January 2nd, 2009 by admin

Pole dancing is a combination of gymnastics and dancing and fits under the umbrella of performance arts. This type of art is more on the sensual side of things that uses a vertical pole, hence the name pole dancing. Pole dancers can be found performing in clubs with a male audience and this includes strip clubs. Chinese poles are not that much different from the vertical dancing poles. Those types of poles are what many have seen in non-sensual performance acts like at the circus or on stage, like the cabaret. The movements in pole dancing are meant to be erotic.

To have a more advanced level of pole dancing, one needs to have a high level of not just flexibility but also endurance and strength. Pole dancing in strips clubs is more dancing where the dancer may perform a lap dance, strip tease or Go-Go dance. This type of dancing is more along the lines of simple athletic moves against a vertical pole or some performers may choose to just hold onto the pole. More advanced movements would be spinning or climbing. If a performer has the a great deal of strength, then performing acts that involve the upper body like body inversions would be possible to perform. In order for a performer to be proficient, then having core strength is a needed, which is all developed over a period of time. On the other hand circus acts with pole dancing are more about gymnastic movements. Both of these types require skill at some level that does not happen overnight.

Pole dancing, in today’s world, has taken on the form of exercising. Along with anaerobic types of workouts, pole dancing is used in aerobics, too. Pole dancing has become so popular that it has grabbed schools’ attention to implement it minus the sexual part of it.

The standard pole is made out of either steel or brass material. It is formed into a circular shape and hollow inside. For stability, the ideal placement and position of the pole is to be firmly attached into the floor and going up in a vertical line to be connected at the ceiling. There are nightclubs that do not attach poles at the ceiling because of the height of the ceiling is too high. As a result, these clubs just position the pole at the floor only. This also applies to transportable devices. The standard size of dancing poles in the USA has an estimate of five centimeters (two inches) in diameter. In Asian, the standard is set at 45 millimeters. The set standard for both countries is to be the average fit for most performers to gain a comfortable grip on as they perform.

The other kind of pole meant for spinning is called the spinning pole. This type of pole using ball bearings and does in fact spin. The purpose is for the performance act to be more dramatic through a much more momentum gain and speed.

There are different versions of dancing poles available for consumers to buy that can be used for practical reasons and inside of an individual’s home. One good practical reason is aerobics. Brass dancing poles can be bought or in chromed steel. Other materials it can be bought in are powder coating, acrylic “glow poles” with light-emitting diode (LED) lights. Poles can even be purchased in a coat of titanium or stainless steel that is well polished.

There are different types of materials that are more suitable for specific levels of grip. Performers that require a fast but more fluid type of dance would be more consistent with a steel pole that is polished. Brass poles are better for gaining more friction and producing slow but nice sensual pole dancing acts. Such brass poles are easier to grip with not just the hands, but the thighs as well.

Threading is the element responsible for keeping a pole firmly into place at the ceiling level. Tension setups are ideal for poles where threading is not needed. Two other pole types in addition to stationary poles are poles that can be switched and ones that rotate.

There are clubs that have poles made of clear plastic and with visual effects. On the inside can be found reflective elements in combination with water and glitter. The purpose of these elements is to be easy on the eyes, thus appealing when such lightings like strobe and base joist are added.

Plastic poles with visual effects tend to easily generate a good deal of friction that can be more bothersome for performers than anything else. Sliding up and down the pole causes friction very easily and it is especially annoying when the performers want to add special types of movements into their dance routine. This is the top reason performers do not favor this type of pole.