Live pole is the one thing the internet can't compress. Forty-eight competitors, The Globe Theatre, Palmerston North, 19 to 21 March 2027.
One video, one continuous take, filmed in the last 12 months. Finalists are told mid December and take the stage in March.
Each night has its own field and its own placings. Enter one category or more than one.
First-timers and rising competitors. Nobody who teaches for pay or has competed above amateur level.
Teachers, paid performers, anyone who has competed above amateur. Win an Amateur category and this is where you come next.
Each category is judged out of 50. The full criteria and the Low Flow height rule are on the categories page.
Nothing above what you can reach standing flat on the floor. Musicality and originality carry it, basework serves the dance.
02
Character, theme, theatre. Judged on how well the skills are performed inside the performance, not on how hard the skills are.
03
Flexy shapes, flips, drops, combos nobody else is doing. Execution counts as much as difficulty.
Theatre seats through The Globe. The livestream through us, both nights, with a rewatch window after. Prices and the on-sale date are announced closer to the event.