Posted on August 16, 2010

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Posted March 15, 2010

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Posted: February 25, 2010

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Posted: February 21, 2010

Meet Collette Kakuk of OC Pole Fitness – a huge supporter of pole dance in the Olympics and co-chair of the Pole Fitness Association!
by www.poleskivvies.com

You are very involved in the push to get pole dancing in the Olympics. What got you interested in that and what benefits do you hope being in the Olympics will bring to pole dancing?
I am often asked if pole dance/pole dance fitness is an ART or a SPORT. The answer is BOTH! A sport is defined as an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, and art is defined as the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.

Anyone following our industry, which has exploding numbers of international competitions and showcases, and who has dared to attempt to maneuver on a pole KNOWS the significant athleticism, strength and control required by pole athletes to make their maneuvers appear graceful, seamless and aesthetic. The very nature of this solid vertical apparatus begs for artful body contortions and poses, and adding in music provides a most unique expressive art form. Pole work, without hesitation, is an auspicious display and intertwining of both art and sport.

With that said, we designed our Facebook Petition To Get Pole Dancing in 2012 Olympics to build on work started by our friends in the UK to achieve even greater grassroots support for getting pole dancing/pole fitness recognized as a legitimate athletic sport by the mainstream. The yellow brick road to the Olympics is a very long and winding road for a new sport. Realistically, the soonest pole sports could get into the Olympic summer games is the 2020 Olympics.

The shortest a sport has ever taken to achieve recognition has been six years, and that was more an exception to the rule than the standard. However, mainstream acceptance, working concurrently with developing competitive formats, establishing industry standards (a key charter for the Pole Fitness Association) and establishing a separate international entity to be committed to this drive (we have also established the International Pole Sports Federation) are the key building blocks. We currently have the leading global drive with over 146,000 members!

Once we achieve 250,000 supporters, we will have MAJOR international media attention for our art and sport! So, please post, re-post, and re-post the link again on your website, on your facebook, on twitter and more. The power of social media is IMMENSE and we need to leverage it to reach the mainstream and continue to change perceptions of what our art and sport form is and isn¹t.

Some people fear that getting in the Olympics will require changes that could negatively impact the dance aspects and sexiness of pole dancing. How do you respond to that?
There are so many forms of this amazing art and sport, an entire continuum from more barefoot, explosive, strict gymnastics style looking forms, to sexy, stiletto-wearing, saucy shimmying, and slinky acrobatic forms. Most of us practice both styles, depending on the whens, wheres and whats we are practicing. Both ends of the continuum require control and athleticism, and both require style – they are just delivered differently. And, there are a multitude of forms in-between. Any sport that goes into the Olympics will need to be acceptable by mainstream standards; that’s a fact. But, as we have seen, this art and sport form is beautiful in nearly any manner that it is packaged, from straight and clean to curvy and saucy.

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Hair Flipping Do’s and Don’ts
by www.poleskivvies.com

Hair has always been considered super sexy – just look at the Goddess of Love’s gorgeous hair in these masterpieces – Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, and (my personal favorite; be sure to click to enlarge) Bouguereau’s The Birth of Venus.

Hair is the seductive accessory we always have with us – and who among us hasn’t used a well-timed hair flip to get some hottie’s attention?

Still, just because we know hair is sexy doesn’t mean we know how to make use of it when we’re dancing.

Use This Power Only for Good
A hair flip, like any sexy use of hair, casts a very potent spell. When used correctly, few things are as sensually inviting. On the other hand, there are few things as annoying as watching someone overuse the hair flip in an effort to capture her beau’s attention.

So, what exactly are the do’s and don’ts? After all, you want your hair to be enticing, not … I can’t resist the pun … flippant. (Forgive me!)

The Do’s of Hair Flipping
1.  DO emphasize the sensuality of your hair. Play with your curls. Let your straight locks brush against your skin. The key here is to enjoy touching your hair – because that’s a lot like touching yourself, which works so well in sexy dancing.
2.  DO lift your hair up and let it fall gently down again. Make it even sexier by gently moving your head back and forth as your hair tumbles down. This gives the impression of sensual reveling in the silky delights of your hair.
3.  DO let your hair fall like a veil over your face and sexily flip it back. This maneuver is all about the tease. Do it while bending over, do it while sitting with your legs saucily crossed, do it whenever you want to add an extra dash of mystery to your dancing.

The Don’ts of Hair Flipping
1.  DON’T confuse constant hair flipping with dancing. A little hair flipping goes a long way; don’t overdo it. Think of it as an accent step, rather than as a primary dance move.
2.  DON’T shake your hair with the beat. You are not at a jam session (well, probably you aren’t). The idea is to show off the sensuality of your hair, not to demonstrate your ability to rock out with a righteous head bob.
3.  DON’T spray your hair until it looks like a helmet. Nothing kills sensuality faster than plasticene hair. If your hair looks like it could survive a night in a wind tunnel, there’s no way to dance with it. Instead, go for a softer look emphasizing movement and texture.

Taken from www.poleskivvies.com