Can you become a pole dancer without going to lessons but training yourself?
something ive always wanted to do! and ive finally got the pole, and the dvd training kit, but theres no pole dancing lessons close to me, and wherever ive looked there far away and cost alot of money, so i was just wondering, can you go to auditions without having proper training and if youve taught yourself
You can definitely become a pole dancer without taking lessons and instead training yourself…I did! After all, the minute you do your first move on the pole, you’re a pole dancer. But you don’t specify what you’re planning to audition for, and perhaps that’s where your hesitation lies.
If you’re referring to getting a job as professional dancer in a strip club, then as far as I know you just need to be able to entertain the audience. Neither your boss nor the patrons are going to care how you learned your pole dance moves, so grab your DVDs and go for it!
If you’re wanting to get good enough to audition for a pole dance competition, performing group, or similar, then again I believe the focus is more on what you can do rather than on how you got your training.
As far as teaching pole dancing, if you’d like to audition in the hopes of getting a teaching position at a pole dance studio, the training requirement will vary. There are no set standards for pole dance instructor qualifications as there are for say doctors or lifeguards. Some studios will want you to have a fitness instructor certification and a minimum level of pole dance ability. Others will apprentice you if they feel you have the potential. Still others offer instructor training programs and only hire out of that program.
Teaching is different than performing in that you’ll be responsible for leading a safe and effective class, so it’s important to have some knowledge and training, or at least some background or experience in dance, fitness, gymnastics or a similar sport. If you’ve done or coached any of these in the past you’ll have a good base for teaching, but you may still want to take additional training specific to the activity, and in particular to teaching, if this is your goal.
July 7th, 2010 at 5:32 am
Yes you can! Just practice enough before the auditions. Actually, learning by yourself and videos and DVD can be the best way. Then you can do it your own way as well.
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July 7th, 2010 at 5:43 am
I’m pretty sure the same rule applies for anything. Like say you want to be a Lifeguard, you can’t teach yourself, well, you can, but you won’t be able to get a job anywhere unless you get certain training required for the specific activity. So yes you should take training somewhere.
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July 7th, 2010 at 6:28 am
You can definitely become a pole dancer without taking lessons and instead training yourself…I did! After all, the minute you do your first move on the pole, you’re a pole dancer. But you don’t specify what you’re planning to audition for, and perhaps that’s where your hesitation lies.
If you’re referring to getting a job as professional dancer in a strip club, then as far as I know you just need to be able to entertain the audience. Neither your boss nor the patrons are going to care how you learned your pole dance moves, so grab your DVDs and go for it!
If you’re wanting to get good enough to audition for a pole dance competition, performing group, or similar, then again I believe the focus is more on what you can do rather than on how you got your training.
As far as teaching pole dancing, if you’d like to audition in the hopes of getting a teaching position at a pole dance studio, the training requirement will vary. There are no set standards for pole dance instructor qualifications as there are for say doctors or lifeguards. Some studios will want you to have a fitness instructor certification and a minimum level of pole dance ability. Others will apprentice you if they feel you have the potential. Still others offer instructor training programs and only hire out of that program.
Teaching is different than performing in that you’ll be responsible for leading a safe and effective class, so it’s important to have some knowledge and training, or at least some background or experience in dance, fitness, gymnastics or a similar sport. If you’ve done or coached any of these in the past you’ll have a good base for teaching, but you may still want to take additional training specific to the activity, and in particular to teaching, if this is your goal.
References :
http://www.pole-dancing-for-fitness.com/teach-pole-dancing.html