Jenyne Butterfly judges the finals at World Pole Sport and Fitness

Jenyne, also known as Butterfly, has been a professional pole dancer for 10 years. She
first began pole dancing, which then led her to other circus aerial apparatus and it was
then she truly discovered her love for flying. The focus of her life became performance
art and she moved to Las Vegas. Jenyne acquired positions performing in the shows Le
Reve (produced by Cirque du Soleil director Dragone) and for world famous DJ’s such
as Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto, and David Guetta. She teaches and performs on trapeze, hoop,
fabric, rope, hammock, straps, bungee, and she created the first female aerial pole act.
Jenyne won the first ever US Pole Dance Federation Champion and then placed 2nd in
the World. She is currently available for instructional workshops, performances, hosting
special events, and judging competitions. Jenyne recently visited places such as Australia,
Russia, Canada, England, Scotland, Italy, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, and the
Caribbean.
Jenyne is an innovative mentor in pole safety and fitness programs, as well
as federations supporting the growth of pole dance. She is honored to be recognized for
her passionate and dedicated leadership in this amazing industry.

for more information about world pole sport visit www.worldpoledance.com

Jenyne seen here with Loic Lebret France chmapions and 3rd Place in the mens division

Alesia Vazmitsel WINNER of World Pole Dance 2011 - Budapest

Alesia Vazmitsel Belarus
NOW CROWNED world champion 2011

Alesia started dancing at the age of four. From age 11 she trained at a circus school and took lessons of different dancing styles. She also holds B.Sc in Business Administration. She has been pole dancing since 1997. She started poling for fitness 6years ago as she wanted to get in shape after having her child.

2008 was a great year for her as she entered the glamour category for Miss Pole Dance UK Professional championship www.misspoledance-uk.com in Scala (London) and took home the winning title a defining point in her pole dance career.
In 2009 she entered to the World Pole Championship held in Jamaica and took the 3rd place. She vowed then to finish her competition career!!

In April 2010 she broke a record at the Guinness World Record Show (the longest time to hold the acrobatic pole dancing position called “the sword” is 1 minute 24.62 seconds). She also started to train on the aerial tissues (silks) and she is progressing at a steady pace. Her hobbies include various sports: swimming, weightlifting, acrobatics and acro balance.
In 2010 she entered World Pole Dance once more taking 4th place and winning best costume award.
She is always happy to try something new. This she can discover while travelling to another countries or continents. She likes visiting new places, meeting people and trying local food. This year she went to Brazil and Australia to share her teaching experience with other poledancers. She also took part at the Pole International Showcase 2011 - Pole Reflections in Sydney and shared the stage with the most famous female and male dancers such Remi Martin, Jamilla Deville, Marlo, Adam Devis. She will be involved at the new opera of Igor Stravinsky -"Rakes Progress" with her Pole Dance acts this year.

For her to win this championships is like a dream, she was genuinely shocked to hear her name announced and in her winning speech she expresses that this is the best feeling in the world and for 14 years she could only dream of this day
Alesia is a great ambassador for the pole dance community and we congratulate her on her win

for more information about Alesia or to book her please call Pole Passion
www.polepassion.com
call 01293 888200
email - theteam@polepassion.com

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Kate and Bendy Kate runners up World Pole Dance Championships Budapest 2011

Kate Johnstone and Bendy Kate are great ambassadors for World Pole Sport and Fitness 2011 championships www.worldpoledance.com

They started training for doubles a year ago for their pole school - Spin City's 2nd Birthday Party and since then have brought a unique, acrobatic style to doubles pole performances. Bendy acts as the flyer in the partnership due to her acrobatic background where as Kate is the base and holds herself and Bendy with phenomenal strength. Bendy is 21 and has been poling for just under 2 years, Kate who has just turned 29 has been poling for 5 years. For Kate and Bendy doubles pole has been an opportunity for Bendy to relive her acrobatic days and Kate has had the opportunity to develop new moves and challenge herself as a choreographer!

They have also developed a unique friendship and trust since becoming a partnership last year. This is Kate's last doubles performance so this is a very special competition for them and they hope to go out in spectacular style!
Kate and Kate are also Miss Pole Dance UK 2011 synchronised Doubles champions www.misspoledance-uk.com

Alejandro Cuchallo Male Pole Dancer World Pole Sport and Fitness eldest competitor

Alejandro Cuchallo - Argentina

Short Biography
a) How did you start Pole dancing ?
First I started doing chinese pole. Thanks to my partner I begun to pole dance
b) How long have you been poling?
Three years
c) How old are you? I am 47 years old
d) What motivates you? Pole dance practice as it makes me feel good
d) What are your favourite things in life My sport, my family life and I enjoy all things in life.

