INTERNATIONAL POLE CHAMPIONSHIP
The Premiere Pole Event in the Industry
IPC initiated the following categories into industry competitions Male Solo in 2009, a Disabled in 2010, and Doubles in 2011.
IPC was successfully featured on International channels such as Reuters, and the Associated Press, promoting the International Pole Championship. In fact, the pole dance industry has acknowledged IPC as ‘The Best Media Attended Event.’ The IPC has earned itself the reputation of ‘The Most Prestigious Pole Event in the industry’.
IPC is the only competition using 3 poles, and includes the following 5 divisions:
● Male Solo
● Female Solo
● Disabled
● Doubles
● Masters Divisions
Professional Pole Athletes are motivated by the quest to win the prestigious world title ‘The Ultimate Pole Champion’
There are 2 ways to gain entry into the semi-finals Stage of the elimination process:
- Granted entry – National Title Holders
- Individual entry – Online Application Process
There are 3 ways to gain entry into the ‘Final Stage’ 1
- Wild Card Entry – IPC Reserves the rights to elect 3 Elite level Performers via invitation only IPC Previous Winners
- Granted Entry to the IPC Finals is automatically awarded to all Ultimate Pole Champions of the most recent IPC Finals and the most recent Pole Idol. These individuals will be contacted automatically.
- The National representative of the IPC hosting country
Video Entry – Rules and Requirements
- Video must be well lit, with the performer and poles clearly visible.
- Video links must be set up in public mode.
The routine must include 1 static & 1 spinning pole Entries, exits and tricks must be demonstrated on both poles. - For Doubles both poles must be set on spinning. Video length must be 3min, anything over 3min will not be considered as a part of the application.
- Video cannot be edited in any way it must show continuous dance and may not fade in from one trick and out to another.
- Video must be upright for viewing – not sideways
- The face/s of the performer/s need to be easily recognized and there should be no other person other than the performer/s in the video.
- No props are allowed for the entry video
- For those entering Doubles division, both entrants must submit separate applications, both using the same video
- Video: production, music etc… must be royalty-free.
- IPDFA does not take responsibility for copyright issues, whatever claims are made against the video will be passed on to the applicant.
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