What is Artistic Pole (IPSF) and should I take part?
Artistic Pole is one of the newer competitive events created by the International Pole Sports Federation. Artistic Pole was first launched in July 2017 at the World Pole Sports Championships in Holland. For the current competition season, 2017/2018, Artistic Pole will form part of IPSF endorsed competitions at a national level for the first time.
Artistic Pole will run alongside the National Pole Sport Competition as a separate event called ‘National Artistic Pole Competition’.
All athletes wishing to explore their creative side are invited to take part!
Divisions include Amateur, Semi-Professional and Professional level. Age groups from 14 – 50+, including men and women, there is also a Mixed Doubles division.
“Artistic Pole can be considered to be the softer more artistically inclined sibling of Pole Sports, encourages creativity and emboldens freedom of expression with more emphasis on artistic interpretation and is judged by the newly created Freestyle Pole Series Rules, which does not include a Code of Points, but relies more heavily on art, choreography and musicality”. IPSF 2017.
There are NO compulsory move requirements in Artistic Pole!
What will be judged (in brief)?
Choreography, execution, presentation and deductions.
Each performance needs to be centred around a theme and tell a story.
Technical pole skills are also assessed and added to the athlete’s final score.
Extensive breakdowns of the above mentioned elements are provided in the ‘Artistic Pole Championships Scoring System’ document which is available for download here: http://www.polesports.org/ipsf/document-policies/ .
Would you like to take part in an IPSF Artistic Pole event?
The SA Pole Sports Federation will be hosting Artistic Pole competitions in 2018 and you are invited to take part.
3rd March 2018
Gauteng Provincial – Dragon Fitness Pretoria.
Please note that this is an unendorsed regional event!
It is an excellent opportunity to practise for the National and International finals. It is also one way to enter for the National Artistic Pole Competition which will take place in May 2018.
Enter by 21st February 2018. Video entry is not required for this regional event.
IPSF Artistic Pole: Age groups from 14 years up, in separate categories; Junior, Seniors, Masters and Mixed Doubles. Amateur, Semi-Professional and Professional levels.
5th/6th May 2018
IPSF National Artistic Pole Competition 2018 & IPSF/SAPSF National Pole Sports Competition 2018
Japari School, 1-3 Dundalk Avenue Parktown Johannesburg
This is an IPSF Endorsed event!
Enter by video entry by 4th March OR enter by participating in the Gauteng Provincial 3rd March 2018.
IPSF National Artistic Pole Competition: Age groups from 14 years up, in separate categories; Junior, Seniors, Masters and Mixed Doubles. Amateur, Semi-Professional and Professional levels.
2nd/3rd June 2018
KZN Provincial -Durban venue TBC
Please note that this is an unendorsed regional event!
It is an excellent opportunity to practise for the National and International finals.
Enter by 18th May 2018. Video entry is not required for this regional event.
IPSF Artistic Pole: Age groups from 14 years up, in separate categories; Junior, Seniors, Masters and Mixed Doubles. Amateur, Semi-Professional and Professional levels.
13th/14th October 2018
Western Cape Pole Sport Provincial 2018 – Pole Dance Cape Town
Please note that this is an unendorsed regional event!
It is an excellent opportunity to practise for the National and International finals.
Enter by 28th September 2018. Video entry is not required for this regional event.
IPSF Artistic Pole: Age groups from 14 years up, in separate categories; Junior, Seniors, Masters and Mixed Doubles. Amateur, Semi-Professional and Professional levels.