The Pole Dancing Academy; Pole Dance Classes, Videos, Poles and Lessons » Blog http://thepoledancingacademy.com "Not all Pole Dancers Strip and Not All Strippers Pole Dance" Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:10:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 The US Pole Dance Championship Review http://thepoledancingacademy.com/2009/05/the-us-pole-dance-championship-review/ http://thepoledancingacademy.com/2009/05/the-us-pole-dance-championship-review/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 16:48:09 +0000 Pole Dancer http://thepoledancingacademy.com/?p=49 si-poledancingWhile most sports fans eagerly awaited the NCAA Tournament bracket on Sunday, I headed over to the Bleecker Street Theatre in New York City for a very different sort of Selection Sunday.

The US Pole Dance Federation, better known to acronym lovers as the USPDF, was hosting the first annual US Pole Dance Championship. Twelve female contestants, chosen from more than 50 applicants, would be competing for the honor of representing the United States at Miss Pole Dance Australia 2009 and for a spot on the cover of next month’s Pole2Pole Magazine.

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]]> http://thepoledancingacademy.com/2009/05/the-us-pole-dance-championship-review/feed/ The US Pole Dance Federation http://thepoledancingacademy.com/2009/05/the-us-pole-dance-federation/ http://thepoledancingacademy.com/2009/05/the-us-pole-dance-federation/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 16:42:59 +0000 Pole Dancer http://thepoledancingacademy.com/?p=46 butterflyThe US Pole Dance Federation (USPDF) hosted the first annual US Pole Dance Championship. Be advised, this is not a strip competition, the rules of the contest state: “No nudity, no G-strings or thongs. Violation of this requirement leads to immediate disqualification.”
So this competition was more about the dancing, acrobatics and art of dancing around a pole.

Jenyne Butterfly was the favorite among the contestants (12 of them), but some contestants like Lauren Goldstein, Alethea Austin and Sarah Cretful where looking for the medal .

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