Lots and lots of girls (and some guys…) at the studio are busy planning and training for competition this year. We are very lucky to have a national amateur competition in New Zealand organised by the amazing Miss Pole Dance New Zealand, Karry Summers. (To be honest, I’ve no idea how she fits everything in..) It is the NZAPP or NZ Amateur Pole Performers which originated and is also held in the UK - the UKAPP.
The wonderful thing about these competitions, and I am sure there are other amateur competitions, is that it allows us to showcase our pole skills whatever level of pole we are at.
Our competition has a Performer (Beginner) level, Intermediate, Expert and Open (for those who are instructors or professional dancers.)
It’s a lot of fun planning, training and practising. But there is also your costume to think about. In NZAPP there are a large number of points on the judges scoresheet up for grabs for ‘Entertainment Factor’, which includes your costume. Particularly at Performer level.
As we know, the requirements for your attire are different depending on what level you are at – the more advanced you are, the more skin you must have on show. But that shouldn’t prevent you from having a wonderful and inventive costume. And you’ve got to admit, dreaming about your Pole Costume is a nice break from the hard work of training, sweating, nursing the new bruises while you learn new moves and the monotony of listening to the same piece of music over and over again!
The following is a Gallery of ideas from Etsy. You can use the ideas to develop your own costume. Click on the link below the picture which will take you to the Etsy listing if you’re interested further.
Remember also that we have our own bespoke costumier here if you would like something made: Click here to go to our interview with Anna Deacon.
Click on any image to open the Gallery, use the arrows to scroll through and click on the image to close the Gallery again..
Oh My God! These are all sooo cool! Nice research! I want so many of these!
Thanks Karry! Yes, I am coveting a number myself! I also ended up with quite a bit of lingerie on my Pinterest too…..there’s no helping me..!
I LOVE this post! Very, very well done!
Thank you Roxy, that’s really kind of you to say! Thanks for commenting.
Thanks so much for this, love these. How come when I look on Etsy I dont find anything half as cool LOL.
They’re there Michele. Hiding away in the forgotten corners! Thanks for commenting and I am glad you enjoyed them.:-)
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