​Judging will be based on the overall performance and the dynamics of the duo.
 

TEMPTATION Duo
 

• This division is open to:

  • Competitors who, at the time of registration, have practiced pole for a maximum of three (3) years.

• This division is not open to:

  • Competitors who have a previous top three (3) placement in any national or international pole, heels or dance competition, or who have previously competed or placed in any higher divisions comparable to for example Desire, Semi-Pro, Obsession, Professional, Addiction. 

  • Competitors who currently work or, have previously worked, as any dance instructors, or who have received financial compensation for instructing, performing or any form of promotion. 

  • Competitors who have prior performance experience of any kind, including theatre or similar performance backgrounds.

  • Competitors who have taken, or are currently taking, advanced pole classes (for example high-intermediate, pre-advanced, Advanced Level 4 or higher)

• If competitors are of mixed divisions and one competitor does not meet the criteria for entering Temptation, they must enter the higher division: Obsession Duo.

• Competitors may enter the Temptation division a maximum of two (2) times. 

 

Allowed elements: 

• Spins

• Inverts

• Aerial inverts

• Leg hangs

• Basic kips from floor

• Splitty tricks (for example: Jade on the pole or floor-based) 

• Shoulder mounts 

• Pole tricks with a minimum of three (3) points of contact. 

 

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

• One-hand aerial elements, including aerial kips

• Inverted tricks with only the hands as contact points
  (for example Ayesha)

• Advanced kips
  (including: handstand kips, aerial kips, inverted kips)

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

• Drops on the pole

• Aerial deadlifts
  (for example Iron X, aerial deadlift into handspring; floor-based deadlifts and aerial inverts are permitted.)

• 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. 

 

OBSESSION Duo
 

• If competitors are of mixed divisions, they must enter the higher division.

• This division is open to:

  • Competitors who have previously entered or competed in a division comparable to Obsession or Professional.

  • Competitors who have achieved a first-place (1st) placement in lower divisions at national or international pole, heels or dance competitions (including, but not limited to, Desire, Semi-Professional, Intermediate), as well as competitors who have competed at mixed levels in competitions without division categories.

  • High-level pole dancers with extensive experience of pole dancing in heels. 

  • Competitors who regularly receive financial compensation for performing.

• There are no prohibited elements in this division.
  
   

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.