Pole Dance Level System of AKROPOLEISZ

**Akropoleisz Pole and Aerial Sports Association Pole Dance Level System

Level 1:**

Grips: Baseball, inverted, cup, monster Poses on the pole in different positions: Ballerina 1, large hook (showgirl pose), crab, butterfly, martini, small ball Technical and practical execution of possible arrivals from spins Basic Spins (to the right and left): • Circle step (half and full circle), circle step with twist • Fireman: fireman with knee support, fireman with crossed legs, front cross-legged fireman, extended leg fireman • Swing with half and full rotation • Butterfly: butterfly landing on knee forward with crab pose, butterfly landing on knee backward with crab pose, forward butterfly closed, backward butterfly closed, forward butterfly rond • Sunflower: sunflower with heel hook, sunflower with hook at the back of the knee • Scissor slide • Sitting cat, sitting cat with extended leg • Chair pose • Split spin • Step and slide • Pole slide 1, pole slide 2 • Martini pose • Arrow, Side arrow • Carousel • Boomerang Level 1 Combinations (to the right and left): • From swing to fireman (simple crossed legs, front crossed legs, knee support, extended leg) • From sunflower to sitting cat then butterfly • From sunflower to fireman (crossed legs, front crossed legs, knee support, extended leg), forward butterfly, backward butterfly, sitting cat • From forward butterfly to backward butterfly • From backward butterfly to forward butterfly • From sitting cat to backward butterfly, forward butterfly, sunflower with heel hook • Martini to fireman with knee support, sunflower with heel hook, backward butterfly • Split spin to backward butterfly • Swing to backward butterfly closed without foot placement

Level 2:

All basic spins with one hand to the right and left on a fixed pole, two hands on a spinning pole Elements (to the right and left on fixed and spinning poles): • Attitude on the ground (only on fixed pole) • Ballerina 2 (only on fixed pole) • Crucifix • Crucifix with forward and backward lean • Running scissor • Propeller • Intern (Jamilla) • Umbrella (only on spinning pole) • Ballerina 3 Climbs with both legs, on fixed and spinning poles: • Crucifix climb • Side climb • One-legged climb Spins (to the right and left, fixed and spinning pole): • Straight spin • Hollywood external (only on spinning pole) • Hollywood internal (only on spinning pole) • Forward external sunflower • Backward external sunflower • Backward external inverted sunflower • Side spin with two hands and one hand • Side spin in split position • Jumping spin • Jumping fireman • Shrunken baseball grip • Shrunken inverted grip • Inverted shrunken with split opening • Flying cat preparatory spin Using the spinning pole and executing all level 1-2 spins, elements, and combinations to the right and left. Level 2 Combinations (to the right and left on fixed and spinning poles): • From backward external sunflower to backward butterfly • From side arrow to side spin • From forward butterfly to side spin • From jumping spin to side spin • From jumping fireman, to shrunken baseball, then forward butterfly (only on spinning pole) • From propeller to crucifix/pole sit • From jumping spin to crucifix • From Martini to sunflower with heel hook, sitting cat, backward external sunflower, forward external sunflower (only on spinning pole) • From Hollywood internal to Hollywood external • From extended leg fireman to Hollywood external • From Hollywood external to extended leg fireman through Hollywood internal • From forward external sunflower to backward external sunflower • From backward external sunflower to forward external sunflower • From inverted shrunken to intern (Jamilla)

Level 3:

