Have you ever been stumped trying to put together a routine? You know the moves,
you have the stamina, but how do you make it all come together?
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The most important tip of all: Come to class!!!
We have plenty of time to prep, but coming to class each week is super important in building your skills and putting your routine together.
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The second most important tip of all: Start a pole journal!
Sometimes when I’m intentionally trying to put together a routine, I suddenly forget most of the moves I know. It can be tough to remember all the things you’ve learned, especially since we aren’t able to revisit everything every week, so I recommend bringing a journal to class and writing down all the moves you learn AND all the ways you know how to combine moves. I look forward to seeing more pole journals in class!
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What tone do you want for your performance?
Some pole dances are smooth, beautiful, and lyrical, some are silly, theatrical, or over the top, and everything in between. There are ways to vary the style within the routine intentionally, but you probably don’t want to be all over the place.
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Start Simple
Some pole dances are smooth, beautiful, and lyrical, some are silly, theatrical, or over the top, and everything in between. There are ways to vary the style within the routine intentionally, but you probably don’t want to be all over the place.
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Choosing music
Do you want to chose a song the audience will be familiar with? How long do you want your routine to be? You can always cut down a song if it’s too long. You’ll probably want to pick a song that goes well with the type of movement you feel confident executing, but you can also do the opposite and pick movements based on the song you want to use.
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Vary the intensity
It can be tempting to pack your routine with all the most challenging and impressive moves you’ve learned, but remember that just because you can do those moves doesn’t mean you can do them all one after another while still maintaining good form and fluidity. Give yourself time to rest by doing floorwork and transition moves so that you can really execute the challenge moves.
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Be Creative
All pole tricks were created because somebody did them, so why not create a new one! You all bring different skills and experiences to pole, so make the routine your own.
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Take Your time
Sometimes it feels like you’re going really slowly through a routine, because, let’s face it, pole isn’t always the most physically comfortable sport, when in actuality, it looks like you’re going pretty fast. Slow things down and hold each pose for a few seconds, especially if you’re on a spinning pole.
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Vary your Levels
Even if you’re not inverting or doing many aerial moves yet, you still have moves on the floor- lying down and sitting up, and of course standing spins, and maybe a climb or 2.
