National Pole & Aerial Championship 2019

 National Pole & Aerial Championships 13th – 14th April 2019

The National Pole & Aerial Championships will run over the weekend of the 13th – 14th April 2019. The 2019 Championship will be held at Evolution Dance in Blairgowrie, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Proposed schedule as follows:

Saturday 13th April 2019

• SAPSF Pole Sports
• IPSF Duo Hoop
• Artistic Pole
• Open Artistic Pole
• Ultra Pole

Sunday 14th April 2019

• IPSF Pole Sports
• IPSF Solo Aerial Sports

The top Elite athletes are selected from each National Championship to represent their country at the IPSF World Pole Championships annually where more than 40 countries are represented. IPSF judging rules, regulations and scoring will be utilised over the weekend of the National Championships. The scoring system has been carefully created by the IPSF technical committee in conjunction with the pole community, to promote fair and transparent judging.

Please come show your support for our local athletes, details below:

Venue:

Evolution Dance

Pine Park Centre
First Floor
2 Dalmeny Rd
Linden, Randburg

Available tickets:

Weekend Pass
13 Apr 2019
18:30
R350

Saturday Evening Pass
13 Apr 2019
18:30
R220

Sunday Day Pass
14 Apr 2019
10:00
R220

Buy via Web Tickets:

https://www.webtickets.co.za/event.aspx?itemid=1488250421

ULTRA POLE

The exhilarating, inspiring and acrobatic Ultra Pole! This freestyle pole battle was designed to encourage innovation, embolden creativity, elevate freedom of expression and escalate ultimate athleticism. Judged by the new Freestyle Pole Series Rules, Ultra Pole is the ultimate trick battle enabling the challengers to trick out against each other in battle style rounds.

An element of crowd participation is involved in the judging process, taking this discipline to new levels in crowd astonishment and frenzy. Since the inaugural Ultra Pole World Championships in 2016 at World Pole Sports Championships in London, Ultra Pole has been a resounding success. Ultra Pole is where new moves are born and where innovation lives!

Each Ultra Pole battle lasts a total of 2 minutes. Challengers have a maximum of 30 seconds at a time to lay down their challenge, thus alternating the time and allowing each challenger a minimum of 2 turns to show what they can do. These one-on-one battles are freestyle and not predetermined routines. Upbeat music is chosen by the organisers and is unknown to the challengers prior to their battle.

SCORING
The Ultra Pole Battle System is based on 5 major approaches / perspectives of judging for each battle round; the scoring system has been put together to complement the freestyle format of Ultra Pole. Each of the 5 elements is a different way to evaluate the different components of the battle.

These 5 elements are:
1. Battle Rounds
2. Degree of Difficulty
3. Technical Execution
4. Presentation
5. Overall Performance

“A ROUND is the challenger’s TURN within the full two-minute BATTLE. Your round shall last no more than 30 seconds at a time. Use your round to answer your challenger’s challenge, and then to make your own challenge back. The combination of each challenger’s rounds together equal one battle in its entirety.

Three qualified judges are assigned to judge all of the criteria objectively, with one of the three judges being the master judge. The winner is the challenger with the highest score overall.

Please visit DOWNLOADS TAB for the most current information on Ultra Pole.

HOW TO ENTER NATIONAL ULTRA POLE CHAMPIONSHIP 2019

No Video entry is required, but an entry form must be completed. Entries for Ultra Pole close on the 31st March 2019. See Entry Form Tab.

HOW TO ENTER NATIONAL POLE & AERIAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Clear guidelines are provided to help athletes decide which division they should participate in. Please refer to the different tabs for specifics on each style – ARTISTIC / SPORT / HOOP / ULTRA / PARA. The Athlete’s age determines which ‘category’ they should be in.

Athletes wanting to compete in Pole Sports and/or Artistic Pole and/or Aerial Hoop at the Nationals need to submit a video entry by 10th March 2019. See the Entry Form Tab. Open to all Provinces!

KEY DATES:

22nd March – Draft Compulsory Form can be submitted for checking

31st March – All Compulsories / Technical Bonus Forms must be submitted

31st March – Video Entries close for Ultra Pole & payments must be submitted

31st March – All Music files must be submitted – via email if not already done with entry form

31st March – Costume Check closes

ULTRA POLE ENTRY:

No Video entry is required, but an entry form must be completed. Entries for Ultra Pole close on the 31st March 2019.  See Entry Form Tab.

PAYMENT:

Payment is required upon video entry for any of the divisions mentioned:

• R300 Per Solo entry
• R500 Per Doubles entry

Please email your proof of payment with your name & NPAC as reference

FNB Northgate
SA Pole Sports Federation
Account number:
62444142351
Branch Code 256755

All athletes need to complete an online application form, including the Compulsory documents and Video Link.