Spins: (to the right and left, on fixed and spinning poles) • Corkscrew, spoon corkscrew • Flying cat • Rotating scissor • Basic teddy spin • Pencil spin (only on spinning pole) • External sunflower with one hand into a ground spin • Mary Poppins (only on spinning pole) • Scottish spin • Phoenix preparatory spin 1 on static pole • Glide spin on spinning pole Elements: (to the right and left, on fixed and spinning poles) • Pole sit/Snake • Skater • Back grip in split and shrunken positions • Strength scissor (held for 5 seconds at the beginning of the level, and 10 seconds at the end of the level) • Straightening up • Wrist sit • Lady garden • Vertical split on the pole (Pole V) • Diva • External Gemini with 1 and 2 hands, without hands • Internal Gemini with 1 and 2 hands, without hands • Turning out from prone position • Flat scorpio • Marley • Inverse crucifix • Mini flag from the ground and from the pole • Rocket women • Handstand against the wall • Handstand variations on the pole (“Z” shape, basket position, and split) • Backward bend in foot lock • Extended leg backward bend • Head-down butterfly (back hook) • Leg switches in Gemini with 1 hand and without hands • Scissor over shoulder • Scissor turn over shoulder with a drop into a shrunken position from the ground (fixed pole only) • From ballerina to open split, held with one hand • Zig-zag split • Split facing the pole • Marley elbow-supported split • Cocoon • Variations of arching from split on the pole • Forearm stand in basket position on the ground • Footstand split Climbs with both legs, on fixed and spinning poles: Pole sit and toe climb Combinations: (to the right and left, on fixed and spinning poles) • Backward butterfly to scissor • Backward external sunflower to scissor • Propeller to scissor • Corkscrew and spoon corkscrew to scissor (on fixed pole) • Shrunken to flat scorpio • Shrunken to flat scorpio to turning out from prone position • Umbrella to snake • Umbrella to scissor • Rotating scissor to ballerina • From crucifix to falling into snake • From snake to falling into snake • Pole sit to straightening up to wrist sit to lady garden to pole sit to backward bend • Rocket women to falling into snake • Marley to zig-zag split to split facing the pole to extended leg backward bend • Gemini to Marley to Diva • From corkscrew to scissor, then turning out from prone position (only on fixed pole) • From pencil spin to side spin, then Marley, and from Marley to zig-zag split (only on spinning pole) Using the spinning pole and demonstrating all level 1-3 spins, elements, climbs, and combinations to the right and left.

Level 4:

