How to Choreograph a Pole Dancing Routine

Pole dancing has gained in mainstream popularity in recent years. The emergence of pole dancing classes in gyms across the U.S. shows that this sensual and once taboo form of entertainment is making its way into the living rooms of the average American family. However, choreographing a pole dancing routine can be hard work if you aren't working with some basic information. Following are some steps to follow to help you choreography your own pole dancing routine and capture the essence of this sexy dance style.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Determine where you can get access to a pole to practice your pole dancing routine. Scope out anything you can use to mimic a pole such as a basketball goal, a lamp-post, or even a stabilized shower rod in the middle of the room, the point is to find something you can use as a pole reference point.
2. Choose a song that you would like to choreograph your dance to; pick something that makes you feel sexy and free, but be careful to pick a tempo that you can work with and that fits your stamina level. Listen to the song once through and visualize yourself doing the sexiest possible pole dance you can think of.
3. Play your song of choice again and begin dancing around the pole, notice what comes out without trying too hard at first. Try simple moves like spinning around the pole, and the leg wrap but do what comes naturally to you as the music plays. Practice just walking around the pole a few times in a sensual way, allowing yourself to feel the pulse of the music.
4. Choreograph your routine by the sound of the music, using 8 counts in a pole dance often stifles the erotic creativity of a piece and can be a bit difficult to remember for some beginners. Integrate advanced moves like the inverted V (climbing up the pole and then flipping upside down and placing your legs in a V shape), and the pole handstand.
5. Feel free to spend some time in your dance away from the pole doing other sensual moves. Notice that the more simple your moves the more sensual the dance tends to be. Practice your routine several times working for consistency of when you execute certain moves.
6. Perform your routine for someone you trust and ask them for feedback on the consistency and fluidity of your dance. Videotape yourself doing the dance if you have no one to perform for to get a feel for how you look while performing your dance, use the videotape to critique yourself and fix any inconsistencies or sloppiness.

Tips & Warnings

• Feel free to take your clothing off while doing the pole dancing routine but know that it is certainly not a requirement, many pole dances are done completely clothed but still have an air of sensuality.
• Notice that the slower the song the more difficult the routine because the pole tricks must be executed slower utilizing more muscle strength and flexibility.