For more information contact www.worldpoledance.com

Evgeny Grishilov The World Champion Pole Dancer male Division

In the New Males category, for World Pole sport and Fitness, Evgeny Greshilov from Russia took first place, as well as the awards for Best Pole Tricks and Best Entertainer.

MENS World Pole Dance Champion 2011 www.worldpoledance.com

Evgeny Greshilov was born in a small town in Siberia. As a boy, he had experience in different kinds of sports and drama studio. After school he arrived in Moscow for his education and graduated from Government College of Circus arts. Like artist of circus he performed in Great Moscow Circus (2006) and took part in a show "Shangrila-3", Japan (2007), as an aerial gymnast and a dancer. He Graduated Government University of Culture and Arts, department choreography. He worked in a dance troupe of the one Russian singer, for about 3 years. At this moment he is working as an instructor of different dance styles, such as: Hip-hop, House, Contemporary, and Pole Dance and has been practicing pole dance many years ago, but seriously started pole dancing little more than 2 years ago. In spring 2010 he knew about World Pole Sport & Fitness Championship and decided to take part then.
‘ In the process of preparation and presentation I realized that it was mine! =) In this art i can combine all that i can. I can express my perceptions of the music in dance. I can do power and acrobatic elements! This is what i was looking for. And finally have found it thanks to this championships and the rules that it allows. That's what I do with great pleasure! And it is more and more like it! Professional growth and development is very important for me!’

His listed achievements in the Pole Dance: 1-st place “2-nd CUP ARDO” (2010) Moscow
1-st place “Golden Pole” (2010) Krasnodar1-st place “Russian Pole Dance and Fitness Competition”
(2010) Moscow The Best Russian Pole Dancer 2010/2011.
1-st place “Aerial Pole International Championship” (2011) Bern, Switzerland
1st place World Pole Sport and Fitness Championships Budapest October 1st 2011 Men’s Division www.worldpoledance.com


Keem Martinez, representing the UK, took second place after a standing ovation from the crowd. Third place went to Loic Lebret from France, whose dazzling outfit of glittering stones won him the Best Costume Award.

for more information contact Kay Penney organiser www.worldpoledance.com

Press Release - Pole Dancing, World Pole Sport and Fitness 2011, Pole Fitness,

World Pole Sport and Fitness 2011 – Budapest Pole Dancing at its best

The first weekend of October saw the event that Pole Dance and Fitness professionals and exercise professionals and pole instructors all over the world had been waiting for - The Worlds Pole Sport and Fitness (Official World Pole Dance Championships 2011). Presented by Pole Passion – UK; Doll House – Hungary; and Loft1 Fitness - Switzerland, the Championships – dubbed “the World Cup of Pole Dance Fitness”- took place at the BVUSS Sports centre, “Budaörsi Városi Sportcsarnok, Uszoda és Strand” 2040, Budaörs, Hársfa Street 6. Hungary.

Many competitors have a career in fitness or work in a gym or are fitness training instructors or personal trainers. The competition saw 13 finalists from every corner of the globe compete in the female singles category, for a chance to hold the coveted title for the coming year. Top seed Felix Cane representing Australia (of Cirque du Soleil) was unable to attend due to her ever increasing work commitments since her phenomenal second world champion win last year in Switzerland. Rafaela Montanaro (Brazil) was also unable to participate this year due to injury, and pulled out last minute, however Marie Luz Escalante (Argentina) automatically went through to the finals – second seed, with the remaining twelve places up for grabs during the four group preliminary stages held in Hungary on 29th September (a mixture of 39 seeded and unseeded wildcard entries).

In this years event, two new categories ran for the first time ever – Male Singles and Synchronised Doubles. The inclusion of these new categories demonstrating the ever increasing popularity of pole fitness and its gradual but relentless move towards acceptance as a mainstream form of fitness.
During the competition, contestants were judged on their presentation; dance and fitness; and pole tricks. The standard was unbelievably high from all contestants, with beautifully choreographed routines, superhuman strength, death defying stunts, impossible spins and seamless transitions demonstrated by all.

