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Heat 1 - Thursday 12 November 2009 (Time TBC)
Pure Pole division and Open Pairs division heats.

Heat 2 - Friday 13 November 2009 (Time TBC)
Freestyle Pole Men's division and Freestyle Pole Women's division heats.

Final - Saturday 14 November 2009 (7pm - late)
The 2009 Championships final. Finalists compete from Freestyle Pole Men's, Freestyle Pole Women's, Pure Pole and Open Pairs divisions.

The heats for each division will be held across two days, with competitors competing for a spot in the finals. Four of the best in each division will be selected to compete for the titles in the 2009 Championships final on the Saturday night.

As well as the entertainment of seeing the nation's best pole dancing talent, a trade show will be held in the exhibition hall, which you will have access to so you can further network with your peers and support the companies that are supporting our pole dance industry.

FOX Sports broadcast
The 2009 Australian Pole Dance Championships™ will be broadcast on Fox Sport's action sports channel, FUEL TV. As the home of action sports in Australia, FUEL TV showcases freestyle disciplines including surf, skate, snow, BMX and FMX as well as lifestyle programs that reflect the interests of the action sports audience. FUEL TV covers both competitive and non-competitive events, and provides viewers with updates on the top names and athletes in the industry. What better way to raise the profile of pole dancing as a professional sport, and introduce our pole dance athletes to mainstream Australia!

Venue
The 2009 Championships will be held over three days in Melbourne at the historic Thornbury Theatre. Comprising a domed entrance hall with marble staircase and a first floor lounge bar leading into the main ballroom featuring 7m ceilings with chandeliers, The Thornbury Theatre is a unique venue on a truly grand scale.

The Thornbury Theatre
859 High Street
Thornbury
Victoria 3071

» Accommodation and travel booking

To assist with your travel and acommodation plans, an accommodation and travel booking service is available for all those attending the Australian Pole Dance Championships. A selection of central accommodation has been made available to attendees and all your travel plans can be taken care of in the one spot.

Book your flights and accommodation here.

» Tradeshow

In the interests of facilitating networking within the industry, a select number of business will be partaking in a pole dance industry trade show in our exhibition hall. Network with your peers and support the companies that are supporting our pole dance industry. Entry to the exhibition hall is free for ticket holders & there are many exciting products to try & a great array of pole dance merchandise to buy. If you are interested in becoming an exhibitor or for more information on our event sponsorship packages, please email info@australianpoledance.com

» Entrants

For detailed information about competing in the Australian Pole Dance Championships 2009 visit the competitor registration page where you can download an information pack and registration form.

The entry fee is $50 per entrant. This fee helps enable the running of this competition. As there are limited places in each heat, it also helps ensure that only serious competitors enter, rather than those who aren’t there for the right reasons, fill valuable places that others may miss out on.

» Pole and stage specifications

We're pleased to announce that our competition will be the first of its kind to use 3 x 45mm freestanding poles built into a purpose built stage (ie: no podiums). The poles are built into a large stage area measuring 10m across. They are engineered by X-POLE & so will be spinning & static in one pole. The 45mm width is the perfect compromise between the standard 50mm poles & the skinner 38/42mm poles used by some schools/clubs. Poles are set 3m apart, with 2m on either send of the stage area.

Both end poles will be 45mm Titanium Gold, set to spinning, and the middle pole 45mm Chrome, set to static. With the exception of the Pure Pole division, which uses the middle, static pole only, should the Open Pairs competitors prefer a different arrangement of spinning/static, this can be accommodated. Pole work on static and spinning poles will be required within routines for Freestyle Women's, Freestyle Men's and Open Pairs divisions.

Download stage specifications diagram (PDF 216kb)

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