Climbs: (to the right and left, on fixed and spinning poles) • Scissor climb (same side and switched side) • Monkey climb (Chinese pole climb) • Caterpillar climb (only on fixed pole) Spins: (to the right and left, on fixed and spinning poles) • Corkscrew to scissor • Phoenix preparatory spin 2 (with arching) • Spin in cup grip • Double reverse grab body spiral (regripped corkscrew) Elements: (to the right and left, on fixed and spinning poles) • Pole hug (embrace on the pole) • Sunflower in elbow grip (only on spinning pole) • Elbow grip with inverted grip • One-handed turning out from prone position • Russian layback • Pyramid (from foot-supported split) • Twix • Head-down ball (cup grip) • Inverse teddy (twix to split opening) • Shrunken without hands • Tide hold • Attitude on the pole, with foot grip • Attitude on the pole without hands (Dangerous) • Bird cage, bird cage with foot grip • Knee hold • Elbow-supported pyramid (Crossbow elbow hold) • Torch (Capessio passe) • Triangle head-down (from turning out from prone position) • Turning out from prone position to split release (Butterfly) • Superwoman • Inverse superwoman • Polorama (outside superwoman) • Aysha - Aysha bow tie • Straight edge • Straight edge split (Spiderwoman) • Cradle (Yogini) • Handspring with various leg positions • Strength handstand, with one-handed pole grip • Shoulder plank pass with leg position • Super pass • Iron X • Elbow neck hold • Janeiro - Janeiro plank • Allegra, allegra split • Inside leg hang • Inverse ballerina 3 • Armpit hold pike • Back support split • Basket • Jade, jade pass • Forward bogni with one hand on the pole • Anastasia • Half moon and head-down half moon • Chopstick with hands and without hands • Head-down facing split on the pole • Marley split • Frog to handspring split • Super V • Parallel split • Elbow hold split • Armpit hold split • Inverted split • Shoulder turn • Iguana • Twisted grip • Mixed grip lift (Air chair) • Shoulder turn in Australian grip • Elbow hold lift (from the ground, in shrunken position) Level 4 Combinations: (to the right and left, on fixed and spinning poles) • Tide hold body change • Superwoman to falling into Gemini • From Yogini to falling into snake • Twix to superwoman • Attitude to jade • From Scottish to Polorama, then Seahorse (inverted Russian layback) • Half moon backward bend, then Janeiro seated hold landing • Swing-outs in seated hold • Shoulder pass to pulls (Fonji preparatory, on fixed pole) • From shoulder pass to pole sit, tide hold, and Gemini • From Allegra to superwoman • From Apprentice to turning out from prone position, then split release • Straight edge to head-down butterfly • From shrunken without hands to jade (only on spinning pole) • Baseball grip from hanging to swing-out, falling into external/internal Gemini • Electric scissor (electric leg switch) • Extended leg backward bend to handspring • Corkscrew to foot-supported split, then pyramid • From turning out from prone position to split release, then pyramid, then handspring • From crucifix to upper leg lock, then arch (star observer) • Mini flag with different leg positions (sunflower, split) • From shrunken to upper leg hook, then turning out from prone position to split • From super pass to jade, then falling into Allegra Level 5: Spins: (to the right and left, on fixed and spinning poles) • Phoenix Spin • Corkscrew to forward somersault • Regripped corkscrew to handspring (Regrip Phoenix) • Spin from cup grip to handspring with Chinese grip Phoenix Elements: (to the right and left, on fixed and spinning poles) • Russian split, with 1 hand and 2 hands • One-legged pyramid held with one hand • Shoulder pass regrip • Shoulder pass split • One-handed handstand on the pole with split, upper leg hook • Meat hook straddle • Back Aysha, with and without hands in various leg positions • Handspring without momentum (dead lift) • Iguana dead lift in pencil position (Iguana without momentum, lifted with strength) • Elbow grip Aysha - bow tie • Elbow hold lift from the pole to back hook • Sunflower with twisted grip • Dragon tail, dragon tail bow tie, and split • Einarming • Rainbow Marchenko on the floor and pole, Marchenko pencil • Capezio passe split • Floor K on the pole and on the floor • Titanic, Titanic with foot grip and backward arch • Pegasus • Unicorn • Spatch cock • Satellite (back Aysha to split with foot grip) • Air split (elbow hold lift to split release) • Dangerous Brian bridge (from brass monkey, with upper leg hook, releasing to split with arch) • Russian fish (Lux) • Bird of paradise (upward and downward) • Janeiro split (from split brass monkey or Janeiro hold) • Machine gun on the floor and on the pole • Elbow bracket hold split • Flamingo jade • Inside leg hang back split • Cobra • Floor balance split • Vertical jade • Iron X with upper body rotation • Inverted Iron X (twisted reverse plank) on the floor and on the pole • Flying K • Wenson split • English split on the pole with foot support, without hands (Low back crossbow split) • Remi sit, Remi sit with backward arch and half moon • Thinker • Daredevil • Water spout • Superwoman without hands • Sailor 1-handed and with hands • Sailor 1-handed with foot grip (Ilka pose) • Shoulder pass plank with extended legs, in split • Inverted plank (back grip) baseball grip on the pole and in the air • Mini flag with one hand Climbs: • Hanging (climb without legs) • Handspring climb (handspring brass monkey to hook, then sit-up) • Upward bouncing climb (handspring cup grip) Level 5 Combinations: (to the right and left, depending on the combination, on spinning pole) • Shoulder pass full turn to land on the pole and floor • Swing-out from seated hold, then into internal-legged Gemini, throw to floor and pole (baby fonji) • Fonji downward and upward, Fonji both directions • From handspring to backward elbow hold throw • Strength elbow hold lift, then Janeiro • From Einarming to split • Full moon • From Aysha to Gypsy wheel down to the floor and to the pole in crucifix or pole sit • Gypsy wheel on the pole with 2 hands, with 1 hand on the floor • Gypsy wheel on the pole, landing in Janeiro • Back somersault on the pole with monster grip • From crucifix to swinging into handstand • Back hook to unicorn • Tornado • Baseball grip swing to snake fall • Handspring from split to external-legged Gemini fall (through Marley), then from there to tide hold body swap • Dangerous Brian bridge, then swinging into snake fall • Iguana dead lift to scissor on the pole and floor • Star fish (X pose) on the floor and pole • Iguana air walk • Inverted air walk (through shoulder pass turn) • Floor-based clock (one-handed handstand from seated hold to handstand and back • Air walk 720 (starting from standing position with 360° body rotation in the air while walking) • From Russian split to snake fall, then shoulder pass split, closing in split with regrip