In the Female category, Hanka Venselaar from Holland, who didn’t quite make it to the finals last year, progressed massively and took third place, as well as Best Pole Tricks Award, after wowing the audience and judges alike with her seamless and daring tricks. Second place went to Laurence Hilsum from France with a beautifully choreographed routine. Laurence was a finalist last year. But the final’s champion was Miss Pole Dance UK champion in 2009, and World Pole Dance finalist last year, Alesia Vazmitsel, who took home the crown for Belarus after performing a spell-binding routine with her trademark flexibility, incredible strength innovative moves and tricks and smooth combinations – telling her story through a dream performance where she expressed most of her new moves are created through her dreams. Alesia expressed the day before she felt she was taking a risk with new choreography for her – she was nervous and self-doubting, but after a sympathetic ear and words of encouragement she performed her faultless routine with immaculate precision.

In the synchronised doubles category, Ilka Bardoczy and Barbara Palmaffy took first place for the hosting country of Hungary, as well as Best Pole Tricks award. Kate Johnstone and Bendy Kate took 2nd place representing the UK; as well as Best Entertainer Award, with a highly original concept and routine, UK doubles only being together training for about one year and have had additional training in the circus arts and acro balance. Michelle Shimmy and Matty Shields travelled all the way from Australia, demonstrated amazing and equal strength and took third place

In the New Males category, Evgeny Greshilov from Russia took first place, as well as the awards for Best Pole Tricks and Best Entertainer. Keem Martinez, representing the UK, took second place after a standing ovation from the crowd. Third place went to Loic Lebret from France, whose dazzling outfit of glittering stones won him the Best Costume Award.

Founder and co organiser Kay Penney had this to say about the event “I am so proud that all the competitors have exhibited such a high professional standard of dance performance, fitness, strength and decorum during the competition. The World Pole Dance Champions must be both athletes and ambassadors for the pole industry and I believe that in all the categories we have found the Champions to fly the flag world wide”.

For more information on the World Championships and Pole Passion please email
theteam@polepasion.com
Tel: UK 0871 318 3838 or +44 (0) 7921948606

Kay Penney Managing Director Pole Passion & World Pole Dance

www.worldpoledance.com

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THE RESULTS World Pole Sport & Fitness 2011 - World Pole Dance Championships

The first time in history the two new categories of Male and Synchronised Pole Doubles joining the Female singles category at the World Pole Dance Championships in Budapest on 1st October 2011
Alesia Vazmitsel taking the crown

Over 70 competitors applied this year from 24 countries culminating at the finals of


World Pole Dance in Budapest on 1st October at BVUSS, “Budaörsi Városi Sportcsarnok,
Uszoda és Strand”
2040, Budaörs,
Hársfa Street 6.
Hungary

The three competitons starting with the doubles category

Doubles running order (on two static competition Rpoles - one 38mm- one 50mm Rpole)
1.Masayo Okamoto, Kazuya Japan
2.Kate Johnstone & Bendy Kate United Kingdom 2nd Place
3.Ilka Martina Bardoczy & Barbara Palmaffy Hungary 1st Place
4.Ana Laura Brito & Cecilia Ines Vozza Argentina
5.Michelle Shimmy & Matty Shields Australia 3rd Place
6.Olga Gordienko & Valintina Chervakova Russia

Best Pole tricks Ilka Martina Bardoczy & Barbara Palmaffy - Hungary
Best Entertainer Kate Johnstone & Bendy Kate – UK
Best outfit/costume Olga & Valentine – Russia


Male competitors in running (one spinning 38 Competition Rpole – one static 50mm Competition Rpole)
1.Loic Lebret France 3rd place
2.Alejandro Cuchallo Argentina
3.Fernando Esteban Lopez Avelar (Ferios) Mexico
4.Keem Martinez United Kingdom 2nd Place
5.Evengy Greshilov RUSSIA 1st place
6.Davide Zongoli Italy
7.Matty Shields Australia

Best Pole tricks Evegnya – Russia
Best Entertainer Evegnya - Russia
Best outfit/costume Loic – France


Female singles (one spinning 38 Competition Rpole – one static 50mm Competition Rpole)

