique and fitness an accredited and accepted form of physical fitness for all.  Kay quickly realized that pole technique if instructed technically and professionally could benefit many participants and students looking for a new, fun and challenging form of fitness.

With the explosion and rapid success of her unique fitness programmes in 2005 & 2006 and fun pole parties and master classes she, with the support of her dedicated international growing team, has quickly made Pole Passion one of the world’s most respected pole fitness companies in the world.

Kay created Miss Pole Dance UK competition concepts and is now contacted from all over the world from like minded companies for leadership.

She is a renowned International pole judge and instructor and teaches regular mixed ability pole fitness classes in and around the Sussex area, being invited over to the first World Pole Dance finals in Holland in 2005, creator of Miss Pole Dance UK Professional and Amateur competitions, pioneering competitive synchronized doubles and author of accredited Level 1 & 2 Pole Fitness Instructor training qualifications, being awarded the highest REP’s available for her courses. She is also author of the code of pole practice created in 2006, the first of its kind. Kay is passionate about empowering people of all abilities.

She is the coorgansier of Mr Pole Fitness and R-Pole, the new revolutionising pole equipment specifically designed for the gyms

She is a member of Equity, Pole Fitness Association, FIA, REP’s & Sussex Enterprize

Deb Riley – who is most renowned for her amazing and unique pole tricks, she is an accomplished pole instructor and currently holds the runner up title for Miss Pole Dance UK 2007 Professional competition having represented both the fitness and glamour categories in 2006. 2007 and 2008 in October on 16th October in London Scala.  Deb has also established contributions to the safety of pole instruction by creating the pole o mat concept which was created in 2006. www.poleomat.co.uk

Debbie Merchant – Debbie is Pole Passion’s most advanced pole instructor and has been working with Pole Passion since 2006 teaching thousands of students in fitness and party settings including full day master classes and regular 2 hour workshop settings.   Debbie is a professional and accomplished dancer not only in pole technique but in cheerleading, burlesque and chair dancing too.  She has co written many of Pole Passion’s fitness sessions and assisted in the instructor programmes and was the face and model for the comprehensive manuals for the Pole Fitness Instructor training qualifications created in 2007. 

As an accomplished pole instructor she teaches regular mixed ability classes in L A Fitness in East Grinstead. She has been a vital member of the Miss Pole Dance Organisation since 2006 and an invited judge for Miss Pole Dance UK 2008 & 2009 Amateur competition.

Debbie is an integral part of Pole Passion’s events and competitions.

Sponsors – Burgess Hill Olympos Gym, Pole Passion Ltd, Pole-O-Mat, Mighty Grip, Mosaic Mad Romans

Thank you to all the spectators and generous donations on behalf of Breast Cancer Awareness

We would like to continue to thank our spectators, sponsors and judges for supporting Miss Pole Dance Fitness UK in its entirety, enabling the standards and professionalism of Miss Pole Dance to continue.