Atlantic Pole Championships (APC), a preliminary competition for Pole Sports Organization’s national competition, is one of the premier pole competitions on the East Coast. It’s also my personal favorite competition. PSO has five competition levels for their regional competitions (levels 1, 2, 3, 4, and professional). It’s one of the only competitions that allows true beginners to experience competitions. For example, level 1 competitors don’t even do inversions. The competitions are more geared toward athletic and artistic dancers. Sexy dancing is not forbidden, but it is limited. APC does not allow overtly sexual content, dancers must cover their gluteal fold, and competitors are not allowed to shoe “intimate” body parts. It’s the perfection competition for beginners and experienced dancers (the grand prize is five thousand dollars). Hailey Robinson really wanted to compete in the level two category this year. I cannot aerial invert (which is not allowed in level 2), but I can muster a regular invert from the floor. Unfortunately my inverts are still not consistent so I backed out of the competition. After watching the ladies in my category I was glad I backed out. The gal who won (Flynn Cross), looked effortless in her inversions. That’s how I want to appear when I compete, and not like I'm struggling to get up there.Regardless, of my issues, the competition was a blast to watch as a spectator. The ladies in all categories were fantastic, and they gave me some inspiration for future. The ladies at Foxy Lady Fitness in particular had a very strong showing. They brought 25 dancers with them, and their head foxy lady Ashley Fox won the professional category. Here is winning routine. Aside from their stellar head fox, the ladies, in general, had interesting routines, and they took advantage of interesting and unique shapes on both spin and static poles. They were an absolute joy to watch, and I’m thrilled I got a chance to actually see some of my pole sisters from online forums in person. Colleen Jolly Check out my youtube page to see videos of these amazing women.Although I trained hard for APC, I wasn’t ready when APC rolled around. I got to watch amazing performances, but I wanted to compete. I’m originally from Los Angeles, and my family still lives there. That being said, I decided I was going to compete come hell or high water at Pole Sports Organization (PSO) nationals this year. I signed up on Monday and I started training hard again. I have a trainer Erin Muessig, who also dances with me at DivaFit. She is absolutely amazing. She can evaluate my inverts and see where I need help. I have another trainer who’s not that great, but I already paid for a package so I’m stuck with him. Then I have dance 3 days a week. Hopefully, my dedication will pay off this time. I really want my family and friends to see me dance. Wish me luck!
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