Pole dance and fitness is an athletic discipline that combines dance routines, acrobatic stunts, and a vertical pole. Pole dance performance requires significant muscular endurance, coordination, and flexibility for the movements and spins. It can be considered both an aerobic and anaerobic exercise. Upper body, core, and lower body strength, along with proper instruction and continuous training and conditioning are essential to the process.
Pole Fitness What is Pole fitness? Genres of Pole Fitness Pole fitness: Concentrates mainly on physical strength and technical aspects for each of the movements and stunts with conditioning-focused exercises Artistic pole and acrobatics: Emphasizes dance and expression, and focuses on movement and music, including choreography and acrobatic stunts. Exotic pole: Possesses a more sensual approach. The performer usually incorporates high heels to the choreography which stresses movements requiring flexibility, as well as grounded transitional movements, commonly known as floor work.
In Lemon studio we practice artistic Pole. In Pole Fitness all main muscle groups are involved: core, upper and lower body, with emphasis on the upper body strength. And it always challenging your limits. There is no standard boring routine and tight to protocol choreography. In pole, tricks and combinations are unlimited, unique, connected to personality of each dancer. Pole dance - like a new dimension, where instead of walking on surface, you learn to walk and dance vertically.
Every movement, inversion, sequence and flow must be done over and over again before it looks smooth and polished. That effortless look we all strive for and the audience marvels over takes time to cultivate and can always grow.
Everyone who has tried Pole, or ever will, has gotten frustrated, stuck, in a rut, or just plain pissed at a particular trick or movement that just doesn't work at the moment.
