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Pole

Dance and acrobatics worked on a pole.

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  • Exotic Pole 12 entries

    Pole danced in heels, weighting floorwork and expression as heavily as the pole itself.

  • Flying Pole 2 entries

    A pole hung from a rigging point rather than fixed to the floor, and worked as an aerial apparatus.

  • Heels 9 entries

    Choreography danced in a heeled shoe, drawing on jazz line, waacking arms and burlesque carriage.

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