PRESS RELEASE - World Pole Dance Championships 2015 World
Pole Sport & Fitness CHINA BEIJING & TEIJIN
By Kay Penney
APRIL 2015
Pole Passion, UK, based
Pole Fitness Company, is set to host the next World Pole Dance championships in
China, Beijing & Tianjin on 11th & 12th April 2015
Over 50 men and women National competitors and 10 professional international pole fitness and dance judges will
be descending over the Friday and
Saturday.
Countries included in this
international sporting event includes, New Zealand, Belarus, Cyprus, Brazil,
Japan, all of Europe, Ireland, Australia, Argentina, Indonesia, Taiwan, China,
United Kingdom, Italy Philippines Russia and Ukraine.
Kay Penney Owner of
founder of Pole Passion in 2001 and World Pole Dance in 2005 initiating the
World Pole Dance Federation, will be collaborating with China’s leading Pole
Fitness Company; China Pole Dance, headed by Mr Fing Yuan. Fing, a former Lawyer, and Kay have been
working together formulating this China Pole Sport & Dance championships
for over 2 years where they have been sharing and connecting ideas and theories
working closely with the cultural and economic challenges of all the competitors
worldwide to coordinate this spectacular
event
Kay will be taking over a
dedicated UK team of 11 professional competitors in pole sport and dance athletics
representing the UK & Ireland including the current World champion ‘Bendy’
Kate Czepulkowski (Females division UK 2014) and Sam Willis (Mr Pole Fitness UK
runner up 2014) including Daniel Rosen (Mr Pole fitness UK Champion 2013)
Yvette Dusol (Miss Pole Dance UK National Champion 2014) along with 2013 Female
Miss Pole Dance UK Champion and Doubles tricks champions Kat Humphrey &
Danielle Haynes. Joining them will be a team of 4 including a Chinese
Translator who will be supporting Kay with the communication and delivery of
the International Teacher Training courses she has written.
The closed, semi finals for the females, the
most attended and popular category, will be taking place in Tianjin on 11th April where 11 other
competitors will be selected to join Polina Volchez, last year’s runner up,
Natalia Tatarintsva, 2013- 2014 World Champion and Fi Yuan, who will be the chosen
champion representing China in the female finals
Each contestant for the finals, from the three
categories Men's (9 competitors), synchronised doubles (10 pairs) and females
(14 competitors) have to compete a demanding series of combinations
incorporating pole tricks, spins, poses transitions between 5-6minutes on two
stainless steel poles, one static and one spinning, both creating different
dynamics and techniques on and around the pole. The doubles will be performing
on two static poles
9 International judges including the very first
World Champion Reiko Suemune from Japan, which was the first documented World
Pole Dance Championships in 2005 will be judging the three categories
Each contestant will be
marked
10 marks for the presentation of their routine, including costumes and props
enhancing their artistic performance element and storytelling, many contestants
bringing in their ancient art and countries history to their presentations.
10 marks for the dance and
fitness performance section which includes their variety of choreography music
interpretation control and demonstration of strength and power, elegance and
grace, throughout their gruelling routine also including the use of both poles
and full stage, creating height and depth to their dance and acrobatic
performances
15 marks demonstrating the
tricks and combination of tricks including fluidity and effortless transitions
to their performance including, but not limited to, floor work, acro balance
and circus skills. Unique styles and
moves are awarded more marks
Additional awards are also
awarded on the day of Best costume, Best Tricks and the Most Entertaining award
for each of the three categories
Last year China competitors , Meng Yifan & Zhong Qianie, were awarded the Best Costume Award in the
doubles category and Fang Yi in the female singles category too
For the first time in
History the World Pole Dance Federation will also be organising Master Classes
from the 2014 World Champions from the UK – Bendy Kate, Kristian Lebedev,
Russia and Polina Volchez - Russia
2015 World Pole Sport & Fitness
RESULTS For the MEN’S DIVISION to be
Additional Awards -
Best COSTUME –
Best TRICKS -
Best ENTERTAINER -
WINNER FOR GOLD -
SECOND PLACE -
THIRD PLACE -
RESULTS For the Synchronised DOUBLE’S DIVISION
Additional Awards -
Best COSTUME -
Best TRICKS -
Best ENTERTAINER -
WINNER FOR GOLD -
SECOND PLACE –
THIRD PLACE -
For the FEMALE’S DIVISION
Additional Awards -
Best COSTUME
Best TRICKS –
Best ENTERTAINER –
WINNER FOR GOLD -
SECOND PLACE –
THIRD PLACE -
2014 winners
WINNER FOR GOLD - Kate Czepulkowski - UNITED
Kingdom
SECOND PLACE - Polina Volchek – RUSSIA
THIRD PLACE - Tatyana V Gordiyenko - UKRAINE
2014 final competitor list
Galina Musina – RUSSIA
Hanna Antonova – UKRAINE
Valeria Bonalume – ITALY
Alessandra Rancan – BRAZIL
Fang Chunyan – CHINA
Elena Kravchenko – UKRAINE
Felicity Logan - UNITED KINGDOM
Lorna Thomas - UNITED KINGDOM
Ekaterina Guseva – RUSSIA
Margit Deak – HUNGARY
Mona Arbinger - AUSTRIA
Ambassadors of Pole Award
Additional Award – also created for the pole fitness and dance industry.
The first time in History ‘Ambassadors to Pole Award,’ whereby contributors to
the health and safety and development of professional Pole throughout the world
are awarded and officially recognised by their piers and the World Pole Dance Federation.
Mr Fing Yung Biao, the
head of China Pole Dance; a qualified Lawyer, who now dedicates his time in
supporting and professionalising the sport and the national competition in China,
has shown considerable attention to the World Pole Dance championships for the
last four years and is working hard with the run up to the competition, posing a
serious bid to host the largest Pole Dance Championships in the world.
Mr Yung Biao has been
studying English to prove better communications between Pole Passion and the
head of World Pole Dance and originator Kay Penney, to make this a reality in
2015.
.PNG)
