COSTUME

1. Acro:

• Costumes must cover the pelvic and gluteal crease for all athletes and the chest area for female athletes. A two-piece or leotard is allowed with the chest area fully covered
• A one-piece bottom is allowed for men only.
• No shoes allowed
• Hair to be neat and away from the face

2. Art:

• Costumes to be in line with theme, we encourage you to be as creative as you like with your costume, this will benefit your  overall score 
• Boots, shoes may be worn but are not a requirement, no heels allowed

3. Classique:

• Min 6 inch Heels compulsory, outfit may be lingerie or more revealing but NO NUDITY ALLOWED

4. Any costume malfunction will lead to point deduction.

PROPS

Acro:  NO PROPS ALLOWED

Art & Classique:

• Props are permitted and encouraged but need to be approved before the event. No fire acts 
• They need to be set up and removed with ease. 
• People are permitted as props, but they may not do any apparatus work. They will be required to purchase a ticket to enter the venue.

GRIP AIDS

• NO products are to be applied to the pole. 
•  Grip aids may only be applied to the competitor’s body.
• The following grip aids are prohibited:  Stickum, Rosin.
• Athletes may check the poles/lyra before commencing, if they are not happy with the poles, the pole cleaners will re-clean them, they may also clean the poles themselves if they would like to but must use the cleaning products supplied by the organizer
• Gloves may be worn by the contestant during their performance to assist with grip. The judges will take this into consideration when scoring.
• No creams or tans to be applied on the day of the competition.

MUSIC

• Music must be cut to the right length required in your selected division in high quality MP3 format, or MP4 for videos (there will be a full size LED screen for background)- before being uploaded to www.wetransfer.com by no later than 1 October 2021. If we do not receive your music by this deadline you will have to dance without music!!!!!
• Music may contain lyrics for all divisions (no explicit language allowed except for Classique)
• A selection of songs/tracks may be mixed together.

POLES

• The poles will be 38mm powder coated, one piece (no joints) 4m high, secured to a trussing structure
• They will be +-3 meters apart from one another
• The spinning pole will be on your left, static pole on your right for acro, if you are standing on stage facing the audience
• Both poles should be used during your performance.

LYRA

• You may bring your own lyra
• We will supply 3 options of lyra, if you do not have your own:
• Lyra 1: Untaped, powder-coated, single point, 20mm thick, diameter 90cm
• Lyra 2: Taped, single point, 24mm, diameter 95cm
• Lyra 3: Untaped, powder-coated double point, 24mm thick, diameter 95cm

PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMING

• Contestants agree to be photographed and filmed throughout the event.
• All photography & footage will remain the property of APAC
• Contestants agree that all photography and footage can and may be used by APAC for promotional, advertising and commercial purposes, without compensation to the contestant.
• Photographs and videos (TBC) will be available for purchase from the event.

INDEMNITY

• Entering Acro Pole Art Classic indemnifies the contestants to the following: Participants acknowledge and accept that ACRO POLE ART CLASSIC, its owners and staff (the Organizers) IBFF SA, the venue Emerald Resort & Casino, their staff and owners are not liable for any injury, loss or damage resulting from participation in the event 
• The Organizers reserves the right to add to or amend rules.
• Failure to abide by these rules may result in disqualification.
• ENTRY FORM: http://acropoleartclassic.com/