Joining last year’s No 2 seed – In running order

1 Maria Luz Escalante – Argentina
Group A
2 Elena Shishkova – Russia
3 Karry Summers – New Zealand
4 Valeria Bonalume - Italy
Group B
5 Yevgeniya Stocklin – Switzerland
6 Angela Kulegina – Russia
7 Elizabeth Munoz – South America
Group C
8 Alesia Vazmitsel – Belarus 1st Place
9 Alessandra Marchetti – Italy
10 Shanyn Pollard – Canada
Group D
11 Laurence Hilsum – France 2nd Place
12 Zoroya Judd – USA
13 Hanka Venselaar – Holland 3rd Place

Best Pole tricks Hanka - Holland
Best Entertainer Zoroya - USA
Best outfit/costume Alesia Vazmitsel - Belarus

International finals judges
Kay Penney - Head Judge UK
Alma Pirner - Hungary
Pippa Caesar - UK move syntax
Reiko Suemune - Japan
Fawnia Dietrich - USA
Jamilla Deville - Australia
Daniela Baumann - Switzerland
Jenyne Butterfly - USA


All contestants arrived at BVUSS from 8am for their registration and dress rehearsals from 8-11am pole practice took place then the professional hair and makeup artists were available for the whole team followed by a complete dress rehearsal
Many more sponsored joined the set up this year with Rpole being the main competition Pole Sponsor with their professional stainless steel poles now used in all three world championships There was the first time for many to have a test and feel of the revolutionary pole, now labelled the lightest and most portable and versatile pole in the world during the afternoon there were many interviews with media interest from China USA UK and Europe even the Wall Street Journal has a representative present
The main doors opened at 4pm to the lavish auditorium with the shows beginning at 5pm starting with the Japanese synchronised male and female couple
At 5pm we saw the Grand Opening by the two compares and Kay Penney's opening speech referencing working and placing the foundations towards an Olympic status. Kay also owner and founder of World Pole Dance and Pole Passion UK www.polepassion.com since 2003

The three Competitions were in the following order with a crowd of over 2000 present with many more thousands watching on youtube and facebook
Doubles
Male singles
Female singles

The competition finished at approximately at 11.30pm with an emotional award ceremony
with Alesia Vazmitsel representing Belarus, NOW crowned the new world champion in the female category
Evengy Greshilov from Russia winning the males category and Ilka and Barbara from Hungary taking the synchronised doubles category win

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0871 318 3838 - Office number +44 (0) 1293 888200

prelim running order a/b/ and c's went through to finals

30 September 2011

Group A FEMALE SINGLES

TIME - Thursday 29th Sept


UK - Jess Norris

Germany - Zuzanna Fuckikova

Hungary - Krisztina Nemesvári

Russia - Irina Savina

Japan - Meng Yifan

a) Russia - Lena Shishkova

b) New Zealand - Karry Summers

c) Italy - Valarie Bonalume

judges -
fawnia Dietrich - USA
simona Nocco - Italy
jamilla Deville - Australia

Group B FEMALE SINGLES

TIME - Thursday 29th Sept

a) Switzerland - Yevgeniya Stoecklin

b) Russia - Anghela Kulagina

Argentina - Zulma Viveana Morales

c) South Africa - Elizabeth Munoz

Ireland - Katherine White

Russia - Veronika Mikhaylova

Australia - Michelle Shimmy


Judges
Jenni gooch - UK
Simona Nocco - Italy
Jamilla Deville - Australia


Group C FEMALE SINGLES

TIME - Thursday 29th Sept


U K Justine Mclucas

a) Belarus - Alesia Vazmitsel

b) Italy - Alessandra Marchetti

South Korea - Nayoung Choi

Belgium - Sarah Cavenaile

Russia - Erika lakovleva

France - Doris Arnold

c) Canada - Shanyn Pollard

Judges
Pippa Caesar - UK
Mara Latasa Saloj - Sudo America Puru
Fawnia Dietrich - USA



Group D - FEMALE SINGLES

TIME - Thursday 29th Sept
Japan - Yukari Makino Cooperstock
a) French - Laurence Hilsum
b) USA - Zoraya Judd
Ukraine - Nataliya Tatarinceva
Russia - Julia Irinina
Austria - Mona Abinger
South Africa - Vanessa Clack
c) Holland - Hanka Venselaar
Russia - Elena Artmonova

Judges
Pippa Caesar - UK
Valeria Parsai - Italy
Aimee Lawson - UK

Over 70 competitors applied this year from 24 countries

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