Rules & Guidelines – Professional
Rules & Guidelines
- Entry is open to all humans who are at a professional level, from any state or country.
- The professional level is considered those who have made money from performing, or have been instructing for more than 2 years.
- Must be over 18 to enter this competition.
- A NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE entry fee of $45USD is payable at the time of entry.
- Entries will be shortlisted to 20 finalists.
- Entrants must sign waiver and video release form.
- You can dance to one song, or more than one song, any genre. No restrictions on cussing. F&*K yeah!
- The competition is an open level competition.
- The competition is open to all genders.
- The competition is open to all genres of performance within the industry. Eg: Pole Dance (Exotic, Showgirl, Hardstyle), Burlesque, Floor-work, Chair, Poler Skating, Twerk N Pole etc.
- Any type of footwear is allowed – barefoot, heels, boots, roller skates etc.
- No nudity.
- Props are allowed but subject to approval.
- Backup dancers and/or human props are allowed.
- Items of clothing can be removed to a minimum of a g-string and pasties.
- Three judges will assess performances of the 20 finalists and provide feedback and scores.
- The judges will be judging on the performance, theme, costume, trick and dance technique, musicality, overall creativity and performance, and not the level of tricks, moves, and/or difficulty. This is about putting on a show and capturing the audience.
- The judges decision is final.
- Minimum length of performance is 3 minutes, maximum length is 5 minutes.