DESIRE

• This division is open to: 

  • Competitors who, at the time of registration, have practiced pole for more than two (2) years. 

  • Competitors who have previously entered or competed in a division comparable to Desire or Semi-Pro.

  • Competitors who have placed in the top three (3) in lower divisions (comparable to for example Temptation and Amateur) at national or international pole, heels or dance competitions. 

  • Competitors who currently teach, or have previously taught, dance classes or lower level pole classes (for example beginner, high-beginner, low-intermediate)

  • Competitors who may have received occasional and/or low financial compensation for performing (for example through a studio showcase or similar event), provided such performances are not regular or professional in nature.

• This division is not open to:

  • Competitors who have taken, or are currently taking, advanced pole classes. (i.e. the highest-level pole classes offered at their studio). 

  • Competitors who currently teach, or have previously taught, advanced pole classes (for example intermediate to higher-intermediate, pre-advanced to Advanced Level 4 or higher)

  • Competitors who regularly receive financial compensation for performing or who have solid performance experience of any kind.

  • Competitors who have entered or competed in any higher level pole dance division, regardless of the competition or event (divisions comparable to for example Obsession, Professional, Addiction). 

• Competitors may enter the Desire division a maximum of three (3) times within a period of five (5) years. 
  
   

​Prohibited elements (see definitions on the last page of this document):

• Aerial deadlifts
  (for example aerial Iron X, aerial deadlift into handspring. Floor-based deadlifts are permitted). 

• Advanced kips, when combined with a twist or flip
  (Advanced kips performed without a twist or flip are permitted.)

• Flips and twists, on or off the pole.
  (This also applies to floor-based flips/twists.) 

• Extreme flexibility/contortion elements
  (for example Spatchcock, Bird of Paradise, Rainbow Marchenko)
  
   

If any prohibited element is performed, a five (5) point deduction will be applied by the Head Judge, and the competitor may be reassigned to a higher division for judging purposes

​If you are unsure whether a specific trick is permitted, please email us a video demonstration to info@scandinavianscandal.com (do not describe the trick in writing). If you have been accepted and have secured your spot in the competition, please instead contact the competition email address provided in your acceptance confirmation. We will review the video and confirm whether the element is permitted in your chosen division. You may do this after submitting your registration.

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DEFINITIONS
 

Aerial kips (advanced kips) are kips in which neither the heels nor the knees have contact with the floor during execution. The entry into the kip is considered execution of the element, regardless of whether one knee is hooked onto the pole. 

An aerial kip also includes, but is not limited to, kips initiated from a two-hand leg swing, a two-hand Jamilla or a shoulder mount. This applies regardless of whether the kip is executed from the floor or from the pole, and includes kips combined with a flip or twist.
 

Handstand kips (advanced kips) are kips executed upside down, for example inverted, with one or both hands in contact with the pole or the floor, or one hand in contact with the pole and the other hand in contact with the floor simultaneously.
If, during execution, neither the knees nor the heels have contact with the floor, the element is considered an aerial kip, regardless of whether one knee is hooked onto the pole.
 

Aerial deadlifts (aerial inverts are excluded) include elements such as an Ayesha, where the entry into the element is performed using only both hands in contact with the pole, or one hand and one elbow in contact with the pole.
The entry into these elements is considered execution of the element, regardless of whether the entry is from the floor or from an inverted position on the pole.
 

Extreme flexibility - clarifications

• The use of a shoulder rotation or twisted grip is considered preparation for advanced flexibility elements, including, but not limited to:

  • Twisted grip into handspring/ayesha.

  • Twisted grip/shoulder rotation used to reach the foot or heel ABOVE head level (for example Baby Eagle, Eagle)  

• It is permitted to grab the foot or heel at shoulder height or below using a basic grip. 

• It is permitted to transition into a handspring/ayesha using a basic grip.