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We’re looking for the best pole dancers, male and female, in the Asia Pacific Region! If you’re considering taking part in the inaugural Asia-Pacific Pole Dance Championships™ then this page has the information you need to start training and filming your video entry!

» Key dates Monday 23 January – Entries open Monday 23 April – Entry forms & fee due Monday 30 April – Videos due Monday 7 May – Finalists announced Saturday 4 Aug – APDC finals To enter, email: entry@australianpoledance.com

» Competitor registration

Championship divisions
The entry fee is $30 per entrant in solo divisions or $30 per team in the Open Pairs division. This administration fee contributes to the running of this competition. It also helps ensure that only serious competitors enter, and will deter those who aren’t serious. This entry fee is non-refundable. APDC finalists will receive a complimentary ticket to the final, which you can give to a partner family member or friend so they can come and support you.

School Showcase
The entry fee is $50 per group (minimum 3 performers, maximum 6 per group). Video submissions will follow the same key dates as competitor entries and a number of School Showcase groups will be selected to showcase on the night of the Championships event. All entries will receive a space on the Poster Presentation Wall to display an A2 poster to promote their school or performance group.

Please contact APD by email at entry@australianpoledance.com for competitor and School Showcase registration packages. Please advise which division/s you would like to enter when emailing so the relevant information can be provided.

» Video submissions

Finalist selection is held by video submission. Your 3 minute video must be uploaded to YouTube or submitted on DVD by COB Monday 30 April. School Showcase video submissions must be 1-2 minutes in length and accompanied by a short (1 page max) written proposal of your final routine by COB Monday 30 April.

• Your video must have been filmed within the past year (no older than 1 January 2011).
• Classic Pole entrants must perform on one spinning pole, while all other entrants must perform on two poles - preferably a static and a spinning.
• School Showcase video entries can be performed on static or spinning poles, or no poles if showcasing another dance/performance style.
• Competitors can enter the Open Pairs division and a solo division and the School Showcase.
• School Showcase groups can change performers for the finals night should a performer be selected to compete in another division.

Up to 6 top qualifiers from each division go through to compete in the finals in Sydney.

» Judging

The professional judging criteria used has been endorsed by the International Pole Federation and is setting the standard for the industry of a fair, transparent and regulated scoring system. The judging panel is made up of experienced professionals from the fitness/dance/pole dance industries. Directors and shareholders of Australian Pole Dance Pty Ltd have no influence on the finalists chosen.

The judging criteria comprises of 4 individual areas – Technical, Movement, Fitness and, X-Factor. X-Factor will not be judged in video submissions (this includes themeing and costuming). The following infomation about judging criteria is approximate and given as a guide only.

Please read the terms and conditions of entry to be clear about what is required in your chosen division.

» Championships finals

The finals night will be held on Saturday 4 August 2012 at The Big Top Auditorium, Luna Park, Sydney.